Global pollution by plastics derived from petroleum has fostered the development of carbon–
neutral, biodegradable bioplastics synthesized from renewable resources such as modern …

Seafood safety is a critical requirement for sustained global quantitative and qualitative
development. In recent years, unintended poisons have damaged human health and food …

Heavy metals are well‐known environmental pollutants due to their toxicity, persistence in
the environment, and bioaccumulative nature. Their natural sources include weathering of …

Heavy metals are transferred from the abiotic environment to living organisms, accumulated
in biota at different trophic levels, and thus contaminate the food chains/webs. Trophic …

Contamination of freshwater fish with toxic heavy metals and metalloids is a major
environmental issue in terms of public health. For instance, Cd, Pb, Hg and As are …

Carbon dots, the carbon nanomaterials, have been greatly developed for several
applications including fluorescent sensors for metal ion detection, antioxidant activity, and …

Contamination of freshwater bodies and consequently freshwater fish with toxic heavy
metals is a serious environmental issue. The trophic transfer of potentially toxic heavy metals …

The construction of hydropower projects discharges effluents to aquatic bodies. The
effluents consist of different chemicals including heavy metals. The current study assessed …

Contamination of freshwater ecosystems such as rivers with hazardous heavy metals is an
environmental problem of public health concern. Accumulation of potentially toxic heavy …

Heavy metal contamination from anthropogenic activities has an adverse effect on the
environment due to its cytotoxicity, carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. environment harbours …