Steel wool (SW) has a broad-spectrum of applicability, particularly as abrasives, cleaning household utensils and surfaces in general. Yet, when discarded in the natural environment, they can be ingested by animals, for instance birds, and may represent a risk to the survival of individuals....

We aimed to test the hypothesis that the association of polyethylene MPs (PE-MPs) to a mix of emerging pollutants induces more adverse genotoxic, mutagenic, and redox unbalance effects in zebrafish, after 15 days of exposure. Although the accumulation of MPs in animals was greater in animals...

Worldwide, the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi, affects wheat, sorghum, and other grain crops, and conventional pesticides to control this aphid negatively affects the surrounding environment. Therefore, knowing the entomotoxicity of different chemical compounds against R. padi is an...