The persistence of heavy metals (HMs) in the environment causes adverse effects to all
living organisms; HMs accumulate along the food chain affecting different levels of biological …

Increasing atmospheric CO₂ over the next 200 years will cause the pH of ocean waters to
decrease further. Many recent studies have examined the effect of decreasing pH on …

The increasing industrial use of nanomaterials during the last decades poses a potential
threat to the environment and in particular to organisms living in the aquatic environment. In …

Cadmium (Cd) loading in soil and the environment has been accelerated worldwide due to
enhanced industrialization and intensified agricultural production, particularly in the …

Submersed plants can be useful in reducing heavy metal concentrations in stormwater,
since they can accumulate large amounts of heavy metals in their shoots. To investigate the …

Microalgae are sensitive indicators of environmental change and, as the basis of most
freshwater and marine ecosystems, are widely used in the assessment of risk and …

This study quantifies the adsorption of heavy metals on 4 typical moss species used for
environmental monitoring in the moss bag technique. The adsorption of Cu 2+, Cd 2+, Ni 2+ …

The principal sources of water for human use are lakes, rivers, soil moisture and relatively
shallow groundwater basins. Water quality in lakes and reservoirs is subjected to the natural …

Soil contamination caused by Cd (Cadmium) is a serious problem worldwide which is
broadly distributed contaminant in the soil ecosystem. Refining plants, sewage sludge …

The individual and combined effects of copper, cadmium, and zinc on the cell division rate of
the tropical freshwater alga Chlorella sp. were determined over 48 to 72 h. Metal mixtures …