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Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications
Donat-P. Häder,Anastazia T. Banaszak,Virginia E. Villafañe,Virginia E. Villafañe,Maite Andrea Narvarte,Maite Andrea Narvarte,Raúl González,Raúl González,E. Walter Helbling,E. Walter Helbling +9 more
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Five sources of anthropogenic pollution that affect marine and freshwater ecosystems are discussed: sewage, nutrients and terrigenous materials, crude oil, heavy metals and plastics, and the direct and indirect effects that these pollutants have on a range of aquatic organisms even when the pollutant source is distant from the sink.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2020-04-15. It has received 267 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Freshwater ecosystem & Aquatic ecosystem.read more
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COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown.
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Assessment and management of lake eutrophication: A case study in Lake Erhai, China.
TL;DR: Effective measures to maintain sustainable development in the watershed are proposed, along with a framework for an early warning system adopting the latest technologies (geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS)) for preventing eutrophication.
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Effect of microplastics and microplastic-metal combinations on growth and chlorophyll a concentration of Chlorella vulgaris.
TL;DR: Results showed that lower concentrations of microplastics had no impact while higher concentrations significantly reduced growth and chlorophyll a content of the freshwater microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris, and the combined effect of the microplastic-metal combination (Cu, Zn, Mn).
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An overview on heavy metal resistant microorganisms for simultaneous treatment of multiple chemical pollutants at co-contaminated sites, and their multipurpose application.
TL;DR: This review attempts to gather information on recent progress on studies on different heavy metal resistant microorganisms for their potential of treatment of co-contaminated sites, and multipurpose application of heavy metal microorganisms.
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An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling.
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