Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a strain of bacteria that ...

The discovery could lead to new bioremediation strategies for marine ecosystems. Dehalogenimonas strain W can break down 1,2-dichloroethane, a toxic industrial pollutant, in high-salinity environments ...

"Unfortunately, the impact of road salt on aquatic ecosystems ... supports freshwater ecosystems was toxic to those organisms that live there," she said. High chloride levels even continued ...

The haptophyte Prymnesium parvum forms harmful blooms toxic to fish in coastal and inland waters. Its growth in relation to niche factors is poorly characterized for the low salinities found in the ...