Everyone needs safe and clean water to drink. Yet industry, agriculture and urban activities threaten fresh water. In particular, metal pollution can be very hard to detect early. Because of this, ...

Water quality in rivers and dams is decaying all over the world, and metal pollution is a major factor. Meanwhile, freshwater resources are very limited. A tiny fish louse shows promise as a sensitive ...

Next hoops to jump Argulus fish lice do not qualify as good freshwater indicators yet, says Prof Avenant-Oldewage. "Our next step is to find out what mechanisms the lice use to protect themselves from ...