Aquatic ecosystems are increasingly polluted by heavy metals due to urbanisation, industrialisation, and poor waste management, especially in coastal regions. These metals accumulate in plankton and marine food chains, causing ecological damage and posing serious risks to human h...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i65477
The fastest-growing agricultural industry in the world is aquaculture, and both wild fish capture and aquaculture production contribute to global fish production. Global fish production has risen rapidly in recent years to over 120 million tons, accounting for 52% of all fish con...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72538
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and ecologically friendly way to remove heavy metals from water. A small-scale experiment was conducted to determine the phytoremediation effectiveness of two macrophytes, Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes, in removing lead (Pb) and c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44804
Carbofuran is a highly toxic carbamate pesticide widely used in agriculture and frequently detected in aquatic environments, where it poses risks to non-target aquatic organisms. This study determined the acute toxicity and behavioural responses of Amur common carp (Cyprinus carp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i85560
This study examines the seasonal and spatial variability of nutrient concentrations in the Batapady mangrove ecosystem (Dakshina Kannada, India), based on monthly surface water sampling from five stations between October 2023 to June 2024. Four key nutrients ammonia-nitrogen (NH₃...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i84971
Prabhutva Chaturvedi, Padmanabha A, Binal Rajeshbhai Khalasi, Chonyo Shinglai, Kusumlata Goswami, Shruthi HU, Bipina Biju, Narendra Kumar Maurya, R.V. Borichangar, Allen Shamuel George & J.N. Parmar·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Aquatic pollution is an escalating global concern threatening freshwater, brackish, and marine ecosystems through biodiversity loss, declining fish productivity, and ecosystem service degradation. This review synthesizes the current understanding of pollutant sources including in...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72670
Umesh Suryawanshi, H. N. Anjanayappa, P. Nayana, Kanhaiya Gopal Bhivagade, Bhosle Rameshwar Venkatrao, Aitwar Vaijnath S., Jayashri Mahadev Swamy, Shiwam Dubey, Narendra Kumar Maurya, Vaishrawan Randive, Rinkesh N. Wanjari & J. G. K. Pathan·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
The Gose Khurd Reservoir on the Wainganga River is one of central India’s largest irrigation projects and holds significant potential for inland fisheries and livelihood support. Earlier studies (2013–2015) recorded 54 fish species, whereas a recent survey (2024) documented 75 sp...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64254