In toxicology studies, the use of death as an endpoint often fails to capture the effects a
pollutant has on disruptions of ecosystem services by changing an animal's behavior. Many …

To address issues of energy security and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, substantial
amounts of corn-derived ethanol are being used in US gasoline. Currently, ethanol …

The influence of interactions between pesticide exposure and perceived predation risk on
the lethal and sub-lethal responses of two aquatic insects was investigated using the …

Benthic macroinvertebrate communities from the middle of Zayandeh Rud River were
analyzed monthly during 1 year at 8 stations, in order to assess changes in their diversity …

Cadmium is a widespread and highly toxic pollutant of particular ecotoxicological relevance
for aquatic ecosystems where it accumulates. To identify biomarkers for ecotoxicity …

To develop effective programs to monitor water quality is necessary to identify sensitive
biomarkers in indicator species. The aim of this study was to evaluate different biomarkers in …

Wildfires are an important environmental problem in forested watersheds and can
significantly alter water quality. Besides the reported ecotoxicological effects on pelagic …

The Swartkops River is an important freshwater ecosystem in South Africa. But owing to its
location, it suffers varying degrees of human induced impacts which include industrial and …

Imidacloprid is a new insecticide that mimics nicotine, combining its insecticidal activity with
a reduced persistence in the environment. The toxicity of imidacloprid to Chironomus …

Biomarkers are an important tool in laboratory assays that link exposure or effect of specific
toxicants to key molecular and cellular events, but they have not been widely used in …