Tire and road wear particles (TRWP), which contribute significantly to microplastic emission, are receiving more attention, but details about particle composition, translocation from source sink, particularly the possible effects on ecosystems largely unknown. We examined influence of native TRWP-containing sediments two settling ponds mortality behavior aquatic larvae Chironomus riparius. Both...

Different types of water bodies in lowland river floodplains represent vital biodiversity havens and encompass diverse microhabitats, which are essential for structuring different macroinvertebrate communities. Chironomidae larvae (Diptera) an inseparable part these communities, with their high richness abundance. In three body within the Danube floodplain Kopa?ki Rit Croatia, over course four ...

Abstract The lower Rio Grande is a river-dominated estuary that serves as the border between Texas, USA, and Tamaulipas, Mexico. River estuaries encompass section of river influenced by tidal exchange with Gulf Mexico, but connection intermittent can be temporarily open or closed. During 4.8-year study period, mouth was closed 30% time, mostly during average dry climatic conditions, temporary c...

In the 1960s Letha Karunakaran studied chironomid fauna of Singapore but faced a lack sufficiently detailed descriptions to enable identification her material with any certainty. She recognized seven species Chironomus (s.s) sent me fixed larval only four these which she tentatively identified as C. apicatus Johannsen 1932, costatus javanus Kieffer 1924, and stupidus 1932. larvae for confirmati...

As there is still little knowledge of interactions between microplastics (MP) and hydrophilic compounds, we propose ways the toxicity pesticides can be modulated by MP, when sorption excluded. Larvae Chironomus riparius were exposed to thiacloprid (TH, 1 µg/L) polystyrene microplastic particles (PS; <50 µm; 150,000 1,000,000 particles/L) for 96 h, solely or in co-exposure. Burrowing behavior...