Comparative soil metal analyses in Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) and Lubumbashi (Katanga, DR-Congo).

abstract：:The total mercury (Hg) content of the soft tissues of cultured oysters of the genus Crassostrea obtained during the dry and rainy seasons at sampling sites of NW Mexico with different degrees of urbanization, was determined by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Hg levels ranged from 0.05 to 0.37 µg/g (dry...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Delgado-Álvarez CG,Ruelas-Inzunza J,Osuna-López JI,Voltolina D,Frías-Espericueta MG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic effects of copper, atrazine and irgarol were evaluated on epiphytes attached to mimes (artificial devices that mimic the morphology of seagrasses) in order to check sensitivity of this biological group. Tube-dwelling diatoms were the major component of the epiphyte community. Superoxide dismutase activity was en...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Crespo E,Lozano P,Blasco J,Moreno-Garrido I

更新日期：2013-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The study has demonstrated that anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil causes acute toxicity and interferes with the growth of green microalgae, Scenedesmus vacuolatus. It accumulates in microalgae biomass with bioaccumulation factor of 1.84 × 10(4) and further integrates into the DNA and RNA of microalgae. In addition, the l...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ud-Daula A,Pfister G,Schramm KW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils has become a serious environmental concern due to their generally high mobility and toxic effects on plants and food security. An incubation study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of biochar (BC), zeolite (ZE) and rock phosphate (RP) stabilizers on the immobiliz...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bashir S,Rizwan MS,Salam A,Fu Q,Zhu J,Shaaban M,Hu H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd) were evaluated in the sediments, roots and leaves of a mangrove species (Avicennia marina) in Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), Manila Bay. The concentrations showed a general pattern of Zn > Pb > Cu > Cd in sedimen...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Gabriel AV,Salmo SG 3rd

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cave ecosystems remain largely unstudied and risk being severely degraded as a result of anthropogenic activities. The Wonderfontein Cave, situated in the extensive gold mining region of the Witwatersrand Basin, is one such system that hosts a population of Clarias gariepinus, which is exposed to the influx of pollute...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： du Preez G,Wepener V

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Selective partition by vapor solvent sweeping, on borosilicate wool, of organochlorine pesticides from fruit and vegetable extracts in the present apparatus and with the present technique provides sufficient cleanup for subsequent electron capture detector analysis. Amounts of organochlorine pesticides from...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mestres R,Barthes F

更新日期：1966-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physicochemical property of standard test media significantly influenced the aggregation and dissolution of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and the toxicity of the NPs to Daphnia magna. For all the NPs, the highest amount of metal ions was released from the ISO medium, whereas acute toxicity to D. magna was hi...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Seo J,Kim S,Choi S,Kwon D,Yoon TH,Kim WK,Park JW,Jung J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impacts of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) from domestic effluents on rivers were evaluated. The hourly DMF concentrations in the inflows (0.21-0.52 mug/L in mean) and the outflows (0.18-0.62 mug/L in mean) of two sewage treatment plants did not show any characteristic variations, and DMF was not removed at both plant...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Tanabe A,Kawata K

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Environmental pollution of fish with organic contaminants is a topic of rising attention in Morocco. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are prominent organic contaminants which are rapidly metabolized in fish. Their metabolites are accumulated in the bile fluid and can be used to assess PAH exposure. The two PAH m...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wariaghli F,Kammann U,Hanel R,Yahyaoui A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A demonstration of artificial groundwater recharge with tertiary effluent was evaluated using a set of bioassays (acute toxicity to Daphnia, genotoxicity, estrogenic and antiestrogenic toxicity). Around 95 % genotoxicity and 53 % antiestrogenicity were removed from the feed water by ozonation, whereas significant redu...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang X,Zhao X

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contamination of edible parts of three dietary vegetables, Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), Radish (Raphanus sativus L.), and Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) by air-borne cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) was determined using pot culture experiments at three sites in the city o...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Pandey J,Pandey R,Shubhashish K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residues of cypermethrin and decamethrin were estimated in brinjal fruits by gas liquid chromatography following single application of Cymbush 25 EC @ 43.75 and 87.50 g a.i./ha and of Decis 2.8 EC @ 11.20 and 22.40 g a.i./ha at fruiting stage. The average initial deposits of cypermethrin 0.600 and 1.095 mg kg(-1) and ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kaur P,Yadav GS,Chauhan R,Kumari B

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhesus monkeys were exposed to lead (Pb) acetate under various regimens during the first 12 months of life. At 30 months of age, these animals and unexposed controls were confined to an unfamiliar experimental chamber for one week. Serum cortisol concentration and Pb concentration in whole blood (PbB) were measured pr...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bushnell PJ,Shelton SE,Bowman RE

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to aquatic vertebrates, there is scarce available information on the contrasting tolerance to fluoride of different life stages and/or sizes of aquatic invertebrates. The purpose of this study was to assess the likely differences in sensitivity between juveniles and adults of the aquatic snail Potamopyrgus...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Aguirre-Sierra A,Alonso A,Camargo JA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the first evidence of domoic acid (DA), an algal neurotoxin produced by the genus Pseudo-nitzschia, from plankton net samples collected in the Sea of Marmara in December, 2010 and February, 2011. DA concentrations of plankton net samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dursun F,Yurdun T,Ünlü S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of interaction between mercury and cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides was determined by comparing enzyme responses to sublethal dosages of parathion or carbofuran in quail fed 0.05, 0.5, or 5.0 ppm morsodren for 18 weeks. A statistically significant interaction was defined as greater brain cholinesterase ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dieter MP,Ludke JL

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of atmospheric PM10- and PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in Tongling city, China. Results showed that the total concentrations of PM10- and PM2.5-bound PAHs exhibited distinct seasonal and spatial variability. The metallurgic sites showed the highest PAH concen...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang H,Wang R,Xue H,Hu R,Liu G

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taiwan is a small island nation, and many aquaculture sites are located near industrial parks. Anthropogenic activities may contaminate fish ponds. Therefore, we investigated the concentrations of eight metal elements in tilapia tissues (muscle and scale) at two fisheries. We compared the difference in metal content i...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ling MP,Hsu HT,Shie RH,Wu CC,Hong YS

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Micronucleus test is an extensively used protocol to assess the mutagenicity of environmental chemicals. This was developed by Schmid and his co-workers (Matter and Schmid, 1971; Ledebur and Schmid, 1973). The micronucleus test is simple, quick and as sensitive as the chromosome aberration analysis. It is based on the...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hemavathi E,Rahiman MA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of lethal and sublethal effects of crude oil and dispersants on mesozooplankton are important to understanding ecosystem impacts of oil spills in marine environments. Here we (1) establish median lethal concentrations for water accommodated fractions of Corexit EC9500A dispersant, MC-252 crude oil (WAF), and...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Cohen JH,McCormick LR,Burkhardt SM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of zinc (Zn) in Cichorium intybus and effects of phytotoxicity during 90 days of growth on (natural) non-contaminated and Zn-contaminated soils were studied. The phytotoxicity effects were monitored by evaluating the leaf area, leaf biomass, leaf length and root length of the vegetable. The Zn concent...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wolf M,Paulino AT

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The largest environmental release of coal ash in US history occurred in December 2008 with the failure of a retention structure at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant in East Tennessee. A byproduct of coal-burning power plants, coal ash is enriched in metals and metalloids such as selenium and ar...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Greeley MS Jr,Elmore LR,McCracken MK,Sherrard RM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromafenozide is a lepidopteran insecticide. It is highly effective in controlling various lepidopteran pests. Chromafenozide technical and formulation (80WP) was applied at 2.5 and 5.0 μg g(-1) in 4 types of soils (air dried and sieved) separately in laboratory condition. Half-lives of active ingredient were calcula...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ditya P,Das SP,Bhattacharyya A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethoate (D) are among the most commonly used organophosphates insecticides in the world. To evaluate the toxicity of two D formulations were selected as test organisms tadpoles of Rhinella arenarum. This toad species has an extensive neotropical distribution and is easy to handle and acclimate to laboratory conditi...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Martinuzzi CS,Attademo AM,Peltzer PM,Mac Loughlin TM,Marino DJG,Lajmanovich RC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and rapid focused ultrasound extraction method was developed for the determination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in liver tissue obtained of giant toad (Rhinella marina) using a gas chromatography coupled to a mass detector with electron impact ionization. The performed method for POPs, was validate...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Flores-Ramírez R,Espinosa-Reyes G,Cilia-López VG,González-Mille DJ,Rodríguez-Aguilar M,Díaz de León-Martínez L,Díaz-Barriga F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variations in concentrations of herbicide bromobutide (RS)-2-bromo-N-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide, and its metabolite bromobutide-debromo, N-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide were investigated in soils from three paddy fields used for rice farming at 24 weeks after application. The bromobutide...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Morohashi M,Nagasawa S,Enya N,Ohno M,Suzuki K,Kose T,Kawata K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenanthrene (PHE) as a tricyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is one of the common pollutants in water and sediments, which can cause reproductive toxicity to aquatic organisms. In this study, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the vitellogenin (VTG) of loach, and then to explore the estr...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wu H,An P,Wang J,Guan R,Yang N,Lei X

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00