Assessing the toxicity of sediments using the medaka embryo-larval assay and 2 other bioassays.

abstract：:To find the connections between microcystins and the phytoplankton community, coupled with environmental factors, we investigated 2 cyanobacteria blooming lakes, Lake Taihu (at the center of the Yangtze River Delta, eastern China) and Lake Yanghe (near Qinhuangdao City, northern China). Two years of data, including wa...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Jia J,Chen Q,Wang M,Zhang J,Yi Q,Hu L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An original species-selection method for the building of test batteries is presented. This method is based on the statistical analysis of the biological and ecological trait patterns of species. It has been applied to build a macroinvertebrate test battery for the assessment of sediment toxicity, which efficiently des...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ducrot V,Usseglio-Polatera P,Péry TA,Mouthon J,Lafont M,Roger MC,Garric J,Férard JF

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pacific tree frog (Hyla regilla) tadpoles were collected throughout the Sierra Nevada mountain range, California, USA, in 1996 and 1997 and analyzed for the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and toxaphene. Whole-tadpole sigma PCB levels ranged from 244 ng/g (wet wt) at lower elevations on the western slope ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Angermann JE,Fellers GM,Matsumura F

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-response relationship for hepatic 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) induction in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) was examined under controlled laboratory conditions for 15 d using farm-reared barramundi. These results were compared with EROD activity measured in barramundi collected from two rivers catchmen...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Codi S,Humphrey C,Klumpp D,Delean S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in Bayou Bartholomew, Arkansas, USA, indicated significant relationships between the individual health of fish sampled from 13 sites and specific biochemical responses. Evaluation of several biochemical endpoints in 1994 indicated the bioavailable occurrence of either polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) co...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Schlenk D,Sapozhnikova Y,Baquirian JP,Mason A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional risk assessment guidelines employ acute or chronic toxicity tests for a maximum of one generation of organisms. These tests are usually performed in the laboratory at a constant standard temperature, although in the field organisms may experience different temperatures, which may be a source of additional ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Tassou KT,Schulz R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioaccumulation assessment predominantly relies on the bioconcentration factor (BCF) as the sole decisive metric. The test guideline 305 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides the standard procedure for deriving this in vivo fish BCF, which is not only expensive and labor-intensi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Kosfeld V,Fu Q,Ebersbach I,Esser D,Schauerte A,Bischof I,Hollender J,Schlechtriem C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) can serve as a useful indicator of food web contamination by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because of its high trophic level, wide distribution in temperate coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere, and relative ease of capture. In 1996 through 1997, we live-captured 60 harbor ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ross PS,Jeffries SJ,Yunker MB,Addison RF,Ikonomou MG,Calambokidis JC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic effects of many persistent organic pollutants (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls or polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans) are mediated via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Although polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives also activate AhR, their toxic effects remain to be fully el...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Sovadinová I,Bláha L,Janosek J,Hilscherová K,Giesy JP,Jones PD,Holoubek I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monte Carlo simulations were used to evaluate statistical methods for estimating 95% upper confidence limits of mean constituent concentrations for left-censored data with nonuniform detection limits. Two primary scenarios were evaluated: data sets with 15 to 50% nondetected samples and data sets with 51 to 80% nondet...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Sinha P,Lambert MB,Trumbull VL

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microbial consortium that degrades ethyl-tert-butyl ether (ETBE) as the sole source of carbon and energy under aerobic conditions was selected from a gasoline-polluted soil. This consortium consists of a variety of microorganisms with a predominance of filamentous morphology. Degradation of ETBE was found to be sole...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Kharoune M,Kharoune L,Lebault JM,Pauss A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Northern bobwhite (quail) (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) populations have declined dramatically in the Rolling Plains ecoregion of Texas and Oklahoma (USA). There is rising concern about potential toxicity of neonicotinoids to birds. To investigate this concern, the authors examined crops...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Turaga U,Peper ST,Dunham NR,Kumar N,Kistler W,Almas S,Presley SM,Kendall RJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed study was conducted to determine the current status of the heavy metals Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in Eskisehir, Turkey. The 15 different locations (n =270) studied were specifically selected to identify the effects of soil pollution on the tramway, which has been in service since December 2004 ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Malkoc S,Yazıcı B,Savas Koparal A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrobenzene, although widely used in industry, is a highly toxic environmental pollutant. To evaluate the toxicity of nitrobenzene to tobacco seedlings, seedlings were exposed to varying concentrations of nitrobenzene (0-100 mg/L) for 24 h. The contents of reactive oxygen species (hydrogen peroxide [H(2)O(2)] and sup...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Si L,Guo C,Cao Y,Cong W,Yuan Z

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently it was discovered that the perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) detected in wildlife, such as fish-eating birds, had a greater proportion of linear PFOS (L-PFOS) than the manufactured technical product (T-PFOS), which contains linear and branched isomers. This suggests toxicological studies based on T-PFOS data m...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： O'Brien JM,Austin AJ,Williams A,Yauk CL,Crump D,Kennedy SW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid model based on the positive matrix factorization (PMF) model and the health risk assessment model for assessing risks associated with sources of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water was established and applied at Dianchi Lake to test its applicability. The new method contains 2 stages: 1) the sources of...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Xu J,Shi GL,Guo CS,Wang HT,Tian YZ,Huangfu YQ,Zhang Y,Feng YC,Xu J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations (300 ng/L) of androstenedione (A4) were identified in snowmelt runoff from fields fertilized with manure from livestock feeding operations in Wisconsin, USA. In fishes, A4 is an active androgen and substrate for biosynthesis of functional androgens (e.g., testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone) and e...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： DeQuattro ZA,Hemming JD,Barry TP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotracer experiments were conducted to examine the influence of the concentration of Cd, Se, and Zn in ingested phytoplankton (dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum and diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii) and in ambient seawater on metal assimilation and elimination efficiencies of three marine copepods, Acartia spinic...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Xu Y,Wang WX,Hsieh DP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture within the Great Barrier Reef catchment area has contributed to pesticide contamination of adjacent freshwater ecosystems that flow into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. A novel multispecies toxicity test was used to assess the toxicity of diuron and hexazinone, 2 herbicides commonly detected wi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Stone S,Adams MS,Stauber JL,Jolley DF,Warne MSJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) often occur together as contamination in exposure media such as drinking water or food. The relative potency factor (RPF) methodology facilitates the risk assessment of mixture exposure. A database of liver endpoints was established for 16 PFAS, using data with the same speci...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Bil W,Zeilmaker M,Fragki S,Lijzen J,Verbruggen E,Bokkers B

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic sewage is a major problem in highly urbanized coastal areas worldwide. In the present study, toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) phases I and II were applied to sediment interstitial water from 2 locations along the São Paulo coast in southeastern Brazil: the sewage outfalls from the city of Santos, a de...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ferraz MA,Alves AV,de Cássia Muniz C,Pusceddu FH,Gusso-Choueri PK,Santos AR,Choueri RB

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the results of various biodegradation experiments on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated sandy soil employing a mixed culture of acclimatized bacteria. Following the optimization of different variables without chemical pretreatment, the elimination rate achieved of Aroclor 1242 in slurry-p...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Manzano MA,Perales JA,Sales D,Quiroga JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide known for its high performance in killing certain plants and grasses; however, its use is regulated due to its harmful effects on the aquatic environment. The present study investigated and compared the toxic mechanisms of glyphosate on Microcystis aeruginosa (a toxin-producing ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Wang W,Jiang M,Sheng Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nematodes are useful organisms for aquatic and soil toxicity testing because of their abundance and diversity as well as their ease of culturing and maintenance in the laboratory. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been used extensively in toxicity testing, but its sensitivity to metal exposures in relation to ot...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Boyd WA,Williams PL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is widespread concern over the presence of Hg in fish consumed by humans. While studies have been focused on determining the Hg concentration in sport fish and some commercial fish, little attention has been directed to canned tuna; it is widely held that concentrations are low. In the present study, the amount ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Gerstenberger SL,Martinson A,Kramer JL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated Baetis spp. (mayfly), Hesperoperla pacifica (stonefly), and Brachycentrus americanus (caddisfly) susceptibility at the egg stage to esfenvalerate, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. Eggs were obtained from the field or from field-collected gravid females at sites near Corvallis (OR, USA) and the Metol...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Palmquist KR,Jenkins JJ,Jepson PC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many studies have reported that nitroaromatics such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) have strong mutagenicity, the mechanism of mutagenic activity in these compounds has not yet been reported. We examined the mutagenicity versus reactivity and biodegradation by bacteria using TNT and its analogs (1,3,5-trinitro...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Maeda T,Nakamura R,Kadokami K,Ogawa HI

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk associated with wood extractives, biocides, and other additives in pulp and paper mill effluents was evaluated by performing a characterization of process waters and effluents in terms of toxicity and chemical analysis. The individual toxicity of 10 resin acids, two unsaturated fatty acids, and three biocides...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Rigol A,Latorre A,Lacorte S,Barceló D

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earthworms were shown to significantly avoid soils spiked with Pb at concentrations lower than or comparable to concentrations that demonstrate significant effects for other endpoints. It was also shown that inclusion of a microorganism-produced volatile compound that attracts earthworms, ethyl valerate, decreased avo...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Syed Z,Alexander D,Ali J,Unrine J,Shoults-Wilson WA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined how subcellular partitioning of Cd in plants with different strategies to store and detoxify Cd may affect trophic transfer of Cd to the isopod Porcellio dilatatus. The plant species used were Lactuca sativa, a horticultural metal accumulator species; Thlaspi caerulescens, a herbaceous hyper...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Monteiro MS,Santos C,Soares AM,Mann RM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00