ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology is the study of how toxic substances — such as pesticides, heavy metals, and industrial pollutants — affect living organisms across populations, communities, and ecosystems. For plant science, it is essential for understanding how environmental contaminants disrupt plant physiology, growth, and reproduction, as well as how plants interact with and respond to polluted soils and waterways. This field informs strategies for phytoremediation, crop protection, and the conservation of plant communities in increasingly polluted environments.
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Plant biomass responses to PFAS exposure: A meta-analysis with impl...
PFAS chemicals are already showing up in drinking water, garden soil, and the food supply — and t...
Multi-biomarker assessment of Apis mellifera as a sentinel of envir...
Every third bite of food on your plate depends on pollinators, and this study shows the bees visi...
Environmental microplastics: sources, environmental interactions, e...
Microplastics are already turning up inside vegetable roots, garden soil, and the worms that aera...
Assessing hydrochar wash-water toxicity: screening strategies for r...
If you're tempted by biochar or hydrochar as a garden soil booster, how many times it's been wash...
Environmental antibiotics in wastewater disrupt zebrafish embryonic...
Same wastewater that irrigates community gardens, parks, and agricultural fields carries antibiot...
