Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) enter aquatic ecosystems through discharged
effluents, mainly from wastewater treatment works and diffuse run off from land, and affect a …

Research in environmental toxicology involving pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) has increased greatly over the last 10–15 years. Much research has been …

Global pharmaceutical consumption is rising with the growing and ageing human population
and more intensive food production. Recent studies have revealed pharmaceutical residues …

Environmental factors can induce epigenetic alterations in the germ cells that can potentially
be transmitted transgenerationally. This non-genetic form of inheritance is termed epigenetic …

Oxidative stress is the unifying feature underlying the toxicity of anthropogenic pollution (eg,
heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and nitrogen-oxides) and the ultimate …

Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can alter biological function in organisms at
environmentally relevant concentrations and are a significant threat to aquatic biodiversity …

As many freshwaters are chemically polluted, one of the challenges for policy makers is to
determine the potential impact of these pollutants on ecosystems and to define safe …

Urbanisation is regarded as one of the most threatening global issues for wildlife, however,
measuring its impact is not always straight forward. Oxidative stress physiology has been …

The insecticide thiamethoxam (TMX) is a systemic neonicotinoid widely used for pest control
in several agricultural crops. TMX mimics the action of acetylcholine causing uncontrolled …

Estimating the consequences of environmental changes, specifically in a global change
context, is essential for conservation issues. In the case of pollutants, the interest in using an …