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Application of Bivalve Molluscs in the Biological Purification of Polluted Natural Waters
AbstractThe role of bivalve molluscs in the biological treatment of polluted natural waters is considered. The anatomical structure and tissue...
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Enhancing Methylene Blue Dye Removal using pyrolyzed Mytella falcata Shells: Characterization, Kinetics, Isotherm, and Regeneration through Photolysis and Peroxidation
The potential of pyrolyzed Mytella falcata shells as an adsorbent for removing methylene blue dye molecules from aqueous solutions was investigated....
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Lethal and Sub-lethal Implications of Sodium Chloride Exposure for Adult Unionid Mussel Species: Eurynia dilatata and Lasmigona costata
The elevated use of salt as a de-icing agent on roads in Canada is causing an increase in the chloride concentration of freshwater ecosystems....
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A fast and accurate method for specific detection and quantification of the bloom-forming microalgae Karlodinium veneficum in the marine environment
Karlodinium veneficum is a toxic benthic globally distributed dinoflagellate which has direct impacts on human health and the environment. Early and...
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Microplastic Pollution in Shellfish Aquaculture: Occurrence, Impact, and Possible Remedies
Microplastic (MP) contamination, which originated from anthropogenic activities, is one of the environmental challenges posing a threat to...
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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in estuaries in the southwest Atlantic Ocean
The southwestern Atlantic Ocean is home to highly productive regions, composed of a mosaic of both protected and anthropogenically impacted areas,...
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Linking Abiotic Variables with Macrofaunal and Meiofaunal Abundance and Community Structure Patterns on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope
The Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos (DGoMB) program was designed to determine patterns of abundance and diversity of meiofauna and macrofauna in the...
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Macro- and Meiofaunal Communities in Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes
In between its roots and in the muddy sediments, mangroves are home to a variety of both macro- and meiofaunal species. Although the ever-changing...
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The occurrence and partition of total petroleum hydrocarbons in sediment, seawater, and biota of the eastern sea area of Shandong Peninsula, China
To investigate the occurrence and partition of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), sediment, seawater, and biota of the eastern sea area of Shandong...
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Polyethylene Microplastics Affected Survival Rate, Food Intake and Altered Oxidative Stress Parameters in Freshwater Snail Indoplanorbis exustus
Microplastics have a negative impact on aquatic ecosystems. Gastropod mollusks serve as bioindicators and are good model systems for ecotoxicological...
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Classification of Natural Dyes for Sustainable Exploitation
Synthetic dyes have often been used as coloring agents by many industries since the mid-nineteenth century. Nevertheless, the recent campaign for...
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Develo** mangrove ecotourism in Nusa Penida Sacred Island, Bali, Indonesia
One of the famous tourism sites in Bali Province Indonesia is Nusa Penida Island. Located in the eastern part of the Bali, the small island is very...
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Effects of aquaculture on the shallow lake aquatic ecological environment of Lake Datong, China
BackgroundThe restoration of lake ecosystems requires a good knowledge of the lake’s history and the driving mechanism of environmental changes. In...
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Biota sediment accumulation and bioconcentration factors of trace metals in the snail Melanoides tuberculata form the agricultural drains of the Manzala Lagoon, Egypt
The freshwater mollusk, Melanoides tuberculata , contains bioconcentration trace metals in its tissues from the surrounding area. M. tuberculata was...
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Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements, Persistence of NDL-PCB, PAHs, and Microplastics in the Translocated Edible Freshwater Sinotaia quadrata (Gasteropoda, Viviparidae): A Case Study from the Arno River Basin (Central Italy)
With this study we investigated the accumulation of potentially toxic elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn), six indicators (28, 52, 101, 138, 153,...
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Multi-marker study of the responses of the Unio tumidus from the areas of small and micro hydropower plants at the Dniester River Basin, Ukraine
The impact of the hydropower plants (HPPs) on the aquatic life is expected, but the biochemical markers of ecotoxicity have not been investigated in...
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The Rivers of Montenegro
This book reviews the current state of knowledge on, recent advances in, and future prospects of Montenegrin river basins in the context of...
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Treatment processes and analysis of rainwater quality for human use and consumption regulations, treatment systems and quality of rainwater
Water stress resulting from population growth, high water demand, and climate change currently represents an environmentally derived social and...
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Pollution Characteristics of Microplastics in Mollusks from the Coastal Area of Yantai, China
Microplastic pollution to the marine environment is a global issue. This study investigated microplastic pollution in ten species of different...
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Using freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) as a biological model for ecotoxicology studies: a systematic review
Over time, a growing increase in human pollutants in the aquatic environment has been observed. The global presence of residues in water bodies...
