Monitoring of chemicals in the aquatic environment by chemical analysis alone cannot
completely assess and predict the effects of chemicals on aquatic species and ecosystems …

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have been widely used in many industrial and consumer
products. They have been detected ubiquitously in ambient water along with other …

Microplastics are a contaminant of emergent concern in the environment, however, to date
there is a limited understanding on their movement within organisms and the response of …

Background Biomarkers have been used extensively to provide the connection between
external levels of contaminant exposure, internal levels of tissue contamination, and early …

Emerging contaminants (ECs) and regulated compounds (RCs) from three different WWTP
effluents were measured in the current study. The efficiency of two tertiary treatments …

Metformin has been treated for diabetes (type 2). Nowadays, this compound is frequently
found in ambient water, influent/effluent of a wastewater treatment plant. To evaluate the …

Abstract Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) as emerging pollutants
have attracted revelatory recognition from research organizations for two decades due to …

In line with the 3R concept, nanotoxicology is shifting from a phenomenological to a
mechanistic approach based on in vitro and in silico methods, with a consequent reduction …

Depending on its chemical form, selenium (Se) is a trace element with a narrow range
between requirement and toxicity for most vertebrates. Traditional endpoints of Se toxicity …

Contaminant levels and trends have been monitored in the eggs of seabirds from the
Canadian Arctic since 1975. Nearly 50 years of monitoring have provided key information …