The comet assay, also called single cell gel electrophoresis, is a sensitive, rapid and low-
cost technique for quantifying and analysing DNA damage and repair at the level of …

Soils are both a sink and a pathway of plastic wastes, but there is a great lack of knowledge
regarding their impacts on soil biota. To tackle the mechanisms of toxicity of these …

Environmental context Microplastics, long recognised as contaminants in aquatic
ecosystems, are increasingly of environmental concern for terrestrial ecosystems. This study …

With the growing production and use of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), the risk of their
releases to the environment has drawn much attention. However, their potential effect on soil …

Abandoned mining and quarry areas are sources of potentially toxic elements (PTEs),
through lixiviates or transfer processes of bioavailable fractions from mining wastes and …

Based on the hypothesis that urban activities can deposit chemical contaminants in soil and
consequently have an impact on the vitality of key organisms of the ecosystem, the aim of …

This chapter presents an overview of biomarkers and ecological indicators used to measure
radiation stress in invertebrates. Using examples, we will show how and in what context the …

Earthworms live in microbial-rich habitats populated with various bacteria, fungi, protozoa,
and other organisms. Thus, soil represents an environment with high antigenic pressure …

The extensive applications of nanoparticles due to their unique physicochemical and
biological properties have resulted in a surge in production and usage. The large-scale …

The environmental basin is continuously getting exposed to the nanomaterials (NMs) with
the advancement of the nanotechnological world. Though the ecotoxicological effect of …