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Environments, Volume 11, Issue 12

December 2024 - 38 articles

Cover Story: Agrochemicals are widely used to control crop pests; however, they often affect many non-target species of ecological and agronomic interest. Earthworms are considered useful indicators of soil contamination. Exposure of these organisms to contaminants occurs mainly through the large amount of soil ingested, which passes through the digestive tract associated with the coelom and its fluids. The coelomic fluid is of toxicological interest for the development of non-destructive biomarkers. In this work, the coelomic fluid of earthworms exposed to two agrochemicals was analysed in order to standardise a set of non-destructive biomarkers. All measured biomarkers were detectable in the coelomic fluid and are useful for assessing contamination in non-target species, offering numerous advantages in regard to field applications. View this paper
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Articles (38)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,509 Views
21 Pages

The general increase in awareness of environmental pollutants and typical sources reflects the application of sustainability and development goals. Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy analysis has been used to analyse sand samples colle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,831 Views
22 Pages

In the Mediterranean, urban and agricultural development has led to the degradation of coastal habitats and a decline in wetland biodiversity. L’Albufera de Valencia is a paradigmatic case-study, with intensive rice fields, scarcity of natural...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,649 Views
20 Pages

Effect of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) on Aquatic and Wetland Plants

  • Amelia López-Herrera,
  • Fernando Carlos Gómez-Merino,
  • Hilda Araceli Zavaleta-Mancera,
  • Miguel Avalos-Borja,
  • José Rodolfo García-Nava and
  • Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez

Among nanomaterials, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are cost-effective and exhibit unique physicochemical properties that enable them to become the most used agents for the manufacture of various products known as nano-enabled, including those for pers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,784 Views
14 Pages

The transition from a perennial to an intermittent regime in newly intermittent rivers (nIRs) negatively affects both taxonomic and functional diversity, with significant repercussions on freshwater ecosystem processes and services. However, to bette...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,514 Views
26 Pages

Water Discharge and Sediment Transport from the Dese River Estuary to the Venice Lagoon (Italy): Annual Dynamics and the Influence of Floods

  • Roberto Zonta,
  • Giuliano Lorenzetti,
  • Giorgia Manfè,
  • Simone Leoni,
  • Gian Marco Scarpa,
  • Luca Zaggia,
  • Carlo Bendoricchio,
  • Martino Cerni and
  • Janusz Dominik

The sediment load from the drainage basin may play a key role in sustaining the fragile tidal and subtidal habitats of the Venice Lagoon, which underwent significant erosional losses in recent decades. Freshwater discharge and suspended sediment tran...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
21,893 Views
24 Pages

A Review of Waste Management in Higher Education Institutions: The Road to Zero Waste and Sustainability

  • María-Jesús Rodríguez-Guerreiro,
  • Verónica Torrijos and
  • Manuel Soto

This article reviews waste generation rates, waste composition and waste management practices in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around the world, reporting on current management practices, waste prevention and diversion initiatives, separate co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,896 Views
11 Pages

Micro- and nanobubbles are tiny gas bubbles that are smaller than 100 μm and 1 μm, respectively. This study investigated the impact of electric field ozone nanobubbles (EF-ONBs) on the purification of both deionised and aquaculture water bodies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,725 Views
11 Pages

Stormwater runoff and nutrient pollution are significant sources of water contamination that continue to grow in rural and suburban watersheds. The goal of this research is to analyze and evaluate the impact of urbanization and industrialization on s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,580 Views
14 Pages

Impact of a Complex Passivating Agent on Heavy Metal Immobilization in Pig Manure and Plant Development

  • Yutong Li,
  • Hongyan Zhao,
  • Xuanhe Liang,
  • Xin Zhao,
  • Shanlong Li,
  • Kokyo Oh,
  • Dengyu Jiang,
  • Tao Li and
  • Tiehua Cao

In order to immobilize heavy metals in livestock and poultry manure and promote the safe utilization of pig manure resources, this experiment utilized three types of dried pig manure mixed with soil as raw materials. A combination of biochar and bent...

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Environments - ISSN 2076-3298