Welfare assessment currently is less well-characterized for aquatic animals and the classical
methodologies used for terrestrial animals are not adequate to improve our knowledge …

Heavy metal pollution due to anthropogenic activities poses a great threat to aquatic
organisms. The present study was conducted to evaluate the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects …

In the past decade, the increasing distribution of pollutants in the aquatic environment has
been observed, causing integrative effects on fish. Likewise, due to anthropogenic activities …

To determine the impact of agricultural pesticides used in cotton cultivation on the health
status of fish living in a Beninese cotton basin, we compared the reproductive and hepatic …

This paper reports on a comparative perspective of liver histopathological data of the
sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus. The data was collected from a spectrum of relatively …

The Vaal River is situated in the mining and industrial heartland of South Africa. It is
regarded as a “work horse” river in South Africa and as a consequence it receives treated …

Biomarkers attract increasing attention in environmental studies, as a tool for detection of
exposure and effects of pollution, from both natural and anthropogenic sources. This study …

The aim of the present study was to assess the health status of farmed seabass
(Dicentrarchus labrax L.) using as a tool the histological semi-quantitative system proposed …

An in-situ study combined with an integrated biomarker response was used to evaluate the
impact of agricultural effluents in the physiological responses of Nile tilapia reared in cages …

Exposure of wildlife to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is not necessarily continuous.
Due to seasonal changes and variable industrial and agricultural activities it often occurs …