Methylation biomarkers of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and association with breast cancer risk at the time of menopause.

abstract：:Recognizing that waste-derived chlorine can enhance heavy metal emissions by forming volatile metallic chlorides during municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion, and that in Taiwan, FeCl3-containing sewage sludge may either be landfilled or coincinerated with other MSW, this study thus investigated the effects of FeCl3 ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wang KS,Chiang KY,Tsai CC,Sun CJ,Tsai CC,Lin KL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article illustrates the experimental experience achieved in the research of the self-restoration of radioactive-contaminated natural ecosystems. The main directions of studies were: the content and geochemical stability of "hot" particles in radioactive fallout from Chernobyl accident; the physicochemical forms (...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sokolik GA,Ivanova TG,Leinova SL,Ovsiannikova SV,Kimlenko IM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rain water may collect organic air pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phthalate ester (PEs), pesticides, and polychrorinated biphenyls (PCBs), that could be present in air in consequence of different factors. The determination of these compounds in rain water samples consequently may be inter...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Guidotti M,Giovinazzo R,Cedrone O,Vitali M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the extent of pollution in Hudiara drain water due to untreated industrial and sewage waste of India and Pakistan. Ninety-nine surface water samples from the Pakistani side of the Hudiara drain were collected during September 1997, and April and June 1998. The analytical results of the Hudiara drai...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Afzal S,Ahmad I,Younas M,Zahid MD,Khan MH,Ijaz A,Ali K

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric particulate matter (APM) was collected at three sampling sites in Beijing, China, from February to June 1998. The concentrations of rare earth elements (REE) and cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in the APM were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-M...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wang CX,Zhu W,Peng A,Guichreit R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports an investigation of the dynamics of aluminum (Al) speciation in the forest-well waters from study site 110 of the Rhode River watershed, a representative sub-unit of Chesapeake Bay. Seasonal changes of Al speciation are evaluated by a modified MINEQL computer model using chemical equilibrium calcula...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bi SP,An SQ,Yang M,Chen T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper illustrates the role of plants to assist the treatment of water pollution in man-made wetlands in tropical and temperate climates. It also considers the potential for environmental education of these wetland systems. The management and natural treatment of pollution is described in the Mai Po Marshes, Hong ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Shutes RB

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that a segment of human disease may be attributable to environmental exposures. These may include exposure to chemicals released from a broad range of natural and man-made sources. The purpose of this study was to develop the sampling methodology and prepare a preliminary database on th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Garcia SS,Ake C,Clement B,Huebner HJ,Donnelly KC,Shalat SL

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambient particle concentration was taken on the traffic sampling site over the Chung-Chi Road over the bridge (CCROB) in front of Hungkuang Institute of Technology (HKIT). The sampling time was from August 1999 to December 1999. During the sampling period, Taiwan's biggest earthquake in more than a century registered ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Fang GC,Chang CN,Wu YS,Fu PP,Yuen WH,Cheng CD,Chen SC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A geochemical study of the Erdek Bay sediments in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey, was carried out to investigate the heavy metal distributions and sources. The bay has an average depth of 34 m and a two-layer water column stratification, with a pycnocline at 20 m. The distribution of "total" metal (Fe, Mn, Pb, Cu, Ni, Cr,...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Balkis N,Cağatay MN

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of cadmium, copper, mercury, and zinc were determined in muscle (body, claw, and leg), hepatopancreas, and gill tissues of Pseudocarcinus gigas, an exceptionally large, long-lived, and deep-dwelling crab species. The accumulation patterns observed are discussed in terms of both intra- and interspeci...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Turoczy NJ,Mitchell BD,Levings AH,Rajendram VS

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of trading greenhouse gas emission permits as a result of the Kyoto Protocol has spurred interest in developing land-based sinks for greenhouse gases. Extensive grazing lands that have the potential to develop substantial woody biomass are one obvious candidate for such activities. However, such activi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Howden SM,Moore JL,McKeon GM,Carter JO

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use a stochastic patch occupancy model of invertebrates in the Mound Springs ecosystem of South Australia to assess the ability of incidence function models to detect environmental impacts on metapopulations. We assume that the probability of colonisation decreases with increasing isolation and the probability of e...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Tyre AJ,Possingham HP,Niejalke DP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contamination of soil with lead has occurred on a global scale. Exposure to lead may cause adverse effects to human health and the environment. It is therefore desirable to obtain a quantitative estimate of the potential risk of lead contamination. Numerous studies have been conducted collecting lead concentration dat...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Markus J,McBratney AB

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coastal pollution problem in Mauritius is exacerbated by the hydrogeology of the volcanic substratum. Bacterial contamination of bathing waters and nutrients, water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen (DO) were monitored at three different spatial and temporal scales along the coastline of Mauritius during...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Daby D,Turner J,Jago C

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the 2508 water samples analyzed in 10 districts of Bangladesh, 51%, on an average, contained arsenic levels of 0.05 to 2.50 mg/l. 95% of nail, 96% of hair, and 94% of urine samples contained arsenic above the normal level. Approximately 3.58 million people out of a total of 17.92 million who are drinking water cont...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Anawar HM,Akai J,Mostofa KM,Safiullah S,Tareq SM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations and distributions of water-soluble ion species contained in ambient particles were measured in a coastal urban area, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. PM10 and PM2.5 samples were collected using a dichotomous sampler from November 1998 to April 1999 and were analyzed for water-soluble ion species with ion chromat...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lin JJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of two mobile phase buffers, phosphate and TRIS, were compared for the speciation of four arsenic species: arsenate (As(V)), arsenite (As(III)), mono methylarsonic acid (MMA), and dimethyl arsinic acid (DMA) in drinking water, using ion-exchange chromatography inductivelycoupled plasma mass spectrometr...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Milstein LS,Essader A,Pellizzari ED,Fernando RA,Akinbo O

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissolved humic matter (HM) has an essential influence on the release of the bound pentachlorophenol (PCP) from the solid sediment. It was studied how the increase of the dissolved HM concentration affects the equilibrium partitioning of PCP between the solid sediment matter and dissolved HM. The lake sedimentary ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Paaso N,Peuravuori J,Lehtonen T,Pihlaja K

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarises the behaviour of major and trace elements during hydrothermal alteration processes in the Vareilles albite deposit, Saint-Chély d' Apcher area (Lozère, France). Sampling focused mainly on fine- to medium-grained two-mica granite facies surrounding albitite veins in two open pits. The primary chem...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： El Maghraoui M,Joron JL,Raimbault L,Treuil M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pumicestone region is a unique catchment in northern Moreton Bay, southeast Queensland. The region supports a wide range of land-use activities as well as attractions such as nature conservation areas. One environmental aspect that has not previously been addressed in this area is the occurrence of minor and trace...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Preda M,Cox ME

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of erm genes was investigated among macrolide-resistant Gram-positive bacteria isolated from soil samples collected from four Danish farms that had been treated with animal waste. Soil samples were collected before, a few days after spread and 1 1/2 months and 5 months later. In 33% (9/27) of these isolat...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jensen LB,Agersø Y,Sengeløv G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present geochemical analyses of Zn, Pb and Cd in eighteen subsurface sediment samples collected from two locations along the Jordan River show that Cd is anthropogenically enriched in these sediments. In the sediment column, the concentration of Zn, Pb and Cd decreases clearly with depth in the first location of t...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Banat KM,Howari FM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to establish changes in activity of important in detoxification enzyme-glutathione S-transferase (GST): in alimentary tract, fat body and Malpighian tubules of Spodoptera exigua larvae being under cadmium and zinc exposure through the first as well as the second generation. There was registere...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Kafel A,Bednarska K,Augustyniak M,Witas I,Szuliñska E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic chlorine compounds can be persistent environmental contaminants and may be accumulated through the food chain to the aquatic organisms, to fish and humans, depending basically on their hydrophobic properties. Consequently, there is an interest to measure these organic compounds from both the scientific and reg...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Contreras López MC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hydroponic experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of iodine species and solution concentrations on iodine uptake by spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Five iodine concentrations (0, 1, 10, 50 and 100 microM) for iodate (IO(3)(-)) and iodide (I(-)) were used. Results show that higher concentrations of I(-...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zhu YG,Huang YZ,Hu Y,Liu YX

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric CO(2) is rising rapidly, and options for slowing the CO(2) rise are politically charged as they largely require reductions in industrial CO(2) emissions for most developed countries. As forests cover some 43% of the Earth's surface, account for some 70% of terrestrial net primary production (NPP), and are ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Karnosky DF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is a basic gas and one of the most abundant nitrogen-containing compounds in the atmosphere. When emitted, ammonia reacts with oxides of nitrogen and sulfur to form particles, typically in the fine particle size range. Roughly half of the PM(2.5) mass in eastern United States is ammonium sulfate, according to ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Anderson N,Strader R,Davidson C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobiology is an interdisciplinary science representing the presence and movement of biological particles in the earth's atmosphere. As an important component of air quality, the impact of these particles on human populations and agriculture were discussed in terms of the ecology of the landscape targets involved. Th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Main CE

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrity of chloroplast membranes is essential to photosynthesis. Loss of thylakoid membrane integrity has been proposed as a consequence of ozone (O(3)) exposure and therefore may be a mechanistic basis for decreased photosynthetic rates commonly associated with ozone exposure. To investigate this hypothesis, Pinus ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Anderson PD,Palmer B,Houpis JL,Smith MK,Pushnik JC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00