Saline waters from underground coal mines in Poland often contain natural radioactive isotopes, mainly 226Ra from the uranium decay series and 228Ra from the thorium series. More than 70% of the total amount of radium remains underground as radioactive deposits due to spontaneous co-precipitation or water treatment technologies, but several tens of MBq of 226Ra and even higher activity of 228Ra...

Microplastics are one of the major pollution problems nowadays, have been found in both marine environments and various fish species worldwide. In this study, presence microplastics digestive systems gills 6 from Scombridae family on coast Karachi Pakistan was investigated. A total 336 were examined for microplastic systems. detected 11.11%-19.51% 58.62%-85.71% individuals, respectively. The nu...

Contamination derived from maritime transportation is not only linked to petroleum-based substances but also of other such as hazardous and noxious nature (HNS). Over the last decade, trade HNS has been augmenting. However, levels in aquatic environment are still quite unknown. So, an integrative study, combining a chemical multi-biomarker evaluation, was done NW Atlantic Iberian coast where sp...

Our purpose was to develop a rapid, inexpensive method of diagnosing the source of fecal pollution in water. In previous research, we identified Bacteroides-Prevotella ribosomal DNA (rDNA) PCR markers based on analysis. These markers length heterogeneity PCR and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism distinguish cow from human feces. Here, we recovered 16S rDNA clones from natural wa...

Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) were collected seasonally from four contaminated rivers in southwestern Taiwan for studies of morphological deformities that could be used as biomarkers of contamination. Morphological deformities found in tilapia were separated into 15 categories. Overall, the prevalence of deformities such as split fins, lower lip extension and gill deformities were significantly re...