Pharmaceuticals are a ubiquitous group of emerging pollutants of considerable importance
due to their biological potency and potential to elicit effects in wildlife and humans …

Continuous rise in application of pesticides in the agro-ecosystems in order to ensure food
supply to the ever-growing population is of greater concern to the human health and the …

The first studies of diatoms and river pollution were carried out 60 years ago, and the
suitability of these micro-algae as bioassessment indicators for monitoring river quality was …

Agrochemicals such as pesticides and nutrients are concurrent chemical stressors in
freshwater aquatic ecosystems surrounded by agricultural areas. Lentic small water bodies …

Diatoms are regularly used for bioassessment and ecotoxicological studies in relation to
environmental and anthropogenic disturbances. Traditional taxonomical diatom parameters …

Long-term pesticide water concentrations were investigated in four agricultural streams and
their mixture toxicity on algae was assessed, based on realistic (ie observed) concentrations …

Marine waters in general and coastal areas in particular suffer globally from stressing
events. These events can be largely attributed to higher levels of human-induced …

One of the major threats to freshwater biodiversity is water pollution including excessive
loads of nutrients, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and/or emerging contaminants. The …

Cometabolic degradation is an effective method to remove the polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) with phenol as growth substrate from coal chemical wastewater …

Benthic diatom communities are used widely as indicators of river health due to their rapid
response to changes in water quality. The ability for diatom-based indices to detect …