A review of environmental and health effects of organochlorine pesticide residues in Africa.

abstract：:This study investigates the level of organochlorine pesticides in the raw food from open markets in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Johannesburg, South Africa. It assesses the potential health risks associated with the organochlorine pesticide residues. The Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Nuapia Y,Chimuka L,Cukrowska E

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study concerned decolouration of solutions of azo, anionic (Acid Orange 7, Reactive Red 45, Acid Yellow 23) and cationic (Basic Blue 41 and Basic Orange 66) dyes during illumination with UV (lambdamax 366 nm) irradiation in the presence of TiO2 and FeCl3. The process of decolouration during illumination of the sol...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Baran W,Makowski A,Wardas W

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pyrolysis of hydrocarbon-rich sludge in an oxygen-free environment can provide useful liquefaction products and residues. When applied to sewage sludge, energy and time costs are the major factors that affect the operation. Therefore, it is important to understand how the process is affected by temperature. The py...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Chao CG,Chiang HL,Chen CY

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace metals have the potential to associate with sediments that have been recognised as significant source of contamination for the benthic environment. The current study aims assessing the trace metals contamination level in sediments from Dakar coast and Saint Louis estuary, and to examine their bioavailability to ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Diop C,Dewaelé D,Cazier F,Diouf A,Ouddane B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insecticides are widely used for crop protection. Effectiveness of pesticides and beneficial arthropods in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program requires a full understanding of how specific pesticides alter natural enemy effectiveness. This may require evaluation of chemicals at different life stages of the ins...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Desneux N,Denoyelle R,Kaiser L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A toxicity test was developed to examine the effects of heavy metal contaminants on the early life stages of the marine polychaete. We have studied the effects of metals on fertilization and early development of marine polychaete Hydroides elegans. These heavy metals have often been found in polluted ground and water ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Gopalakrishnan S,Thilagam H,Raja PV

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), as one of emerging contaminants, has been attracting increasing concerns in recent years. Sorption of PFOS by maize straw- and willow-derived chars (M400 and W400), maize straw-origin ash (MA) as well as three carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was studied in this work. The sorption kinetics of ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Chen X,Xia X,Wang X,Qiao J,Chen H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalates (phthalate esters, PAEs) are commonly used as plasticizers and are emerging concerns worldwide for their potential influence on the environment and general public health. Thus, identification of the negative effects and involved mechanisms of PAEs is necessary. Herein, we found that embryonic exposure of ze...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Qian L,Liu J,Lin Z,Chen X,Yuan L,Shen G,Yang W,Wang D,Huang Y,Pang S,Mu X,Wang C,Li Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foraging aggregations of east Pacific green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) inhabit the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (SBNWR) and San Diego Bay (SDB), two habitats in southern California, USA, located near urbanized areas. Both juvenile and adult green turtles forage in these areas and exhibit high site fidelity, w...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Barraza AD,Komoroske LM,Allen C,Eguchi T,Gossett R,Holland E,Lawson DD,LeRoux RA,Long A,Seminoff JA,Lowe CG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciprofloxacin (CIP), as an extensively used antibiotic, has been widely detected at a high level in the environment and has raised environmental pollution concerns. Thus, efficient and cost-effective methods for CIP degradation are highly desired. Biologically produced manganese oxides (BioMnOx) offer a promising pers...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Zhou NQ,Liu DF,Min D,Cheng L,Huang XN,Tian LJ,Li DB,Yu HQ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study elucidated the biomagnification profiles of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) through a tropical aquatic food web of Vietnam based on trophic characterization using stable nitrogen analysis. Various biological samples collected from the main stream of the Mekong Delta were provided for the analysi...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Ikemoto T,Tu NP,Watanabe MX,Okuda N,Omori K,Tanabe S,Tuyen BC,Takeuchi I

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in numerous industrial and consumer products because of their special chemical properties, for instance the ability to repel both water and oil. A broad variety of PFAS have been introduced into the Norwegian market through industrial use (e.g. via fire fig...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Herzke D,Olsson E,Posner S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biotic ligand model (BLM) was developed to predict nickel toxicity, affecting root growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare), in nutrient solutions. The extent to which Ca(2+), Mg(2+), Na(+), K(+) ions and pH each influenced nickel toxicity was determined. Higher activities of Mg(2+) linearly increased the 4d EC50 Ni (2+) ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Lock K,Van Eeckhout H,De Schamphelaere KA,Criel P,Janssen CR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, an evaluation of physico-chemical properties, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of candle soot derived carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) was carried out. Several physico-chemical characterizations including scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, Brunauer-Emmet-Teller surface area and pore...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Singh S,Singh D,Singh SP,Pandey AK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naphthenic acids (NAs), a class of structurally diverse carboxylic acids with often complex ring structures and large aliphatic tail groups, are important by-products of many petrochemical processes including the oil sands mining activity of Northern Alberta. While it is evident that NAs have both acute and chronic ha...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Johnston CU,Clothier LN,Quesnel DM,Gieg LM,Chua G,Hermann PM,Wildering WC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maximum utilization of the full solar spectrum has been considered as a holy grail in the field of photocatalysis and has emerged important in the recent years, as the world needs to move towards renewable energy sources and also to maintain environmental health. In the search for a sustainable solution, we have come ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Jain A,Kumar A,Kaur H,Krishnan V

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans are exposed to numerous endocrine disruptors on a daily basis, which may interfere with endogenous estrogens, with Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) being one of the most employed. The anterior pituitary gland is a target of 17β-estradiol (E2) through the specific estrogen receptors (ERs) α and β, whose expres...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Pérez PA,Toledo J,Sosa LDV,Peinetti N,Torres AI,De Paul AL,Gutiérrez S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil remediation mitigates hazards from contaminants but could deprive soils of initial biota and enzymes. Historically contaminated acidic soil from Arnoldstein (Austria) and calcareous soil from Meza (Slovenia) were washed with 30 and 100 mmol kg-1 ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) to remove 78 and 60% of Pb as a m...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Kaurin A,Cernilogar Z,Lestan D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a preliminary study, the uptake and the mobility of uranium (U) by black oak trees (Quercus velutina) were assessed by measuring the isotopic composition of tree rings in two mature oak trees in a heavy metal contaminated bog in Concord, MA. The bog is adjacent to a nuclear industrial facility that has been process...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Edmands JD,Brabander DJ,Coleman DS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of chemical pesticides for crop protection, despite having contributed to ensure food security, have shown to exert negative impacts on the environment and on human health. In addition, the frequent emergence of resistance to pesticides and their adverse effects toward non-target organisms have gene...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Campolo O,Puglisi I,Barbagallo RN,Cherif A,Ricupero M,Biondi A,Palmeri V,Baglieri A,Zappalà L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dechlorane plus (DP) is found widely in environmental media. Determining DP concentrations in dust and hair and identifying relationships between the concentrations in dust and hair could improve our understanding of the effects of DP in humans. DP concentrations in 48 hair samples from male and female students and in...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Chen W,Li J,Dong Z,Bao J,Zhang A,Shen G,Wang Y,Hu J,Jin J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to characterize PM2.5-bound trace elements in Northern Zhejiang Province (NZP), one of the most economically prosperous regions in China, and assess the associated health risks for the general populations. A year-long sampling campaign was conducted at four sites representative of urban, suburban, and...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Xu J,Jia C,Yu H,Xu H,Ji D,Wang C,Xiao H,He J

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn between a contaminated soil and the tree species Paulownia tomentosa was investigated in a pilot-scale assisted phytoremediation study. The influence of the addition of EDTA, tartrate and glutamate at 1, 5 and 10mM concentrations on metal accumulation by the plant and on metal mob...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Doumett S,Lamperi L,Checchini L,Azzarello E,Mugnai S,Mancuso S,Petruzzelli G,Del Bubba M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomonitoring of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) typically uses measurement of metabolites of PAHs with four or less aromatic rings, such as 1-hydroxypyrene, even though interest may be in exposure to larger and carcinogenic PAHs, such as benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). An improved procedure for measuring ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Hilton DC,Trinidad DA,Hubbard K,Li Z,Sjödin A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial granules with excellent settle-ability were successfully developed at different ammonium-N loadings in four sequencing batch reactors run under alternating aerobic-anaerobic conditions. Results showed that heterotrophic, nitrifying and denitrifying populations could co-exist in the microbial granules. The ac...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Qin L,Liu Y

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The continuous production of plant wastes and heavy metal pollution of waters have become widespread unavoidable challenges. Reutilization of plant wastes to treat toxic metal-contaminated water is an eco-friendly way to simultaneously solve these problems. Herein, three cake-like biosorbents were synthesized from tea...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Wang N,Qiu Y,Hu K,Huang C,Xiang J,Li H,Tang J,Wang J,Xiao T

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional approach to extracting estrogens from water matrices, solid-phase extraction (SPE), presents a number of challenges when applied to complex wastewater matrices. Conversely, the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) clean-up method offers an alternative sample preparation approach th...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Sweeney CL,Bennett JL,Brown CAM,Ross NW,Gagnon GA

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ononitol monohydrate isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of Cassia tora L. using column chromatography was evaluated for its antifeedant, larvicidal and growth inhibitory activities against Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura at different concentrations of 125, 250, 500 and 1000 ppm. Leaf disc no-choice met...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Baskar K,Ignacimuthu S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal laccase has aroused great concern in rapidly removing estrogens because of its ability to accelerate humification and oligomerization. Here, the effect of two humic acids (HAs) on the reaction kinetics and products distribution of 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) in laccase-initiated humification and coupling was sys...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Sun K,Chen H,Zhang Q,Li S,Liu Q,Si Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The national 'Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone Development Plan' compels the further understanding of the distribution and potential risk of metals pollution in the east coast of China, where the rapid economic and urban development have been taken off and metal pollution has become a noticeable problem. Surface ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Huang L,Pu X,Pan JF,Wang B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00