Influence of algal-extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the pristine and combined toxicity of TiO NPs and PSNPs in Artemia salina: Eco-corona enhances the toxic effects.

The study on the influence of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) over the individual and combined effects of different nanomaterials on marine species is pertinent. The current study explores the role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) in influencing the individual and combined toxic effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) viz. aminated (NH-PSNPs), carboxylated (COOH-PSNPs), and plain PSNPs and TiO NPs in the marine crustacean, Artemia salina.

Antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial diversity: A comparative molecular study of treated sewage from different origins and their impact on irrigated soils.

Present study aims to investigate how is soil affected following irrigation with treated effluents of different origins by analysing the bacterial diversity, metabolic diversity and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Comparative analysis with previously reported ARGs in effluents was performed to understand the mobility of ARGs from treated wastewater to the irrigated soil with respect to the control soil regimen. Acinetobacter, Burkholderia and Pseudomonas were observed as the most abundant genera in all the samples.

Hyperspectral Image Classification Model Using Squeeze and Excitation Network with Deep Learning.

In the domain of remote sensing, the classification of hyperspectral image (HSI) has become a popular topic. In general, the complicated features of hyperspectral data cause the precise classification difficult for standard machine learning approaches. Deep learning-based HSI classification has lately received a lot of interest in the field of remote sensing and has shown promising results.

Polystyrene nanoplastics diminish the toxic effects of Nano-TiO in marine algae Chlorella sp.

Widespread usage of nano-TiO in various commercial products and their consequent release into the seawater pose a severe threat to marine biota. Nanoplastics, a secondary pollutant in the marine environment, could influence adverse effects of nano-TiO. The main goal of the present study was to investigate the influence of the differently functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics (COOH-PSNPs, NH2-PSNPs, and Plain-PSNPs) on the acute toxic effects of P25 nano-TiO in marine algae Chlorella sp.

Eco-corona formation on the nanomaterials in the aquatic systems lessens their toxic impact: A comprehensive review.

Recent studies have shown that nanosized materials including plastics as a major cause of concern in the aquatic ecosystem. Fortunately, in the aquatic environment, the surface of the materials is often colonized by exudates of aquatic microorganisms (biofilm), where these materials are attached and surrounded by a secreted matrix with a sticky layer. The significance of these biofilms on the existence and beneficial implications of these pollutants has been studied in recent decades.