The use of passerine feathers to evaluate heavy metal pollution in Central Portugal.

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 algal growth and physiological characters of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae were studied under the stress of Sagittaria sagittifolia extract. The results showed that the growth of A. flos-aquae was significantly inhibited by S. sagittifolia extract. The exopolysaccharide (EPS), total soluble protein, intracellular phosp...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang SH,Xu PY,Chang JJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rainfall simulations of 30 mm h(-1), with 48-h interval between two simulations, were performed on rice lysimeters at 24, 48, and 72 h after being sprayed with tricyclazole. In the first simulated rainfall, wash-off concentration of tricyclazole was significant irrespective of the interval between the spray time a...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Phong TK,Nhung DT,Yamazaki K,Takagi K,Watanabe H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, surface soil samples from 14 representative college school yards in Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi province, China, were collected and analyzed for 21 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The total concentrations were in the ranges of 0.2-67.0 ng/g. HCHs and DDTs were the most dominant compounds among ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lu H,Liu W

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of total mercury in the bodies of drake mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) inhabiting an industrialized wetland area in southern Poland was studied. The median Hg concentration in tissue of various bones (0.017 µg/g w.w.) was statistically lower than the concentration found in muscle tissue (0.023 µg/...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Binkowski ŁJ,Przystupińska A,Wojtaś W

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in six stations in Karaj River, which is the main resource of drinking water in Tehran. The single PAHs concentrations ranged from not detected to 2,327.8 ng L(-1), with a mean value of 31.5 ng L(-1). The total PAHs concentrations ranged from 25.6,...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Karyab H,Nasseri S,Ahmadkhaniha R,Rastkari N,Mahvi AH,Nabizadeh R,Yunesian M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

abstract：:We found that mercury potentiated the toxicity and biochemical effects of parathion. Male Coturnix quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were fed a sublethal concentration of morsodren (4 ppm as methyl mercury) for 18 weeks. This resulted in an accumulation of 21.0 ppm of mercury in the liver and 8.4 ppm in the carcass. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dieter MP,Ludke JL

更新日期：1975-03-01 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：:Endrin (1 mg per kg body weight) was daily administered intraperitoneally to rats which were sacrificed in groups of 10 after 5, 12 and 19 days and analyses of blood serums were conpared to appropriate controls. No alterations were found in the concentrations of general serum protein or paper electrophoretically separ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Coleman RL

更新日期：1968-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolic compounds have been used because they are among the most toxic and ubiquitous environmental contaminants present in many industrial wastes. It is recognized that factors such as water hardness, pH, temperature, chemical formulation, species, age and/or stage of development of test organisms, to mention only a...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Barahona MV,Sánchez-Fortún S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analytical method based on high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) has been developed to investigate florfenicol residues. Among 11 stations, florfenicol was detected in six water samples. The concentrations of florfenicol in the six samples were 64.2 microg L(-1), 390.6 microg ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zong H,Ma D,Wang J,Hu J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCB levels were determined with maternal and cord blood sampled at the time of delivery. All of the twentyfour mothers selected for this experiment are residents to Tokyo Metropolitan area. Gaschromatographic patterns of PCBs in cord blood closely resembled those of mothers. The cord blood in general showed lower PCB ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Akiyama K,Ohi G,Fujitani K,Yagyu H,Ogino M

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallic acid is known as a potent antioxidant active compound of the edible and medicinal plant Peltiphyllum peltatum. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of gallic acid against sodium fluoride induced oxidative stress in rat brain. Gallic acid (10 and 20 mg/kg) and vitamin C (1...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nabavi SF,Habtemariam S,Jafari M,Sureda A,Nabavi SM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate copper uptake and its toxicity on bioenergy grass giant reed (Arundo donax L.), experiments were carried out using two epigenetic clonal lines - American (BL) and Hungarian (20SZ) ecotypes - grown on elevated Cu concentrations up to 26.8 mg L(-1). Neither ecotype showed any noticeable foliar symptoms of Cu...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Elhawat N,Alshaal T,Domokos-Szabolcsy É,El-Ramady H,Antal G,Márton L,Czakó M,Balogh P,Fári M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study six adsorbents viz. wood charcoal, fly ash, coconut charcoal, saw dust, coconut fiber and baggasse charcoal were studied for their capacity to remove atrazine from water. The removal efficiency of different adsorbents varied from 76.5% to 97.7% at 0.05 ppm concentration and 78.5% to 95.5% at 0.1 p...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sharma RK,Kumar A,Joseph PE

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glacierized mountain environments can preserve and release mercury (Hg) and play an important role in regional Hg cycling. In the Tibetan Plateau (TP), most glaciers have been retreating at unprecedented rate in recent decades, acting as one of the most active factors in regional hydrological cycling. In this mini-rev...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang Q,Sun X,Sun S,Yin X,Huang J,Cong Z,Kang S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of NO3 (-) contamination in groundwater is becoming increasingly significant as high concentrations of NO3 (-) in groundwater can do damage to public health. Nitrate pollution in the shallow, middle-deep and deep aquifers in the urban district of Zhanjiang was studied using the ordinary Kriging interpolation...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： He X,Liu Z,Qian J,Zhao W,Liu Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have described human exposure to heavy metals from diverse sources in Nigeria, but little is known about the exposure from personal care products, and few or no report is available on the personal care product concentrations of cadmium, chromium, copper and zinc, which have biotic effects. The levels ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ayenimo JG,Yusuf AM,Adekunle AS,Makinde OW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogenic activities of river water from four representative cross-sections of the Yellow River (Zhengzhou section) and their effects on reproduction and development of fish were assessed. MVLN assay showed estradiol equivalents of river water from Yiluohe, Xinmanghe, Qinhe and Huayuankou cross-sections were 1.09 ± 0...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Song WT,Wang ZJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Polyethoxylated tallowamine (POEA) is a non-ionic surfactant used in many herbicide formulations to increase the ability of active ingredients to penetrate leaf cuticles. However, it has also been shown to disrupt respiratory membranes in aquatic organisms. In this study, Daphnia magna was used to examine the lethal a...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Brausch JM,Beall B,Smith PN

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a consequence of offshore drilling, used Water Based Drilling Muds (WBMs) are typically disposed off, by discharging into the sea; such a disposal does not fully eliminate the environmental hazards. Hence, in this study, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ringed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs i.e. naphthalene, fluorene, phenant...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Jagwani D,Kulkarni A,Shukla P,Ramteke DS,Juneja HD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field trials were carried out to investigate the dissipation and residue levels of bifenthrin in wheat. After extraction with acetonitrile, the samples were cleaned up by dispersive solid-phase extraction and detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The half-lives of bifenthrin in wheat seedlings ranged from ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： You X,Jiang N,Liu F,Liu C,Wang S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examined active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) acute ecotoxicological modes of action (MOA). It was concluded that the vast majority of APIs acute MOA was non-specific narcosis as; 85% out of 59 APIs had an excess toxicity ratio <7; 70% of the APIs ecotoxicity was overestimated based on a narcotic model;...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sanderson H,Thomsen M

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:This study aims to examine the possible presence of lead and cadmium in the liver and kidneys of hooded crows (Corvus cornix). Liver and kidneys of hooded crow carcasses were collected in Province of Cuneo (Piedmont, Italy) in order to detect lead and cadmium content. Significant differences were found in lead and cad...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Giammarino M,Quatto P,Squadrone S,Abete MC

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:When male and female coturnix quail (Coturnix coturnix) were given a single subacute oral dose (5.62 mg/kg) of the avian frightening agent 4-aminopyridine (4AP) and paired with untreated mates, there was no effect on the reproductive performance of males; egg production of females was reduced the third week after trea...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Schafer EW,Brunton RB,Lockyer NF

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Almendares River is central to recreational and other activities in Havana, Cuba. However, monitoring indicated significant heavy metal contamination in river sediments, especially below Calle 100, the largest landfill in Havana. This work extended previous sediment studies by determining complementary Cu, Pb, Ni,...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Olivares-Rieumont S,Lima L,De la Rosa D,Graham DW,Columbie I,Santana JL,Sánchez MJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00