Biomonitoring of Malaysian aquatic environments: A review of status and prospects

K Prabhakaran, R Nagarajan, FM Franco… - Ecohydrology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic stressors are reported to be the major drivers of aquatic pollution all over the
world. Combating aquatic pollution requires adequate monitoring and inventorying …

Application of aquatic insects (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) in water quality assessment of Malaysian headwater

S Ab Hamid, CSM Rawi - Tropical life sciences research, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) community structure and the specific
sensitivity of certain EPT genera were found to be influenced by water parameters in the …

Influence of agricultural, industrial, and anthropogenic stresses on the distribution and diversity of macroinvertebrates in Juru River Basin, Penang, Malaysia

SA Al-Shami, CSM Rawi, AH Ahmad, SA Hamid… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Abundance and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates as well as physico-chemical
parameters were investigated in five rivers of the Juru River Basin in northern Peninsula …

Distribution of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) in polluted rivers of the Juru River Basin, Penang, Malaysia

SA Al-Shami, CSM Rawi, A HassanAhmad… - Journal of Environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
The influence of physical and chemical parameters on the abundance and diversity of
chironomids was studied in six rivers with moderate to highly polluted water in the Juru River …

Trophic responses to aquatic pollution of native and exotic livebearer fishes

DR de Carvalho, AS Flecker, CBM Alves… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate if aquatic pollution promote diet shifts in two
livebearer fishes (Poeciliidae): an exotic species, the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), and a …

Distribution of heavy metals and benthic macroinvertebrates: Impacts from typical inflow river sediments in the Taihu Basin, China

B Bian, Y Zhou, BB Fang - Ecological Indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
To characterize the distribution of heavy metals and benthic macroinvertebrates and to
evaluate the relationship between metal pollution and benthic community structure, we …

Ecological impact of heavy metal pollution on Limnodrilus cervix-abundance, bioaccumulation, and environmental dynamics in a perennial pond of Jammu, India

W Ahmed, G Sharma, D Singh, R Singh - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the ecological ramifications of heavy metal contamination on benthic
invertebrate communities, with a focus on Limnodrilus cervix, in a perennial pond situated in …

Toxicity of eight metals to Malaysian freshwater midge larvae Chironomus javanus (Diptera, Chironomidae)

M Shuhaimi-Othman, N Yakub… - … and industrial health, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Fourth instars larvae of freshwater midge Chironomus javanus (Diptera, Chironomidae)
were exposed for a 4-day period in laboratory conditions to a range of copper (Cu) …

Impact of environmental pollution on ant (Camponotus japonicus) development and labial gland disease

L Zhang, R Ma, L Yang, X Zhang, H He - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Metallic pollutants can have harmful impacts on ant morphology and physiology. We studied
the occurrence of labial gland disease in Camponotus japonicus from two polluted areas …

Impact of CeO 2 nanoparticles on the functions of freshwater ecosystems: a microcosm study

A Bour, F Mouchet, S Cadarsi, J Silvestre… - Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigated the impact of CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) with different sizes, shapes and
coatings on the function of a freshwater experimental ecosystem. We hypothesized that the …