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

abstract：:The effect of LC(50) and a sublethal concentration of lead nitrate on the activities of alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, glucose-6-phosphatase, lipase and urease in the kidneys and ovaries of a teleost fish, Channa punctatus has been examined after 96 hr and 30 days respectively. The results show that all the f...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sastry KV,Agrawal MK

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissipation of penconazole was estimated in peach, plum, apricot, and mango fruits cultivated in different farms using QuEChERS method for sample preparation and High performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector. Following one application of normal dose 25 mL 100 L(-1) water, the average initial deposit...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Abd-Alrahman SH,Ahmed NS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and n-alkanes was investigated in the surface sediment from the Shinano River in Niigata, Japan. The total concentrations of the PAHs and n-alkanes ranged from 102 to 10,450 ng/g dry weight and from 160 to 3,530 ng/g dry, respectively. Perylene (Per) in the s...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hori T,Shiota N,Asada T,Oikawa K,Kawata K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, environmentally key properties including aqueous solubilities (S(W)), vapor pressures (V(P)), sorption coefficients (K(OC)), octanol-water (K(OW)), octanol-air (K(OA)) and air-water (K(AW)) partition coefficients of 53 phthalates are studied by the quantitative structure-property relationship models by ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lu C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate petroleum waste remediation and toxicity reduction by five bacterial strains: Ralstonia picketti SRS (BP-20), Alcaligenes piechaudii SRS (CZOR L-1B), Bacillus subtilis (I'-1a), Bacillus sp. (T-1), and Bacillus sp. (T'-1), previously isolated from petroleum-contaminated soils. Pe...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Płaza GA,Jangid K,Lukasik K,Nałecz-Jawecki G,Berry CJ,Brigmon RL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visible injury to apple foliage from exposure to ozone includes brown stippling on lower leaf surfaces and a light yellow mosaic on upper surfaces. Histologically, chlorophyll is destroyed and palisade and spongy mesophyll cells collapse following disintegration of their protoplasm. Foliar spray applications of the an...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Elfving DC,Gilbert MD,Edgerton LJ,Wilde MH,Lisk DJ

更新日期：1976-03-01 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：:Ataturk Dam Lake, the largest impounded lake in Turkey, has been contaminated by domestic, industrial and agricultural effluents coming from Adiyaman city. In this study, we investigated the possible effects of pollutants on several biochemical parameters in the cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, by comparing the paramet...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Fırat Ö,Alıcı MF

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malachite green, a multi-purpose dye induces cyto-toxicity upon its entry and bioaccumulation in tissues. A semi-static chronic (60 days) bioassay was conducted by exposing Cyprinus carpio to sublethal concentration of the dye and Emblica officinalis in four experimental groups viz control, malachite green, E. officin...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Jindal R,Sinha R

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic toxicity testing using the luminescent bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, has recently been demonstrated to be a suitable bioassay for water quality monitoring. The toxicity evaluation is typically based on determining the EC50 at specific time points which may lead to overlooking the dynamic nature of luminescence r...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nasuhoglu D,Westlund P,Isazadeh S,Neamatallah S,Yargeau V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a sublethal concentration (7.66 mg/L) of carbofuran, were assessed on Clarias batrachus. The fish were exposed to 7.66 mg of carbofuran/L for 6 days. After 6 days, fish were released into carbofuran-free water in order to study the recovery pattern. Proteins were decreased in gill and kidney and recover...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Begum G

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Accumulation of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) in gill, liver and muscle tissues of Oreochromis niloticus and its effects on superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities in gill and liver tissues were studied after exposing the fish to 20 µg/L Cu over 15 days. Copper lev...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Tunçsoy M,Duran S,Ay Ö,Cicik B,Erdem C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of the spatial and temporal distributions of selected heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg) in Bohai Bay, north China was examined. Surface sediment samples from 15 sites were collected and analyzed for the selected metals with atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) from the year of 1997-2007. Mean concen...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhan S,Peng S,Liu C,Chang Q,Xu J

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) concentrations were determined within an academic chemistry building by cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Concentrations varied depending on the room activity, with night time and weekend levels the lowest and most stable (typically between 10 and 20 ng/m(3)), and daytime wee...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Cizdziel JV,Jiang Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic effects of buprofezin on Daphnia magna after both chronic and acute exposures were evaluated according to OECD guidelines. A 48-h acute exposure of buprofezin resulted in daphnid immobility at an EC(50) of 0.44 mg/L. In a 14 days chronic exposure of buprofezin (0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/L), the develo...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Liu Y,Qi S,Zhang W,Li X,Qiu L,Wang C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a simple, mono step deep eutectic solvent (DES) extraction was developed for selective extraction of copper from sediment samples. The optimization of all experimental parameters, e.g. DES type, sample/DES ratio, contact time and temperature were performed with using BCR-280 R (lake sediment cert...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bağda E,Altundağ H,Tüzen M,Soylak M

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of three additives - citric acid (CA), polyaspartic acid (PASP), and FeCl3 - on the phytoextraction efficiency of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) by ryegrass (Lolium perenneL.) from artificially contaminated soils with different heavy metal concentrations. The result...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang Y,Li F,Xu W,Ren J,Chen S,Shen K,Long Z

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in ambient air and farmland soil sampled in 2006 around an e-waste dismantling area with open burning of insulated wires in Longtang in south China were investigated. The total toxic equivalent concentrations of PCDD/Fs were 3.2-31.7 pg/m(3) in air and 5.8 ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ren M,Tang YH,Peng PA,Cai Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tannery effluent and soils samples were collected from 12 different sites of an agricultural area receiving treated tannery wastewater near Kanpur city (India). The samples were analyzed for heavy metals (Fe, Cr, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni and Pb) content with a view to assess the impact of industrial wastewater on agricultural s...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Gupta AK,Sinha S,Basant A,Singh KP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between sex, size (length and weight) and metal concentrations in the tissues of two commercially valuable fish species (silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus and tiger tooth croaker, Otolithes ruber) from Persian Gulf were evaluated. Concentrations of the metals in fish species ranged as follows: Mn 0.743...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mortazavi MS,Sharifian S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of a GC-MS analysis for targeted pesticides i.e. dieldrin, endosulfan, pp-DDT, endrin, HCB, heptachlor, mirex and aldrin in the Kafue Flats of Zambia are presented. Analysis was done in soils, sediments, water and vegetation samples from the Lochinvar and Blue Lagoon National Parks along the Kafue River. A val...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sichilongo K,Banda D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the potential for metabolism of select polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) by human enteric microorganisms. Experiments were performed under anaerobic conditions with various combinations of enteric microbial suspensions, PAH concentrations, nutrient mixtures, and time courses. No PAH metabolite...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hurdzan CM,Basta NT,Hatcher PG,Tuovinen OH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil, rock, potable water, animal food and human hair samples were collected from the Dashan village, a typical selenium (Se)-rich area of China. Se content and fraction distribution were determined to trace the source of soil Se and evaluate the potential health risk to humans. Total Se contents in soils ranged from ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhao B,Xing C,Zhou S,Wu X,Yang R,Yan S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amynthas agrestis and Metaphire hilgendorfi are being distributed across North America with unknown ecosystem impacts. Forest soils in urban areas sequester trace elements and earthworms may be bioaccumulating them. This study examined Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn in soils and earthworm tissues at 28 urban fo...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Richardson JB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bauxite residue, as solid waste from alumina production, contains mainly hematite [Fe2O3]. Kinetic study of iron leaching of bauxite residue by diluted sulfuric acid at atmospheric pressure has been investigated. The results have been obtained as following: (i) Temperature play an important role in iron leaching from ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Liu ZR,Zeng K,Zhao W,Li Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have documented environmental contamination by PCBs in soil from different areas in Mexico (industrial, mining, and urban sites). However, the real significance of that soil contamination has not been established. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a human health risk assessment (Monte Carl...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Pérez-Maldonado IN,Ochoa Martínez ÁC,Ruíz-Vera T,Orta-García ST,Varela-Silva JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mallard drakes accumulated mercury rapidly from dietary dosage of methylmercury dicyandiamide and eliminated it slowly, retaining approximately one half at the end of 84 days; no measurable loss occurred between the end of the 7th and 56th days, but loss resumed concurrently with new feather growth, and continued thro...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Stickel LF,Stickel WH,McLane MA,Bruns M

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00