Analysis of Environmental Contaminants in Muskrat Root, Acorus americanus Raf.: A Traditional Indigenous Medicinal Plant.

abstract：:Bioaugmentation-assisted phytoremediation implies the administration of selected plant growth promoting bacteria, which significantly improve plant growth and sequestration of heavy metals. In this work, 184 bacterial strains associated with roots of Pistacia lentiscus were isolated from plants spontaneously growing i...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Tamburini E,Sergi S,Serreli L,Bacchetta G,Milia S,Cappai G,Carucci A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial baby food was roughly classified into six food groups, including vegetable, fruit, fish, meat, dairy product, and cookie. Dioxin levels in commercial baby food were determined, and dioxin intake in infants was assessed on the basis of the proposed original model food groups. The total daily dioxin intake wa...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Saito K,Ohmura A,Takekuma M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in the activity of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) has been well documented in brains from individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) (Bird et al., 1983; McGeer, 1984). Decreased ChAT activity was also found in dialysis encephalopathy victims, but this reduction was less marked than that observed in AD (Yat...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Cherroret G,Desor D,Lehr PR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in both particulate matter (PM) and the gaseous phase at 10 roadside sites in Hanoi, Vietnam. The average concentrations of 47 PAHs ( summation 47PAHs) were 63 +/- 82 ng m(-3) in PM and 480 +/- 300 ng m(-3) in the gaseous phase. The PAHs mainly ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kishida M,Imamura K,Takenaka N,Maeda Y,Viet PH,Bandow H

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:A field survey was conducted to study the characteristics of zinc, cadmium, and lead accumulation and rhizosphere microbial population associated with hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance growing natively on an old lead/zinc mining site. We found significant hyperaccumulation of zinc and cadmium in field samples of S...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Long XX,Zhang YG,Jun D,Zhou Q

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged use of biosolids with high metal content may result in diffuse pollution across large regions, especially if such ions can move freely through the soil profile and reach underground water sources. The objective of this study was to verify whether Cr added to the soil surface in the form of hydrolysed leather...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bavaresco J,Fink JR,Rodrigues ML,Gianello C,Barrón V,Torrent J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether mercury concentration in wildlife tissues changes appreciably after lengthy frozen storage. To test whether such freezer-archived samples are stable, small (~10-50 μL) avian blood samples stored in capped glass capillary tubes were analyzed for total mercury concentration, and then reanalyzed aft...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Varian-Ramos CW,Condon AM,Hallinger KK,Carlson-Drexler KA,Cristol DA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve bank soil samples from the Dongting Lake area were determined to investigate the concentrations and distributions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). The result showed the PCDD/Fs contamination was not only confined to the surface soil, but extended into the subsoil. Total I-TEQ va...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Xiao K,Zheng M,Fang L,Yang Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG) in western Arizona is a testing range where Depleted uranium (DU) penetrators have been historically fired. A portion of the fired DU penetrators are being managed under controlled conditions by leaving them in place. The widespread use of DU in armor-penetrating weapons has raised environme...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Butler AD,Wynter M,Medina VF,Bednar AJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissipation of pyraclostrobin, a strobilurin fungicide, in soil was found to be influenced by soil moisture, organic matter content and microbial population. Among the different moisture regimes, dissipation was faster under submerged condition (T1/2 10 days) followed by field capacity (T1/2 28.7 days) and in dry ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Reddy SN,Gupta S,Gajbhiye VT

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lead content of various aluminum samples was determined. The amount of lead was found to be in the range from 28-45 ppm. The leaching of lead from aluminum products by 5% acetic acid was negligible at room temperature, but up to 2 mg/liter was leached at 85 degrees C. Although no significant health hazard exists i...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Henderson RW,Andrews D

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the effects of elevated O(3) and elevated CO(2,) singly and in combination, on the contents of nonvolatile terpenoids in leaves of Ginkgo Biloba. The results showed that elevated CO(2), alone and in combination with elevated O(3) increased concentrations of all the determined ter...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Huang W,He X,Chen W,Chen Z,Ruan Y,Xu S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lake Burullus is one of the Delta lakes, connected with the Mediterranean Sea through El Boughaz opening. Concentrations of organochlorine contaminants were measured in water, sediments and biota of the lake because of concerns about their effects on its productivity. The concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons dec...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Said TO,El Moselhy KM,Rashad AA,Shreadah MA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of phenolic compounds, i.e., o-cresol, m-cresol, and p-cresol from aqueous solution have been evaluated employing activated carbon (AC) coated with polymer supported iron nanoparticles (FeNPs). The synthesized FeNPs were characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction analysis. High cor...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sen BK,Deshmukh DK,Deb MK,Verma D,Pal J

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:beta-Cypermethrin (beta-CP) and beta-Cyfluthrin (beta-CF) are two important pyrethroid insecticides and both consist of two enantiomeric pairs (diastereomers), i.e. four enantiomers. In this study, the stereo and enantioselective degradation of beta-CP and beta-CF in a Tianjin alkaline soil was studied in details by a...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Li ZY,Zhang ZC,Zhang L,Leng L

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A soil survey was carried out to determine the levels and sources and concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in 2 semi-rural terrains in Mexico City (Tlahuac and Milpa Alta) during 2008-2009. PAH determination was made by Soxhlet extraction and chromatographic clean-up with final analysis by gas chromat...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ortiz R,Vega S,Gutiérrez R,Gibson R,Schettino B,Ramirez Mde L

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyphosate in surface waters of southern Ontario (Canada) was studied over a 2-year period. A small percentage of samples exhibited glyphosate concentrations greater than the analytical limit of quantitation (17 microg a.e./L), and the maximum concentration of glyphosate measured was 40.8 microg/L. No samples of rough...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Struger J,Thompson D,Staznik B,Martin P,McDaniel T,Marvin C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work evaluates current metal concentrations (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) and the operational bio-available chemical extraction fraction in surface sediments in Mazatlán Harbor in Northwest México. Sediment samples were also analyzed for organic carbon, carbonates and particle size. Ranges of bulk metal were as follows: Cd...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Jara-Marini ME,Soto-Jiménez MF,Páez-Osuna F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the level of selenium and mercury is analyzed in edible part and liver of Psettodes erumei and Otolithes ruber two commercial fish in Persian Gulf. The average concentration of Hg and Se in edible parts of P. erumei was 0.077 ± 0.062 and 0.044 ± 0.018 (μg g(-1)ww), and in liver was 0.127 ± 0.122 and 0.13...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Rezayi M,Esmaeli AS,Valinasab T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantum dots (QDs), such as cadmium selenide (CdSe) and lead selenide (PbSe) exhibit excellent optical, magnetic and chemical properties due to their extremely size (ca. 1-10 nm) and are attractive semiconductor nanomaterials for optical studies and energy storage. In this study, aqueous synthesis of CdSe and PbSe QDs...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ates M,Tastan BE,Danabas D,Cicek-Cimen IC,Aksu O,Kutlu B,Unal I,Arslan Z

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

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：:In the original publication of the article, there was an error in the abstract section. The incorrect sentence "the dominant microbes in the DEHP-contaminated soil were Sphingomonas and Bacillus, which belonged to the Acidobacteria and Proteobacteriav, respectively" should be revised to "the dominant microbes in the D...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang C,Song P,Xia Q,Li X,Wang J,Zhu L,Wang J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mean particulate polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PBDD/Fs) levels for Guangzhou were in the range of 225-2244 fg/m(3) and showed the spatial trend of background < suburb areas < urban area < industrial area, suggesting the industrial and urban sources of PBDD/Fs. The most abundant congeners were 2,3,7,8-TB...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Li H,Zhou L,Mo L,Peng P,Sheng G,Fu J,Yu Z

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant knowledge gap in nanotechnology is the absence of standardized protocols for examining the effect of engineered nanoparticles on soil microorganisms. In this study, agricultural soil was exposed to ZnO, SiO2, TiO2 and CeO2 nanoparticles at 1 mg g(-1). The toxicity effect was evaluated by thermal metaboli...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chai H,Yao J,Sun J,Zhang C,Liu W,Zhu M,Ceccanti B

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of concern for both ecosystem and human health due to their potential teratogenic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties. The concentration of ∑16PAHs in foliar dust ranged from 49.4 to 19,018.1 µg kg-1, with a mean value of 7074.5 µg kg-1. There were significant seasonal v...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zha Y,Zhang Y,Ma Z,Tang J,Sun K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a survey to assess the exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in 1-year-old infants in Thailand. Of the 725 infants, it was reported that 73.3% had household smoking and 40.7% had detectable urinary cotinine. Twenty-five infants (3.4%) had urinary cotinine in the range of adult heavy smokers. The p...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Anuntaseree W,Mo-Suwan L,Ovatlarnporn C,Tantana C,Ma-a-Lee A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated zinc and copper effects on acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC. 3.1.1.7) activity and metal accumulation in tissues of native fish Leporinus obtusidens (piava). Fish were exposed to 10 and 20 % of the LC(50) that corresponded at 2.28 and 4.57 mg/L (zinc) and 0.018 and 0.038 mg/L (copper) for ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Gioda CR,Loro VL,Pretto A,Salbego J,Dressler V,Flores EM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00