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Aquatic Toxicology

Aquatic toxicology is the scientific study of how toxic substances affect organisms living in water and the aquatic ecosystems they inhabit. It examines the uptake, distribution, and effects of pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and other contaminants on fish, invertebrates, algae, an…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 1 peer-reviewed article cited Cited 2× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-7669 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Aquatic toxicology is the scientific study of how toxic substances affect organisms living in water and the aquatic ecosystems they inhabit. It examines the uptake, distribution, and effects of pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and other contaminants on fish, invertebrates, algae, and other aquatic life, as well as the consequences for populations and communities. The discipline combines principles from toxicology, ecology, chemistry, and physiology to assess how exposure concentration and duration translate into biological harm, ranging from cellular and physiological disturbances to impaired reproduction, development, and survival. Aquatic toxicology underpins environmental risk assessment, water quality standards, and regulatory decisions intended to protect aquatic resources and the people who depend on them. Common approaches include controlled exposure experiments and the use of biomarkers, in which measurable changes in an organism signal contaminant stress. Research in Experimental and Clinical Toxicology that examines the effects of toxicants on aquatic species, such as studies of how exposure to metals like hexavalent chromium alters the blood cells of freshwater fish, illustrates the experimental methods used to detect and characterize such harm. This page gathers material relevant to aquatic toxicology within the broader toxicology literature.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 1 article above has been cited 2 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Experimental and Clinical Toxicology (ISSN 2641-7669).

Journal editorial board
Roy Gerona · United States Bulent Uysal · United States Ichiro Kawahata · Japan

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