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As all the articles published in Toxics (ISSN: 2305-6304) are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles. We invite you to read our selected papers in the Section “Ecotoxicology”, which are listed below.

1. “Heavy Metal Contamination in the Aquatic Ecosystem: Toxicity and Its Remediation Using Eco-Friendly Approaches”
by Veer Singh, Nidhi Singh, Sachchida Nand Rai, Ashish Kumar, Anurag Kumar Singh, Mohan P. Singh, Ansuman Sahoo, Shashank Shekhar, Emanuel Vamanu and Vishal Mishra
Toxics 2023, 11(2), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/2/147

2. “A Review of Common Cyanotoxins and Their Effects on Fish”
by Halina Falfushynska, Nadiia Kasianchu, Eduard Siemen, Eliana Henao and Piotr Rzymski
Toxics 2023, 11(2), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020118
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/2/118

3. “Factors Affecting the Adsorption of Heavy Metals by Microplastics and Their Toxic Effects on Fish”
by Qianqian Chen, Haiyang Zhao, Yinai Liu, Libo Jin and Renyi Peng
Toxics 2023, 11(6), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11060490
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/6/490

4. “Biochemical, Genotoxic and Histological Implications of Polypropylene Microplastics on Freshwater Fish Oreochromis mossambicus: An Aquatic Eco-Toxicological Assessment”
by Jeyaraj Jeyavani, Ashokkumar Sibiya, Thambusamy Stalin, Ganesan Vigneshkumar, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim, Mian Nadeem Riaz, Marimuthu Govindarajan and Baskaralingam Vaseeharan
Toxics 2023, 11(3), 282; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11030282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/3/282

5. “Chronic Exposure to Polystyrene Microplastic Fragments Has No Effect on Honey Bee Survival, but Reduces Feeding Rate and Body Weight”
by Yahya Al Naggar, Christie M. Sayes, Clancy Collom, Taiwo Ayorinde, Suzhen Qi, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Robert J. Paxton and Kai Wang
Toxics 2023, 11(2), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/2/100

6. “Pesticides and Parabens Contaminating Aquatic Environment: Acute and Sub-Chronic Toxicity towards Early-Life Stages of Freshwater Fish and Amphibians”
by Denisa Medkova, Aneta Hollerova, Barbora Riesova, Jana Blahova, Nikola Hodkovicova, Petr Marsalek, Veronika Doubkova, Zuzana Weiserova, Jan Mares, Jan Mares et al.
Toxics 2023, 11(4), 333; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11040333
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/4/333

7. “Outlining Potential Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect to Critical Minerals: Nutritionally Essential Trace Elements and the Rare Earth Elements”
by Jill A. Jenkins, MaryLynn Musgrove and Sarah Jane O. White
Toxics 2023, 11(2), 188; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020188
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/2/188

8. “Developmental Neurotoxicity of Difenoconazole in Zebrafish Embryos”
by Qing Yang, Ping Deng, Ping Deng, Dan Xing, Haoling Liu, Fang Shi, Lian Hu, Xi Zou, Hongyan Nie, Junli Zuo et al.
Toxics 2023, 11(4), 353; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11040353
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/4/353

9. “Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Do They Matter to Aquatic Ecosystems?”
by Sipra Nayak, Gunanidhi Sahoo, Ipsita Iswari Das, Aman Kumar Mohanty, Rajesh Kumar, Lakshman Sahoo and Jitendra Kumar Sundaray
Toxics 2023, 11(6), 543; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11060543
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/6/543

10. “Pollution and Distribution of Microplastics in Grassland Soils of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China”
by Sumei Li, Ziyi Li, Jun Xue, Sha Chen, Hanbing Li, Jian Ji, Yixuan Liang, Jiaying Fei and Weiyi Jiang
Toxics 2023, 11(1), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11010086
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/1/86

11. “Occurrence, Distribution and Toxins of Benthic Cyanobacteria in German Lakes”
by Franziska Bauer, Immanuel Wolfschlaeger, Juergen Geist, Jutta Fastner, Carina Wiena Schmalz and Uta Raeder
Toxics 2023, 11(8), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11080643
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/8/643

12. “Comparison of Transgenerational Neurotoxicity between Pristine and Amino-Modified Nanoplastics in C. elegans”
by Mingxuan Song, Qinli Ruan and Dayong Wang
Toxics 2024, 12(8), 555; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12080555
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/8/555

13. “Health Risk Assessment of PAHs from Estuarine Sediments in the South of Italy”
by Fabiana Di Duca, Paolo Montuori, Ugo Trama, Armando Masucci, Gennaro Maria Borrelli and Maria Triassi
Toxics 2023, 11(2), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020172
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/2/172

14. “Effects of Benzo[k]fluoranthene at Two Temperatures on Viability, Structure, and Detoxification-Related Genes in Rainbow Trout RTL-W1 Cell Spheroids”
by Telma Esteves, Fernanda Malhão, Eduardo Rocha and Célia Lopes
Toxics 2025, 13(4), 302; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics13040302
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/4/302

15. “Monitoring the Biodegradation Progress of Naphthenic Acids in the Presence of Spirulina platensis Algae”
by Catalina Gabriela Gheorghe, Cristina Maria Dusescu-Vasile, Daniela Roxana Popovici, Dorin Bombos, Raluca Elena Dragomir, Floricel Maricel Dima, Marian Bajan and Gabriel Vasilievici
Toxics 2025, 13(5), 368; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics13050368
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/5/368