Snapshot of the pollution-driven metabolic and microbiota changes in Carassius gibelio from Bucharest leisure lakes

Voinea, Ionela C.; Alistar, Cristina F.; Banciu, Alina Roxana; Popescu, Roua Gabriela; Voicu, Sorina Nicoleta; Niță-Lazăr, Mihai; Vasile, Gabriela Geanina; Gheorghe, Ștefania; Croitoru, Alexa-Maria; Dolete, Georgiana; Mihăiescu, Dan Eduard; Ficai, Anton; Popa, Marcela; Măruţescu, Luminiţa; Pîrcălăbioru, Grațiela Grădișteanu; Crăciun, Nicolae; Avramescu, Sorin Marius; Marinescu, George Cătălin; Chifiriuc, Mariana‐Carmen; Stan, Miruna Silvia; Dinischiotu, Anca

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163810

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“…The importance of fresh water for the population Globally, it is estimated that up to 80% of industrial and municipal wastewater discharges reach rivers without any prior treatment. This is even higher in least developed countries, where sewage treatment plants and systems of sewage are completely missing [10]. Aquatic ecosystems are threatened by various human activities around the globe, leading to considerable changes in sediment flux and flow patterns, declining water quality, and loss of biodiversity [11].…”

Section: Brief Description Of Diatomsmentioning

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Diatoms. A viable tool for quantifying surface water pollution

Neidoni¹,

Nicorescu²,

Negrea³

et al. 2023

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The current work focused on the water quality of the Bega and Timis rivers measured by two methods. One of them is the method by which the water was analyzed from a physical-chemical point of view, and the other aimed at quantifying the degree of water pollution by biological methods. In this sense, diatoms were used. In the study, samples of water and diatoms were taken using specific techniques from the Bega and Timis rivers, starting from near the area of their formation until near the border with Serbia. Four sampling points were chosen on the Timis River plus one sampling point on the Surgani River, which is a tributary of the Timis, and six sampling points on the Bega River. The points were chosen specifically, being located downstream of the major sources of pollution. In order to locate the points, information was collected from the studies carried out as part of an extensive monitoring that spanned several years. The abundance and diversity of diatom species were used to calculate the Biological Diatom Index (BDI) and the Saprobity Index (SI). These two indices provide valuable information about organic or heavy metal pollution of water bodies.

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Section: Brief Description Of Diatomsmentioning

confidence: 99%