High concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in water and sediments of car wash and Kisat areas of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria-Kenya.

abstract：:Groups of adult male rats were treated with DDT, DDVP or malathion orally for two or three weeks. Body weight and testis weight did not change. FSH and LH levels in serum also remained unchanged, whereas that of testosterone was decreased by DDT. This substance also diminished the concentration of testosterone in the ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Krause W

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial baby food was roughly classified into six food groups, including vegetable, fruit, fish, meat, dairy product, and cookie. Dioxin levels in commercial baby food were determined, and dioxin intake in infants was assessed on the basis of the proposed original model food groups. The total daily dioxin intake wa...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Saito K,Ohmura A,Takekuma M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Average initial deposits of flubendiamide on chili were found to be 1.06 and 2.00 mg kg(-1), respectively, following two applications of flubendiamide 480SC at 60 and 120 g a.i. ha(-1) at 10 days interval. More than 80% of flubendiamide residues dissipated just after 3 days of the last application at both the dosages....

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sahoo SK,Sharma RK,Battu RS,Singh B

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of deltamethrin on antioxidant status and oxidative stress biomarkers in digestive gland and gill of freshwater mussel, Unio elongatulus eucirrus, was examined. Deltamethrin was applied at concentrations of 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1,600 microg L(-1), for 1, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. With i...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Köprücü SS,Yonar E,Seker E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are a group of chemical species, ubiquitously present in the environment and pose a serious risk to humans. In the present study, the average concentrations of PAEs in PM10 (particulate matter ≤ 10 µm) are reported at a densely populated site in Delhi. The average concentration of PAEs was ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Gupta S,Gadi R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residue dynamics of thiacloprid in cabbage and soil was studied in this paper utilizing liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The field trial was conducted in two sites: Beijing, China and Hubei, China. Thiacloprid dissipated rapidly with the half-life 1.3-1.6 days in cabbage and 2.1-3.1 days...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wang C,Guan WB,Zhang HY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two species of marketable-size flatfish, winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) and American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) from a fjord, were examined as sentinels for the effects of effluent discharged by a pulp and paper mill in Newfoundland, Canada. Reference samples for comparison were obtained from a p...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Khan RA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Selenium (Se), Chromium (Cr) and Cadmium (Cd) concentrations in liver, muscle, gills and kidney tissues of Capoeta trutta collected from four sites of Keban Dam Lake, Turkey. The highest heavy metal level in all tissues was for Zn, while Cd was the lowest. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Danabas D,Ural M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, accumulation of zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and lead (Pb) was determined in different tissues (skin, muscles, liver, gills, kidney and brain) of rohu (Labeo rohita) collected from the River Ganga in Varanasi, India. Concentrations of Cu (except gi...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Vaseem H,Banerjee TK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate acute toxic effects of the preparation Sencor 70 WG (metribuzin 70% W/V) on hematological, biochemical indices and histology of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). In carp exposed for 96 h to Sencor 70 WG in the concentration of 250.2 mg/L, showed significantly lower (p<0.01) val...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Velisek J,Svobodova Z,Piackova V,Sudova E

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify whether Oryzias congeners, including freshwater, brackish water, and marine medaka, would be useful models for evaluating environmental chemical effects in various aquatic ecosystems, we examined the influence of salinity on their embryo development. We also compared the toxicity values of the organotin com...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Horie Y,Kanazawa N,Suzuki A,Yonekura K,Chiba T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were measured in blood plasma of 13 species of birds collected from Ahmedabad, India. Among the various OCPs determined, HCHs and its isomers had higher contribution to the total OCPs. Concentration of summation operatorHCHs varied from 11.4 ng/mL in White ibis Thresk...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dhananjayan V,Muralidharan S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protective benchmarks for the effects of total suspended solids (TSS) on freshwater aquatic biota primarily focus on fish; whether these benchmarks will also protect their prey or co-existing lower trophic level aquatic biota was uncertain. We conducted an extensive literature review of TSS effects on those organisms ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chapman PM,Hayward A,Faithful J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seedlings of wheat (Triticum aestivum) were exposed in soil to the polycyclic musk chemical, 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran (HHCB) for 21 days, to evaluate its effect upon chlorophyll (CHL), lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant system. The content of CHL in leaves was inhibite...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chen C,Cai Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field study in the Pearl River Delta of China was conducted in order to describe to the spatial and seasonal variation of occurrence and concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in surface water and sediments. Petroleum hydrocarbons and isoprenoid alkanes were quantified by UV spectroscopy and gas chromat...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhao J,Yin P,Zhao L,Yu Q,Lu G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight water samples were collected at Yangbajing to investigate the water contamination resulting from natural geothermal water discharge and anthropogenic geothermal wastewater drainage. The results indicate that snow or snow melting waters, Yangbajing River waters and cold groundwaters are free from geotherma...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Guo Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in protein levels and lipid compositions in algal cells indicate the severity of stress related to toxic concentrations of heavy metals. In this study, the effects of exposure to cadmium and copper on Chlorella vulgaris and its capacity to remove metals were evaluated. The data revealed ion removal activity by...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： de Abreu FC,da Costa PN,Brondi AM,Pilau EJ,Gozzo FC,Eberlin MN,Trevisan MG,Garcia JS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aquatic plant, Canna indica L. (Indian shoot) of Cannaceae family was investigated to assess cadmium scavenging potential at 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 150 mg Cd L-1 exposers. The results showed that Canna has considerable potential of cadmium accumulation, which was up to 58.69 and 10.13 mg Cd kg-1 dry weight in root...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Solanki P,Narayan M,Rabha AK,Srivastava RK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace metals concentrations were studied for three different seasons on four seaweed species (Halimeda gracilis, Padina pavonica, Sargassum swartzii and Turbinaria ornata) from Wandoor area of southern Andaman Island. Though diversified seaweed population records in the study area, the studied four species were predom...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kaviarasan T,Gokul MS,Henciya S,Muthukumar K,Dahms HU,James RA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain microbes can biotransform antibiotics. Little is known about these microbes or the biotransformation processes. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of background nutrient conditions on a sulfonamide degrading culture and on its biotransformation of sulfadiazine (SDZ) with respect to transf...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Levine RE,Zhang Y,Leng Y,Snow DD,Cassada D,Durso LM,Li X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil mercury concentrations at a typical small-scale mine site in the Bolivian Andes were elevated (28-737 mg/kg or ppm) in localized areas where mercury amalgams were either formed or vaporized to release gold, but was not detectable beyond approximately 10 m from its sources. Arsenic was measurable, exceeding known ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Johnson GD,Pavilonis B,Caravanos J,Grassman J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total mercury levels (Thg) were quantified in Clarias gariepinus captured from the Sagua la Grande River (Cuba) in the vicinity of an active chlor-alkali plant, and relationships among place of capture; fish size, weight, and sex; and THg levels were assessed. THg levels ranged from 67 to 375 ng/g ww in collected fish...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： De La Rosa D,Lima L,Olivares-Rieumont S,Graham DW,Enriquez I,Diaz O,Bastías JM,Muñoz O

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged use of biosolids with high metal content may result in diffuse pollution across large regions, especially if such ions can move freely through the soil profile and reach underground water sources. The objective of this study was to verify whether Cr added to the soil surface in the form of hydrolysed leather...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bavaresco J,Fink JR,Rodrigues ML,Gianello C,Barrón V,Torrent J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of these studies demonstrate that the blue crab was readily able to take up and discharge labeled n-alkanes, but it was not able to metabolize them. In contrast, it appears that n-alkanes taken up via the digestive tract in mullet are readily metabolized, probably via microorganisms in the gut. More limited me...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Geiszler PC,Grantham BJ,Blomquist GJ

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on evaluating the metal and metalloid contamination and associated risks in the two vegetables crops, coriander (Coriandrum sativum) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea) treated with three water regimes, canal water, groundwater and municipal wastewater. These vegetables are widely consumed by people and...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Khan ZI,Ugulu I,Ahmad K,Yasmeen S,Noorka IR,Mehmood N,Sher M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentration and human health risks of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd, As, Ni) in water, sediment, crab (Tympanotonus fuscatus) and periwinkle (Callinectes amnicola) were assayed in New Calabar River, Nigeria. Results revealed that concentration (mg/L) of the metals in water in the two seasons studied, ranged from 1.1E...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Uwah EI,Nwoke IB,Inam EJ,Udosen IE,Udosen ED

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption of contaminants plays an important role in the process of their elimination from a polluted environment. This work describes the issue of loading environment with lead Pb(II) and the resulting negative impact it has on plants and living organisms. It also focuses on bentonite as a natural adsorbent and ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hegedűsová A,Hegedűs O,Tóth T,Vollmannová A,Andrejiová A,Šlosár M,Mezeyová I,Pernyeszi T

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the current chemistry of trace elements in upland headwater lakes in Ireland and determine their trends during the last decade in response to decreasing emissions. Twenty-nine upland lakes were sampled in 2017-2018; 19 were previously sampled in 2007-2008. The 2017-2018 sample...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nelson SAM,Aherne J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodiesel is promoted as environmentally less harmful than diesel fuel. Nevertheless its water-soluble-fraction (WSF) may contain methanol, which appears by a reversion of the transesterification reaction, when biodiesel contacts water. This paper evaluated the loss of the lysosomal membrane integrity in liver homogen...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： da Cruz AC,Leite MB,Rodrigues LE,Nascimento IA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the environmental behavior of different types of automotive lubricant oils. Based on respirometry assays the biodegradability was monitored, and toxicological tests were executed to assess the lubricants toxicity before and after microbial activity. Used oil was the most bio...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lopes PR,Montagnolli RN,de Fátima Domingues R,Bidoia ED

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00