Metals can cause oxidative stress by increasing the formation of reactive oxygen species
(ROS), which render antioxidants incapable of defence against growing amounts of free …

This review article is the third in a series on animal poisoning in Europe and represents a
collation of published and non-published wildlife poisoning data from Belgium, France …

" Biology of Freshwater Pollution," is a highly regarded overview of the subject aimed at
advanced undergraduates and professionals. This latest edition provides an up-to-date …

Based on a review and our own data, we present an overview of the ecological impacts on
the trophic web of Mediterranean wetlands by an introduced Decapod Crustacean, the red …

The global protected area (PA) system has a key role to play in biological conservation, and
it is thus vital to understand the factors that are likely to limit this potential. Attention to date …

Concentrations of PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs, heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Zn, Pb, and Hg), and
arsenic have been determined in a great variety of food samples purchased in different …

A translocation experiment of red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) to different sites
located in the River Guadiamar was performed in order to assess the ability of this species …

Mining includes modern, small-scale, and artisanal surface mining, strip mining, placer
mining, underground mining, solution mining, in situ mining, quarrying, or the extraction of …

Abstract Trace elements (mercury [Hg], cadmium [Cd], copper [Cu], zinc [Zn], lead [Pb],
aluminium [Al], nickel [Ni], arsenic [As], and selenium [Se]) were investigated using …

Surface sediments can provide useful information on the recent pollution status of an
estuary. One recent field survey was carried out in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), South …