Pesticides are widely used in agricultural activities in Malaysia. Some of the common pesticides used include organophosphate compounds such as chlorpyrifos and diazinon, and organochlorine chemicals such as lindane, ...

For the past decades, anthropogenic impacts on natural systems are of growing concern as the human population expands and global biological diversity declines. Agricultural practices often involve the use of fertilisers ...

Copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) are three major heavy metal contaminants in the aquatic ecosystem. Such contaminants can cause adverse effects on microalgae, which may in turn affect organisms at the higher trophic ...