Environmental pollution by organic compounds and metals became extensive as mining
and industrial activities increased in the 19th century and have intensified since then …

Contemporary environmental challenges have emphasized the need to critically assess the
use of bivalve mollusks in chemical monitoring (identification and quantification of …

Metal pollution in the marine coastline environment is an important topical issue in the
context of ecological disturbance and climate change. Heavy metal contaminations (Cd, Cr …

The leaves of Robinia pseudo-acacia L.(Fabaceae) were evaluated as a biomonitors of
heavy metal contamination in Denizli city, Turkey. Concentrations of Fe, Zn, Pb, Cu, Mn and …

In this study, we conducted two cruises in the Bohai Bay (China) focusing on phytoplankton
community and relation to water quality. The evaluation revealed that most of the open area …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) have been widely reported as potential
carcinogenic threats to the human population. The release of EDCs to environmental …

The concentrations of three heavy metals chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) were
examined in water, sediment and green algae (Ulva lactuca); collected from six different …

The bioaccumulation of metals in an animal depends on a multitude of factors: biotic ones,
like its body dimensions and mass, age, sex, diet, metabolism, and position in the trophic …

Coastal regions are subjected to degradation due to anthropogenic pollution. Effluents
loaded with variable concentrations of heavy metal, persistent organic pollutant, as well as …

Although native macroalgae have been used for biomonitoring purposes since the 1950s, a
standardized protocol that would enable widespread implementation of the technique has …