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Are long-term biomonitoring efforts overlooking crayfish in European rivers?
BackgroundLong-term biomonitoring of macroinvertebrates is a popular and valuable approach for assessing the status of freshwater ecosystems,...
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Comparison of active measurements, lichen biomonitoring, and passive sampling for atmospheric mercury monitoring
The number of atmospheric mercury (Hg) monitoring stations is growing globally. However, there are still many regions and locations where Hg...
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Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework
An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its...
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Advances in the integration of microalgal communities for biomonitoring of metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems of sub-Saharan Africa
This review elucidated the recent advances in integrating microalgal communities in monitoring metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems of sub-Saharan...
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Assessment of the air quality in an industrial zone using active moss biomonitoring
The study aimed to evaluate the level of air contamination in the area around the Kosogorsky industrial enterprise in Tula, Russia, in the winter of...
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Biomonitoring of lead in blood of children living in a former mining area in Lower Saxony, Germany
Environmental exposure to lead substantially decreased over the past decades. However, soil of former mining areas still contains high lead levels....
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One year of active moss biomonitoring in the identification of PAHs in an urbanized area—prospects and implications
Classical monitoring of air pollution provides information on environmental quality but involves high costs. An alternative to this method is the use...
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Moss biomonitoring of air quality linked with trace metals pollution around a metallurgical complex in Elbasan, Albania
Anthropogenic pollution impacts human and environmental health, climate change, and air quality. Elbasan, an industrial town about 50 km from the...
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Application of Caged Sparus aurata in Biomonitoring of the Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro)
In this study early signs of deterioration of the ecosystem in the Boka Kotorska Bay were assessed by applying an active biomonitoring approach for...
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Looking at moss through the bioeconomy lens: biomonitoring, bioaccumulation, and bioenergy potential
AbstractThe field of bioeconomy has been experiencing a surge in interest in recent years as society increasingly recognizes the potential of...
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Integrating Passive Biomonitoring and Active Monitoring: Spider Web Silk and Portable Instruments for Air Quality in Urban Areas
Urban areas worldwide face significant challenges from increasing air pollution, posing health risks and environmental concerns. Lahore, a major city...
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Is Fucus a suitable biomonitoring organism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination? A study from the Faroe Islands
To evaluate seaweed as a biomonitoring organism, Fucus was sampled in the Faroe Islands. Nineteen PAHs, including the EPA 16, and four groups of...
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Application of the Fpg-modified comet assay on three-spined stickleback in freshwater biomonitoring: toward a multi-biomarker approach of genotoxicity
Aquatic species are exposed to a wide spectrum of substances, which can compromise their genomic integrity by inducing DNA damage or oxidative...
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Human biomonitoring of PCDDs, PCDFs, and PCBs in women living in a Northern Italy industrial area
In Brescia , a highly industrialized city in the Lombardy Region (Northern Italy) classified as a SIN (Contaminated Site of National Interest), a...
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Human biomonitoring and reference values of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene among Iranian adults population
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the most important environmental pollutants. Urinary concentrations of 1-hydropyren metabolites of...
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Spatial and seasonal use of biomarkers in dreissenids: implications for biomonitoring
In addition to pollution, organisms are exposed to natural variations of the biotic and abiotic factors of their environment. A battery of...
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Lichen biomonitoring to assess spatial variability, potential sources and human health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and airborne metal concentrations in Manchester (UK)
Airborne metals and organic pollutants are linked to severe human health impacts, i.e. affecting the nervous system and being associated with cancer....
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Biomonitoring of PAHs and PCBs in industrial, suburban, and rural areas using snails as sentinel organisms
There is a worldwide concern about the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment because of their toxicity,...
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Long-term wetland biomonitoring highlights the differential impact of land use on macroinvertebrate diversity in Dongting Lake in China
Freshwater wetlands have experienced disproportionate biodiversity loss due to environmental change. The lack of long-term biological data limits our...
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Determination of biomarkers threshold values and illustration of their use for the diagnostic in large-scale freshwater biomonitoring surveys
BackgroundSeveral biomarkers developed from freshwater sentinel species are used to complement chemical assessment of freshwater ecosystems and...
