Microplastics in Bangladesh’s Karnaphuli River: What a Critical Review Really Found
A PRISMA-guided review of fifteen studies finds microplastics throughout the Karnaphuli River system, but warns that source attribution and human ...
Tag: ecotoxicology
Common Painkillers Prove Lethal to Freshwater Crustaceans, Study Finds
A new laboratory study shows that common over-the-counter painkillers, especially paracetamol, can kill native and invasive freshwater crustaceans at all ...
Building a Virtual Drone Fly: New Agent-Based Model Aims to Protect Hoverfly Pollinators from Pesticides
Researchers have unveiled a formal agent-based model of the drone fly Eristalis tenax, designed to simulate the hoverfly's full life ...
Oregano Oil Nanoemulsion Slashes Citrus Greening Bacteria in Seedlings
Brazilian researchers developed a bio-based nanoemulsion of oregano essential oil, hexyl gallate and eugenol that reduced Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus titers ...
Night Moths Enter the Risk-Assessment Arena With a New Virtual Model
A new agent-based model simulates the full life cycle of the common yellow underwing moth to bring nocturnal pollinators into ...
New Model Predicts How Pesticide Mixtures Poison Developing Frogs
Researchers have calibrated an amphibian energy budget model to single-pesticide toxicity data in painted frog larvae and shown that it ...
Total Concentrations Are Not Enough: Why Soil Risk Assessment Must Measure Function
A new Perspective argues that soil-contaminant risk assessment must move beyond total concentrations to measure bioaccessibility, receptor-specific exposure, and the ...
APODEMUS: a wood mouse population model to transform pesticide risk assessment in Europe
Deep in the agricultural landscapes of Europe, a tiny omnivore weighing roughly 23 grams is quietly shaping how regulators decide ...
From Hormone Mimics to Forever Chemicals: A Global Audit of the Ocean’s Emerging Pollutants
A sweeping review synthesizes three decades of research on endocrine-disrupting compounds, PFAS, microplastics, and antibiotics in the ocean, mapping their ...
Salinity swings can make a common herbicide far deadlier in estuaries
A new study shows that the herbicide atrazine becomes up to ten times more toxic to the estuarine nematode Litoditis ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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