Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Abstract Large herbivores can strongly influence ecosystem structure and biodiversity, making knowledge of their space use important for trophic rewilding. We used GPS-tracking data collected over two years from 10 semi-feral cattle and 17 horses across ten Danish rewilding sites to analyse habitat use in a use–availability framework using resource selection functions (RSFs), complemented by dire…

Abstract This study analyzed the multielement composition of Soldanella carpatica and the surrounding soils along a montane–alpine gradient (1137–1861 m a.s.l.) across seven sampling sites in the Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians, Slovakia) to understand how altitude with associated habitat conditions, seasonality, and soil chemistry influence element accumulation and distribution patterns. Th…

Abstract The Fundão tailings dam marks its 10th year of disaster in 2025, underscoring the need for a critical assessment of the studies related to the impacts on aquatic ecosystems caused by the largest disaster in mining history. In this context, the present study aimed to review articles that, throughout the years, have investigated changes in the Doce River basin, as well as in coastal and ma…

Abstract This study presents the first integrated geospatial and temporal assessment of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure in Cyprus, using 7 years (2017–2023) of periodic in-situ measurements conducted at fixed locations around all operational mobile telephony base stations as part of the national RF-EMF monitoring program. Electric field strengths were evaluated across eleve…

Abstract Bisphenol A (BPA) and its analogues bisphenol S (BPS) and bisphenol F (BPF) are widely used in consumer products and linked to endocrine-disrupting effects. Young children may be especially vulnerable. This study assessed urinary concentrations of BPA, BPS, and BPF in Finnish children and evaluated health risks using biomonitoring guidance values and exposure modeling. First-morning urin…

Abstract Coastal lagoons are ecologically sensitive environments increasingly exposed to human pressures, particularly in regions affected by seasonal tourism. These pressures may alter water quality and induce sublethal biological responses in aquatic organisms. This study evaluated physicochemical and microbiological parameters and cytogenetic biomarkers in the fish Geophagus iporangensis from …