Identification of Different Pollutants in Lotic and Lentic Ecosystems by Biosensors

Abstract

Environmental pollution is becoming a major global concern, especially about new pollutants, poisonous heavy metals, and other dangerous agents. Pollutants have a profound impact on ecosystems and present serious threats to the health of both the natural world and human communities. Water is one of the most important resources on the planet, since it is required for all species' survival and well-being. Surface water in an aquatic system is referred to as an inland water environment and is divided into lentic and lotic systems. In contrast to lotic water ecosystems, which share continuous habitats through the connection of many basins in unidirectional flow within the dendritic structure of river networks, lentic water ecosystems display discontinuous habitats as aquatic matrices inside the terrestrial system. The lentic water ecology is more similar to terrestrial waters than the lentic water ecosystem, which differs greatly. Aquatic ecosystems are diverse and, despite making up just a little of the planet's surface, are essential for several reasons.