Freshwater and marine water bodies receive chemical contaminants from industrial,
agricultural, urban, and domestic wastes. Eco-genotoxicity assays are useful tools to assess …

Atrazine (ATZ) is a widely used herbicide that has the potential to contaminate the
environment and cause deleterious effects on non-target organisms. Release systems for …

The streams and rivers of the Upper Paraná River Basin have been seriously affected by
impacts of high population density around the basin area. Fishes are widely used as models …

Sugarcane is one of the main crops used around the world as a feedstock for the production
of sucrose and biofuel. Prior to harvesting, sugarcane dry leaves are burned to facilitate …

Invasive species are increasingly replacing native species, especially in anthropogenically
transformed or polluted habitats. This opens the possibility to use invasive species as …

Water safety is a world-wide concern and several efforts have been made in order to ensure
the conservation of aquatic ecosystems. Water quality monitoring must be performed with an …

The females of yellowtail tetra (Astyanax lacustris), known as the freshwater sardine, are
approximately 1.33 times larger than males, and thus, all-female monosex culture would …

The use of non-plant and plant-derived anesthetics in aquaculture activities is a frequent
and necessary practice to maintain fish welfare. Currently anesthetics authorized for use in …

This study aimed to evaluate water quality using limnological parameters in two sub-basins
of the Negro and Apa Rivers, along with the composition and structure of the landscape …

The aim of the current study is to investigate urban region's influence on the incidence of
pesticides, and on physical, chemical and microbiological variables in the Potiribu River, in …