With many environments worldwide experiencing at least some degree of anthropogenic
modification, there is great urgency to identify sensitive indicators of ecosystem stress …

Microorganisms have developed copper-resistance mechanisms in order to survive in
contaminated environments. The abundance of the copper-resistance genes cusA and …

Metal contamination and other geochemical alterations affect microbial composition and
functional activities, disturbing natural biogeochemical cycles. Therefore, it is essential to …

This up-to-date compilation from international experts covers the tolerance of living
organisms to toxic contaminants. It examines the degree of generalization of tolerance at …

Sedimentary marine habitats are the largest ecosystem on our planet in terms of area.
Marine sediment microbiota govern most of the benthic biological processes and therefore …

With rapid industrialisation, enormous amounts of industrial waste including heavy metals
have accumulated in marine environments over several decades and require special …

Estuaries in every country exemplify the same paradox-they are among the most productive
ecosystems and also among the most impacted by anthropogenic activities. And although …

No good work is created without joining hands, and it will be definitely deluding and
improper to say that we could have completed this study singlehanded. This effort was not …

Aims To assess the impact of winery wastewater (WW) on biological sand filter (BSF)
bacterial community structures, and to evaluate whether BSFs can constitute alternative and …

Benthic, viable resting eggs of calanoid copepods were found for the first time in the Seine
estuary (France) during July 2008. Vertical distribution of the resting eggs in the sediment …