Fernando Martínez-Jerónimo

TL;DR: The OECD validation study of the zebrafish embryo acute toxicity test (ZFET) for acute aquatic toxicity testing evaluated the ZFET reproducibility by testing 20 chemicals at 5 different concentrations in 3 independent runs in at least 3 laboratories, showing that the ZfET is a robust method with a good intra- and inter-laboratory reproducible for most chemicals and laboratories.

TL;DR: Chromium(VI) was more efficiently removed in continuous cultures than in batch culture, because the uptake of chromate could be favored by actively growing algae, and bivalent metals were not removed as efficiently as reported in batch cultures, probably due to the high pH values there recorded.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the used D. magna strain was acclimated to develop satisfactorily under concentrations of up to 6 g NaCl L(-1); however, the established salinity conditions reduced significantly reproduction and survival in this strain.

TL;DR: Copper was the best inductor of unicellular forms and also affected significantly all the photosynthetic parameters measured, which could confer ecological advantages to S. incrassatulus in metal stressed environments.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that exposure to AgNPs induces acute and chronic toxic effects on C. pardalis and forewarns about the impact that these nanomaterials can exert on these ecologically relevant aquatic organisms.