Microplastics contamination is widespread in the environment leading to the exposure of
both humans and other biota. While most studies overemphasize direct toxicity of …

Ecosystem services are the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Freshwater
mussels perform many important functions in aquatic ecosystems, which can in turn be …

Research in ecology and wildlife biology remains crucial for increasing our knowledge and
improving species management and conservation in the midst of the current biodiversity …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) continuously release a complex mixture of municipal,
hospital, industrial, and runoff chemicals into the aquatic environment. These contaminants …

Freshwater mussels are frequently found in rivers receiving effluent from wastewater
treatment plants (WWTP), and there is strong evidence that poor water quality is deleterious …

Water pollution is a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems. Various methods of monitoring,
such as in situ approaches, are currently available to assess its impact. In this paper we …

Abstract Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are ubiquitous municipal
wastewater pollutants of which several are resistant to degradation in conventional …

Trace organic contaminants (TrOCs), such as endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), represent global threats to aquatic …

We comprehensively review the current state-of-the-art of environmental monitoring for
hydrophobic organic contaminants in aqueous matrices using passive sampling devices …

The release of a multitude of pollutants from untreated municipal wastewater (UMWW) to
surface waters may have adverse effects on aquatic wildlife including endocrine disruption …