Lake sediments are an important reservoir for toxic and hydrophobic polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs). Monitoring of PAHs in sediment is helpful to understand pollution …

Mouthpart deformities of Chironomus riparius larvae (Diptera) have been investigated to
evaluate the toxic effects of contamination by heavy metals in the Genna Stream (Central …

Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, faced severe ecological degradation in
the past decade. Combined pollution of multi-pollutants may be one of the contributing …

Heavy metals pollution can create negative effects on living organisms, as a teratogenic
effect, which result in reproduction disorder that caused unviable embryos, mortality, etc …

In surficial sediments of Lake Piediluco, a small, riverine, regulated and heavily modified
water body in the Central Italian Apennines, contamination by persistent organochlorine …

The pre sent study analyzed the relationships of two different biological assemblages
(diatom and macroinvertebrate) when they are used to characterize a set of stations (from …

The aim of the present study was to improve the cause–effect relationship between toxicant
exposure and chironomid mouthpart deformities, by linking induction of mouthpart …

The mentum deformity incidence in Chironomus plumosus larvae to assess the
environmental contamination level in Lake Trasimeno, Central Italy, was investigated. The …

Human activities have led to profound changes in aquatic environments and degradation at
several levels. Preserving the quality of aquatic environments, their good functioning, and …

We used self-organizing maps (SOM, neural network) to bring out patterns of benthic
macroinvertebrate diversity in relation to river pollution. Fourteen stations were sampled …