Antibiotics are considered one of the greatest advances of medicine and, in addition to their
use in treating a wide spectrum of illnesses, they have been widely employed to promote …

Despite ongoing loss of diversity in freshwater ecosystems, and despite mitigation measures
to halt this loss, it is still not clear what ecological drivers underlies lotic biodiversity. A …

Malaysia's rapid economic and demographic development have placed negative pressure
on its water supplies and the quality of the Juru River, which is close to the nation's capital …

Sediment can accumulate trace elements in the environment. This study profiled the
magnitude of As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn pollution in surface sediments of the …

Rosetta and Damietta are the main branches of the Nile River in Egypt. They provide the
required freshwater for different usage for about 20 million people. In the present study …

Abundance and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates as well as physico-chemical
parameters were investigated in five rivers of the Juru River Basin in northern Peninsula …

To characterize the distribution of heavy metals and benthic macroinvertebrates and to
evaluate the relationship between metal pollution and benthic community structure, we …

Active principles extracted from plants, such as essential oils, have been commonly
described in the literature as therapeutic targets for numerous pathological conditions …

The mangrove ecosystem in South Gujarat estuaries constantly reel under the pressure of
pollution owing to the rapid industrialization. Hence, this study was carried out to assess the …

Chironomids are characterized by their ubiquitous distribution, global diversity and tolerant
ability to deal with environmental stressors. To our knowledge, this is the first study …