Defining reference values of trace elements in the tear film: diagnostic methods and possible applications.

abstract：:Duckweed (Landoltia punctata) is an ideal species to restore cadmium (Cd)-polluted waters due to its fast growth and easy harvesting. To understand its tolerance and detoxification mechanism, the Cd stress responses, subcellular Cd distribution and chemically bound Cd forms (especially protein-bound Cd) were surveyed ...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wang X,Zhang B,Wu D,Hu L,Huang T,Gao G,Huang S,Wu S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven food items, namely, meat, egg, fish, milk, vegetables, cereals and fruits were collected from Bogra district, Bangladesh to evaluate the levels of heavy metal and associated health risk to the adults and children. The samples were analyzed for the quantification of selected heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and P...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Islam MS,Ahmed MK,Habibullah-Al-Mamun M,Raknuzzaman M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochar has a significant effect on alleviating acid soil aluminum (Al) toxicity and promoting plant growth. The potential effects of aged biochar (long-term applied biochar in soil) on soil amendment have attracted increasing attention. Here, the effects of biochar and aged biochar were evaluated through a pot experi...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Lin Q,Zhang L,Riaz M,Zhang M,Xia H,Lv B,Jiang C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microcosm experiment was carried out to study the influence of cadmium and diesel, individually and in a mixture, on a free living nematode community of a Tunisian lagoon. Sediments were contaminated with cadmium that ranged in concentration from 0.54 to 1.40 mg Cd kg(-1) (dry weight (dw)), by diesel at 0.25 mg kg(-...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Beyrem H,Mahmoudi E,Essid N,Hedfi A,Boufahja F,Aïssa P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are lipophilic compounds able to accumulate in the food chain. Mussels showed to bioaccumulate contaminants, such as PAHs, so that recurrent consumption of such contaminated food represents a risk for human health. This study was aimed to elucidate if acute exposure of Mediterra...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Speciale A,Zena R,Calabrò C,Bertuccio C,Aragona M,Saija A,Trombetta D,Cimino F,Lo Cascio P

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitivities of a wildlife species, deer mice, to oxidants were evaluated. A single dose (1589 mg/kg body weight by intraperitoneal injection) of carbon tetrachloride, a typical hepatotoxicant, caused changes in GCL activity and GSH content in multiple organs of deer mice. Hepatic GCL activity and GSH content were de...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wu H,McBride TJ,Isanhart JP,Cox SB,Hooper MJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms have been widely applied to heavy metal adsorption due to their strong secretion of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). This study explored the responses of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (R1, a red yeast with substantial EPS supply) under Pb stress. The maximum sorption of Pb cations by R1 was ~650 mg/...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Li J,Jiang Z,Chen S,Wang T,Jiang L,Wang M,Wang S,Li Z

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury is a unique element that, unlike many metals, has no essential biological function. It is liquid at room temperature and is 13.6 times heavier than water. Its unique physical properties have been exploited for a variety of uses such as in mercury switches, thermostats, thermometers, and other instruments. Its ...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Gochfeld M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper and Cd are natural constituents of freshwater ecosystems, both cycling influenced by microbial communities. The present research examined the impacts of environmentally relevant concentrations of Cu and Cd on the growth, viability, cell size, chlorophyll a (Chl a) content and photochemical efficiency of the tro...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Echeveste P,Silva JC,Lombardi AT

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) is an ecologically important zooplanktivorous fish inhabiting estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico and eastern North America from Maine to Florida. Because they have a protracted spawning season (spring through fall) and are abundant at all life stages in coastal estuaries, their eggs and lar...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Duffy TA,Childress W,Portier R,Chesney EJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually mature male Chlamys farreri were exposed to benzo[a]pyrene for 10 days at four concentrations at 0, 0.025, 0.5 and 10 μg/L. Fluctuations in sex steroids during the exposure period were observed, which indicated that sex steroids have a role in gamete development. Exposure to B[a]P altered levels of 17β-estrad...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Tian S,Pan L,Tao Y,Sun X

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the pathways for migration of phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs), tris(1,3-dichloroisopropyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tricresyl phosphate (TCsP) which were detected from curtains often, from flame-retardant-treated polyester curtains to indoor dust were investigated. Two possible migration pathways were c...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Tokumura M,Ogo S,Kume K,Muramatsu K,Wang Q,Miyake Y,Amagai T,Makino M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the toxicity of certain potentially toxic compounds on various aquatic organisms allows to assess the impact that these pollutants on the aquatic biota. One source of pollution is the wastewater from hemodialysis. The process of sewage treatment is inefficient in inhibition and removal of pathogenic bact...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Machado CK,Pinto LH,Del Ciampo LF,Lorenzi L,Correia CH,Häder DP,Erzinger GS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs), encoded by Halloween genes, mediate the biosynthesis of molting hormone, ecdysteroids, in arthropods. In this report, the effect of heavy metal cadmium (Cd) stress on the expression of cytochrome P450 genes in the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata was analyzed. The results showed the e...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wang J,Lv Z,Lei Z,Chen Z,Lv B,Yang H,Wang Z,Song Q

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Stable isotope technology has been widely used to trace sources and evolution of water bodies, relationships between different water bodies and pollution sources. Based on δ18O and δD data from the Yarlung Tsangpo River in 2017, this paper analyzes the composition characteristics of δ18O and δD in the river water duri...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Li Z,Liu J,Zhao Y,Zhang Y,Hu Q,Liu Y,Guo H

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in industry, increasing their potential level in the environment. Plant root, the key organ absorbing water and nutrients, are directly exposed to the soil. Little is known about AgNP-mediated effects on plant root growth. Here, we show that AgNPs are absorbed by root and m...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wang L,Sun J,Lin L,Fu Y,Alenius H,Lindsey K,Chen C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histological and ultrastructural localization of heavy metals in the digestive gland of the mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, was evaluated using autometallography and X-ray microanalysis on epoxy resin sections. Mussels were collected from two populations along Thermaikos gulf (port of Thessaloniki and Halastra)...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Dimitriadis VK,Papadaki M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of potassium (K) concentration gradient on stable caesium (Cs) uptake by Calla palustris was studied under hydroponic conditions after eight-day exposure in a greenhouse experiment. The plants were exposed to two different concentrations of Cs (provided as 0.5 and 1 mM CsCl) and five different concentration...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Komínková D,Berchová-Bímová K,Součková L

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and chemical species on arsenic accumulation in aquatic floating macrophyte Spirodela polyrhiza L. (duckweed) was investigated. The uptake of inorganic arsenic species (arsenate; As(V) and arsenite; As(III)) into the plant tissue and their adsorption on iron plaq...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Rahman MA,Hasegawa H,Ueda K,Maki T,Rahman MM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the pollution level and chemical form transformation characteristics of heavy metals, atmospheric fine particles and coarse particles were collected in an urban industrial area of Zhuzhou City in central China during winter and summer. The results indicated that PM2.5 and PM10 all showed simila...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Zhang X,Zhang K,Lv W,Liu B,Aikawa M,Wang J

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) are generated by disinfectants reacting with organic matters. Previous studies have focused on DBPs in drinking water, but they have not paid sufficient attention to DBPs in sewage treatment plants (STPs), where the sources and compositions of DBPs are much more complicated, and there is...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Feng H,Ruan Y,Wu R,Zhang H,Lam PKS

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three chlorinated monophenols were investigated for their uncoupling and inhibitory properties on plant mitochondria. All the studied compounds had uncoupling properties but their activity was submitted to quantitative changes from 1- to 400-fold, according to the substitution. They also had inhibitory properti...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Ravanel P,Taillandier G,Tissut M,Benoit-Guyod JL

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene oxide (GO) is extensively used in various fields because of its versatility. The presence of GO in the environment enhances the toxicity of toxicants or pollutants. Cadmium (Cd) and GO pollution is a problem in aquatic environment, which should be solved. We investigated the toxic effects of Cd on photosynthe...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Gao M,Yang Y,Song Z

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The benthic macroinvertebrates Lumbriculus variegatus and Chironomus riparius were used in toxicity and bioaccumulation tests to determine the toxic concentrations and accumulation potential of sediment associated herbicides. The tested chemicals were ioxynil, bentazone, and pendimethalin. The bioaccumulation tests wi...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Mäenpää KA,Sormunen AJ,Kukkonen JV

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing use of silver nanoparticles, (AgNPs), will inevitably result in their release into the environment and thereby cause the exposure to plants. It was claimed that using AgNPs is a safe and efficient method to preserve and treat agents of disease in agriculture. This study tries to understand the protein p...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Mirzajani F,Askari H,Hamzelou S,Schober Y,Römpp A,Ghassempour A,Spengler B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragrant rice is a high-valued quality rice type which is gaining much popularity over the globe due to its better cooking qualities and special aromatic characteristics. Selenium (Se) and silicon (Si) could improve the growth and yield of rice; however, the combine effects of Se and Si (Se-Si treatments) on rice grai...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Liu X,Huang Z,Li Y,Xie W,Li W,Tang X,Ashraf U,Kong L,Wu L,Wang S,Mo Z

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The wide use of the herbicide diuron has compromised surrounding uncultivated areas, resulting in acute and/or chronic damage to non-target plants. Thus, the aim of this research was to evaluate physiological and morphoanatomical responses in Bauhinia variegata L. plants to different doses of diuron. Seedlings of 90-d...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Lima DA,Müller C,Costa AC,Batista PF,Dalvi VC,Domingos M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 21 N'-phenyl-N,N-disubstituted ureas was studied for its effects on thylakoidal electron transfer, photophosphorylation, and photosynthetic O2 evolution in class A chloroplasts and leaf fragments. The concentrations of test compounds that produced 50% inhibition of PS II electron transfer and of photosynth...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Arnaud L,Taillandier G,Kaouadji M,Ravanel P,Tissut M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass wastes presents a promising step in the production of cost-effective activated carbon. In the present work, mesoporous activated carbon (HAC) was prepared by the hydrothermal carbonization of rattan furniture wastes followed by NaOH activation. The textural and morphological chara...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Islam MA,Ahmed MJ,Khanday WA,Asif M,Hameed BH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta, Tubificida) has been proposed as a test organism for ecotoxocological studies, very few data concerning sublethal toxicity and bioaccumulation are available on this worm. The aims of this work were to assess the toxicity of cadmium, one of the most toxic metals frequently encount...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Bouché ML,Habets F,Biagianti-Risbourg S,Vernet G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00