Soil radioactivity levels, radiological maps and risk assessment for the state of Kuwait.

abstract：:Relation between influenza-like illness (ILI) and passive smoking remains a debate of subject. We aimed to determine an association of passive smoking with ILI risk of housewives in North China, and the modification effects of gene polymorphisms related to the metabolisms of smoking pollutants. We included 379 housewi...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Wang B,Huo W,Lu Q,Li Z,Liu Y,Zhao D,Li Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particle toxicity and metal ions from the dissolution of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) can have environmentally toxic effects. Among the diverse metallic NPs, four types of zinc oxide NPs (ZnO-NPs)-two spherical (diameters <50 nm and <100 nm) and two wire (50 nm × 300 nm and 90 nm × 1000 nm) shaped-were examined using ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Kim S,Chae Y,Kang Y,An YJ,Yoon Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleanup goals for sites contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are often established based on total contaminant concentrations. However, mounting evidence suggests that understanding contaminant bioavailability in soils is necessary for accurate assessment of contaminant exposure to humans via oral ing...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Cui XY,Xiang P,He RW,Juhasz A,Ma LQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of trace levels of organic contaminants in the environment is currently an environmental concern. When these contaminants are subjected to environmental transformations, environmental transformation products (ETPs) are obtained, whose structures often remain unknown. The absence of information concerning ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Laurencé C,Rivard M,Martens T,Morin C,Buisson D,Bourcier S,Sablier M,Oturan MA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With rapid development of nanotechnology and growing environmental pollution, the combined toxic effects of SiNPs and pollutants of heavy metals like lead have received global attentions. The aim of this study was to explore the cardiovascular effects of the co-exposure of SiNPs and lead acetate (PbAc) in zebrafish us...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Hu H,Zhang Y,Shi Y,Feng L,Duan J,Sun Z

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the recent contamination history of DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(chlorophenyl)ethane) and its metabolites, as well as methoxychlor (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)ethane), chlorfenson (4-chlorophenyl-p-chlorobenzenesulfonate), and further halogenated aromatics, a sediment core was collected from the ...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Heim S,Ricking M,Schwarzbauer J,Littke R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential impacts of inevitable leaks of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into environment on human beings need attention. Owing to the vitality of photosynthesis in maintaining life and ecosystem functioning, impacts of exogenously applied nanoparticulate and Ag+ on photosystem (PS)II function, which governs overall phot...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Pardha-Saradhi P,Shabnam N,Sharmila P,Ganguli AK,Kim H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membranes, as the primary separation element of membrane-based processes, have greatly attracted the attention of researchers in several water treatment applications, including wastewater treatment, water purification, water disinfection, toxic and non-toxic chemical molecules, heavy metals, among others. Today, the r...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Castro-Muñoz R,González-Melgoza LL,García-Depraect O

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost 8 years after the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, data for 236U and 236U/238U have mainly remained limited to only a few heavily contaminated samples. In the present study, activities of 236U, 134Cs, and 137Cs, along with 234U, 235U, 238U, in 15 river bank soil and 10 river sedi...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Yang G,Rahman MS,Tazoe H,Hu J,Shao Y,Yamada M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical conditioning before mechanical dewatering is an indispensable step to enhance the waste activated sludge (WAS) dewaterability and solid-liquid separation. Feasibility of utilizing Fe(II)/S2O82- oxidation integrated with microwave irradiation (MW) in improving gel-like floc destruction, water seepage and WAS d...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Zhen G,Wang J,Lu X,Su L,Zhu X,Zhou T,Zhao Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochar, as a soil amendment, can increase concentrations of soil organic matter, especially water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC). This can affect the adsorption-desorption equilibrium between the dissolved solid phases in soil organic matter. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) represents a small proportion of soil org...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Lin Y,Munroe P,Joseph S,Henderson R,Ziolkowski A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The visible light driven photoactivity of g-C3N4 can be enhanced using charcoal as a supporter. Charcoal/g-C3N4 composite materials were prepared by the simultaneous thermal condensation of melamine and charcoal. The effect of different atmospheres (O2, air, and argon) on the reaction was investigated. The effect of d...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Lamkhao S,Rujijanagul G,Randorn C

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared experimental and calculated logP values using a data set of 235 pesticides and experimental values from four different sources: The Pesticide Manual, Hansch Manual, ANPA and KowWin databases. LogP were calculated with four softwares: HyperChem, Pallas, KowWin and TOPKAT. Crossed comparison of the experimen...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Benfenati E,Gini G,Piclin N,Roncaglioni A,Varì MR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stable isotope composition (delta(13)C and delta(15)N) and persistent pollutants, including heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, As, Cu, Zn) and organochlorine compounds (PCBs, HCB and p,p'-DDE), were measured in muscle and liver tissues of wild and farmed bluefin tuna to investigate the changes occurring during the farming peri...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Vizzini S,Tramati C,Mazzola A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Source apportionment of fluorine pollution in the regional shallow groundwater at You'xi County, southeast China, has been analyzed by means of monitoring F(-) ion change characteristics in this area. Meanwhile, pollution sources and influencing factors of the shallow groundwater have been uncovered by studying the co...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Lü J,Qiu H,Lin H,Yuan Y,Chen Z,Zhao R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the biological agents for leaching heavy metals from contaminated soils is a very promising method that is both efficient and eco-friendly. In this study, a fungus Aspergillus tubingensis F12 was reported to possess a strong adsorption capacity for various heavy metal ions and shown to adsorb 90.8% Pb, 68.4...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Tang A,Lu Y,Li Q,Zhang X,Cheng N,Liu H,Liu Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial regrowth in drinking water systems is a threat to public health. In this study, ferrihydrite (Fh) adsorption was compared with advanced drinking water treatment processes (ADWTP) during one and a half years of sampling to test the reduction in assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and bacterial regrowth potential...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Yang Y,Lohwacharin J,Takizawa S,Hou LA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on literature kinetic data, it is shown that the photochemical transformation of cycloxydim (CXD) in surface waters would mainly occur by direct photolysis. Reaction of CXD with (1)O2 and with the triplet states of chromophoric dissolved organic matter would only account for a small fraction (⩽2%) of total photo...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Vione D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the occurrence and fate of ritalinic acid - the main human metabolite of the psychostimulant drug methylphenidate - in the aquatic environment, a HPLC-electrospray-MS/MS method for the quantification of ritalinic acid in wastewater, surface water and bank filtrate was developed. Carbamazepine known as v...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Letzel M,Weiss K,Schüssler W,Sengl M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of the radionuclide (99)Tc in the marine environment is of concern to environmental scientists because of its conservative nature and high concentration factor in commercially valuable species. The brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis was used to biomonitor the spatial distribution of (99...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Oliver LR,Perkins WT,Mudge SM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study experimentally demonstrated that polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) losing the abilities of anaerobically synthesizing polyhydroxyalkanoates and aerobically taking up phosphate under Cu(II) presence was due to the inhibition of enzyme activities of acetyl-CoA synthases (ACS) and polyphosphate kinas...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Tsai YP,Tzeng HF,Lin JW,Lu MS,Lin JY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bulk adsorbents for fast and deep removal of arsenic in water is highly demanded for practical treatment process, especially fixed-bed column process. In this study, a superior bulk adsorbent of porous Fe2O3 nanocubes-impregnated porous graphene aerogel (PGA/PFe2O3) is prepared using a simple template engineering. The...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Yu X,Wei Y,Liu C,Ma J,Liu H,Wei S,Deng W,Xiang J,Luo S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most harmful heavy-metals, its accumulation in crops can lead to severe ecological and healthy problems. Bioremediation using microbes to remove Cd or reduce the bioavailability of Cd is considered as a promising approach for Cd pollution control. Here, we described the isolation and charact...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Shi Z,Zhang Z,Yuan M,Wang S,Yang M,Yao Q,Ba W,Zhao J,Xie B

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grain Cd concentrations were determined in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in 1999, 2001 and 2003, at six sludge cake field experiments. Three of these sites also had comparisons with Cd availability from metal amended liquid sludge and metal salts. Grain Cd concentrations in all years and at all sites were signifi...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Chaudri A,McGrath S,Gibbs P,Chambers B,Carlton-Smith C,Godley A,Bacon J,Campbell C,Aitken M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal overexposure to active glucocorticoid (GC) is the major cause for fetal growth restriction (FGR). This study investigated the influences of cadmium (Cd) exposure on active GC and its mechanism in placental trophoblasts. Pregnant mice were exposed to CdCl2 (4.5 mg/kg, i.p.). Human JEG-3 cells were treated with Cd...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Shi XT,Zhu HL,Xiong YW,Liu WB,Zhou GX,Cao XL,Yi SJ,Dai LM,Zhang C,Gao L,Xu DX,Wang H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As common advanced oxidation processes, Fenton-like and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) processes have received enormous attention due to their high efficiency in the pollutants degradation. In this study, the Co/g-C3N4 photocatalyst was prepared by facial calcination strategy and used to evaluate the behavior of the Co/g-C3N...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Zhang W,Bian Z,Xin X,Wang L,Geng X,Wang H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the body burdens of heavy metals correlated with health impact on school-age children living around a waste incinerator. A total of 81 children from the exposure area and 95 from the control area were recruited in our study. We measured the blood levels of chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) by an in...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Xu P,Chen Z,Chen Y,Feng L,Wu L,Xu D,Wang X,Lou X,Lou J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of gaseous nanobubbles (NBs) by simple, efficient, and scalable methods is critical for industrialization and applications of nanobubbles. Traditional generation methods mainly rely on hydrodynamic, acoustic, particle, and optical cavitation. These generation processes render issues such as high energy cons...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Ahmed AKA,Sun C,Hua L,Zhang Z,Zhang Y,Zhang W,Marhaba T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the millions of coal-fired power stations worldwide and the generalization of co-firing technologies in the near future, the aqueous extraction experiments were taken to study the effects of oxides on Cr mobility in ashes through SiO2-Al2O3-Fe2O3-CaO system. The results identify that both the component and the s...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： Yang Z,Wang C,Li Y,Yang S,Zhang W,Li Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the treatment of a polluted soil, the pH has a strong impact on the development of different physicochemical processes as precipitation/dissolution, adsorption/desorption or ionic exchange. In addition, the pH determines the chemical speciation of the compounds present in the system and, consequently, it conditions...

journal_title：Chemosphere

authors： López Vizcaíno R,Yustres A,Asensio L,Saez C,Cañizares P,Rodrigo MA,Navarro V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00