Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Ecotoxicology"
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Aflatoxins in the soil ecosystem: an overview of its occurrence, fate, effects and future perspectives
(Springer, 2020)Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific strains of fungi, especially Aspergillus spp. These natural toxins are mainly found in soil, decaying vegetation and food storage systems and are particularly ... -
Impacts of a shallow shipwreck on a coral reef: a case study from St. Brandon's Atoll, Mauritius, Indian Ocean
(Elsevier, 2020)Shallow shipwrecks, can have severe ecological and toxicological impacts on coral atolls. In 2012, a tuna longliner ran aground on the reef crest of St Brandon's Atoll, Mauritius, broke up into three pieces which was moved ... -
Improving the reliability and ecological validity of pharmaceutical risk assessment: Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) as a model in behavioral ecotoxicology
(Wiley, 2019)Pharmaceuticals are essential for human well-being, but their increasing and continuous use pollutes the environment. Although behavioral ecotoxicology is increasingly advocated to assess the effects of pharmaceutical ... -
Nanomaterials in the aquatic environment: a European Union United States perspective on the status of ecotoxicity testing, research priorities, and challenges ahead
(Wiley, 2016)The European Union–United States Communities of Research were established in 2012 to provide a platform for scientists to develop a “shared repertoire of protocols and methods to overcome nanotechnology environmental health ... -
Parasite responses to pollution: what we know and where we go in ‘ Environmental Parasitology ’
(BioMed Central, 2017)Environmental parasitology deals with the interactions between parasites and pollutants in the environment. Their sensitivity to pollutants and environmental disturbances makes many parasite taxa useful indicators of ... -
Threatened southern African soils: a need for appropriate ecotoxicological risk assessment
(Elsevier, 2017)In southern Africa arable soils are limited due to low rainfall and are threatened by anthropogenic activities like agriculture and mining making it susceptible to degradation. The aim of this study is to review the existing ...