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

The current interest in microalgae as a sustainable source of next generation biofuels and
other valuable substances is driving exploration of their use as unique biotechnological …

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NP) are frequently employed for their antimicrobial
properties in antifouling paints. Their extensive use can contaminate aquatic ecosystems …

This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative measures to facilitate
environmental sustainability, covering an important selection of research that focuses on …

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are unmanned marine robots that have been used
for a broad range of oceanographic missions. They are programmed to perform at various …

On five marine microalgae with the same biovolume quantity (Tetraselmis chuii,
Rhodomonas salina, Chaetoceros sp., Isochrysis galbana (T-iso) and Nannochloropsis …

The advances in studies of trace metal speciation and bioavailability since Mark Florence's
1982 review of the topic, published in Talanta, have been comprehensively reviewed. While …

Toxic chemicals introduced into the environment can penetrate ecosystems and can be
found in the whole biosphere. Chemical contamination may affect ecosystems, causing …

To elucidate the role of phenotype in stress-tolerant bloom-forming cyanobacterium
Microcystis, two phenotypes of M. aeruginosa–unicellular and colonial strains were selected …

Since most risk assessment for toxicants is based on individual single-species test, the
deduction of such results to ecosystem evaluation is afflicted with uncertainties. Herein, we …