Osmoregulation is by no means an energetically cheap process, and its costs have been
extensively quantified in terms of respiration and aerobic metabolism. Common products of …

Diuron (DUR) is a phenylurea herbicide widely used for the effective control of most annual
and perennial weeds in farming areas. The extensive use of DUR has led to its widespread …

In the marine environment, most bivalve species base their reproduction on external
fertilization. Hence, gametes and young stages face many threats, including exposure to …

The comet assay, also called single cell gel electrophoresis, is a sensitive, rapid and low-
cost technique for quantifying and analysing DNA damage and repair at the level of …

The zebrafish as a test organism enables the investigation of effects on a wide range of
biological levels from molecular level to the whole-organism level. The use of fish embryos …

Mounting evidence has demonstrated the combined effects of ocean acidification (OA) and
other environmental stressors on marine organisms. Although metal pollution is widely …

Ocean acidification (OA) has been found to increase the release of free Cu 2+ in seawater.
However, only a handful of studies have investigated the influence of OA on Cu …

To assess the risk of pesticide mixtures in lagoon waters, this study adopted a multi-step
approach using integrative passive samplers (POCIS) and concentration addition (CA) …

Marine organisms are threatened by the presence of pesticides in coastal waters. Among
them, the Pacific oyster is one of the most studied invertebrates in marine ecotoxicology …

The broad utilisation of neonicotinoids in agriculture has led to the unplanned contamination
of adjacent terrestrial and aquatic systems around the world. Environmental monitoring …