The presence and persistence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as endocrine
disrupting compounds (EDCs), personal care products (PCPs), pharmaceuticals and their …

The use of microalgae is nowadays recognized to be an efficient and eco-friendly strategy
for the removal of contaminants from wastewater. Thanks to their versatility, these …

Despite elaborate regulation of agricultural pesticides, their occurrence in non-target areas
has been linked to adverse ecological effects on insects in several field investigations. Their …

The biodiversity crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, but our
understanding of the drivers remains limited. Thus, after decades of studies and regulation …

Aquatic ecosystems are at risk of being impaired by various organic chemicals, however
comprehensive large-scale evaluations of waterbodies' status and trends are rare. Here …

The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …

A fair evaluation of the net benefits provided by pesticides is essential to feed the current
debate on their benefits and adverse consequences. Pesticides provide many benefits by …

The intensified agricultural crop production for growing high yield varieties requires the
indiscriminate use of pesticides and fertilizers, which protect the crop from pests, thus helps …

A comprehensive assessment of pesticides in surface waters is challenging due to the large
number of potential contaminants. Most scientific studies and routine monitoring programs …

Biological monitoring is the evaluating changes in the environment using the biological
responses with the intent of using such information in quality control of the ecosystem …