Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a multi-factor pollution formed from complex chemical,
physical, and biological interactions that takes place under ambient conditions in …

Microalgae have been recognized as one of the most efficient microorganisms to remediate
industrial effluents. Among microalgae diatoms are silica shelled unicellular eukaryotes …

Over the last years, issues concerning diatom teratological forms and environmental stress
have received growing interest within the scientific community. Publications on this topic …

Despite the biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by lotic ecosystems, they are
strongly affected by anthropogenic activities. Therefore, biological monitoring and …

Multiple heavy-metal ions (eg Cr (VI) and As (III)) normally co-exist in acid wastewater,
making the wastewater treatment complicated. Herein, the synergistic redox conversion and …

The development of effective risk reduction strategies for aquatic pollutants requires a
comprehensive understanding of toxic impacts on ecosystems. Classical toxicological …

Diatoms are good indicators of water quality because of their great diversity and wide
ecological range. They are also interesting in assessing the impact of radioactivity on …

The reduction in durability due to the drainage of acidic mine water is a serious problem that
causes the deterioration of the structural materials located in this type of environment …

Deformities in diatoms are increasingly used as an indicator of toxic stress in freshwaters.
However, the percentage of deformities alone often fails at highlighting the magnitude of …

Diatom identification must consider the large variability in both morphological and
morphometric features, characteristic of this group of microorganisms. This chapter …