The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal
water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with …

Pharmaceuticals, among the emerging contaminants, are one of the most relevant groups of
substances in aquatic ecosystems due to universal use, their chemico-physical properties …

Over the past three decades, chemical and biological water contamination has become a
major concern, particularly in the industrialized world. Heavy metals, aromatic compounds …

The increasing amounts of heavy metals entering aquatic environments can result in high
accumulation levels of these contaminants in fish and their consumers, which pose a serious …

Effective management of water quality in large rivers requires information on the influence of
activities within the catchment (urban and rural) throughout the whole river basin. However …

This study investigates the occurrence and distribution of 185 organic contaminants
(regulated pollutants and contaminants of emerging concern; CECs) in surface and …

Suspended particulate matter (SPM) plays a major role in nutrient cycles and for the
transport of pollutants within local and transboundary water catchments. Obtaining …

Water quality in rural areas is affected adversely by build-up of traffic-generated organic
compounds on road surfaces, leading to their presence in water runoff and sediments …

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the dynamic of the water quality from the Alqueva
reservoir (Guadiana River Basin, Portugal) and identify the most important parameters that …

This review summarizes the legislation applied to pesticides and highlights the
physicochemical properties of the past and recently listed PPs under Water Framework …