Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

The first synthetic review of the PAHs effects on microalgae in experimental studies and
aquatic ecosystems is provided. Phytoplankton and phytobenthos from marine and …

The Arctic sea-ice-scape is rapidly transforming. Increasing light penetration will initiate
earlier seasonal primary production. This earlier growing season may be accompanied by …

The combined effect of polystyrene microplastics (mPS) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a
common plastic additive, on the microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa was investigated in the …

Plastic pollution is a global threat to marine ecosystems. Plastic litter can leach a variety of
substances into marine environments; however, virtually nothing is known regarding how …

Body size is a decisive functional trait in many organisms, especially for phytoplankton,
which span several orders of magnitude in cell volume. Therefore, the analysis of size as a …

Microalgal bioassays are widely applied to evaluate the potential toxicity of various
persistent toxic substances in environmental samples due to multiple advantages, including …

In 2010, nearly 7 million liters of chemical dispersants, mainly Corexit® 9500A, were
released in the Gulf of Mexico to treat the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. However, little is still …

The leaching of microplastics (MPs) additives and their negative effects on aquatic
organisms remain to be systematically elucidated. In this study, the toxicological effects of …

The occurrence of a growing number of environmental changes attributable to human
pressures at the planetary scale has led to the identification of these changes as part of a …