Distribution and sources of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the Southern California Bight.

abstract：:Microplastics are emerging threat contaminants that have been shown to provide toxic pollutants, either from the environment or from their inherent toxic monomers and additives, a pathway into the aquatic food web. In the present study, the occurrence, abundance, and composition of microplastic load in the surface wat...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Migwi FK,Ogunah JA,Kiratu JM

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Inorganic fluorides were declared toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act in 1993 based on their potential to cause long-term harmful effects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, but information on the toxicity of sediment-associated fluoride to freshwater benthic organisms was considered incomplete. T...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Metcalfe-Smith JL,Holtze KE,Sirota GR,Reid JJ,de Solla SR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the biomagnification potential as well as the substance and tissue-specific distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in market-size rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Rainbow trout with an average body weight of 314 ± 21 g were exposed to perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS), perf...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Goeritz I,Falk S,Stahl T,Schäfers C,Schlechtriem C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution kinetics of methylmercury (CH3Hg[II]) was determined in sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) after a single dose of different CH3Hg(II)-spiked food to determine what factors influence the bioavailability, uptake, and redistribution of CH3Hg(II) to various organs of C. variegatus. The kinetics of...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Leaner JJ,Mason RP

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to the implementation of any new technology, possible environmental and health repercussions first must be researched. Fullerenes are to be produced soon on an industrial scale, with applications quickly following. To investigate the possible environmental impact of fullerenes, a C60-water suspension (nano-C60) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Lyon DY,Fortner JD,Sayes CM,Colvin VL,Hughe JB

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate and effects of cytostatic (anticancer or antineoplastic) pharmaceuticals in the environment are largely unknown, but they can contaminate wastewater treatment effluents and consequently aquatic ecosystems. In this paper, we have focused on five cytostatic compounds used in high amounts (cyclophosphamide, cisp...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Zounková R,Odráska P,Dolezalová L,Hilscherová K,Marsálek B,Bláha L

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicities of chemical mixtures containing 10 compounds, detected in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents, were investigated using Daphnia magna in a two-step prediction (TSP) model. The 10 chemicals determined by gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry in WWTP effluents included three groups: Three acetylcho...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ra JS,Lee BC,Chang NI,Kim SD

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent decades there has been a growing interest in the development of new solvents from biomass. Some of these new solvents have been classified as green because of their renewable and sustainable source. However, characterization from the ecotoxicological and physicochemical points of view is needed to categorize...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Zuriaga E,Giner B,Ribate MP,García CB,Lomba L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted column experiments and a modeling study to understand the effects of several environmental factors on the aggregation and transport of graphene oxide nanoparticles (GONPs) in saturated quartz sand. The GONPs were negatively charged and stable under the test conditions (0-50 mM NaCl; pH 4.8-9.0), ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Qi Z,Zhang L,Wang F,Hou L,Chen W

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphibian population declines have been documented worldwide and environmental contaminants are believed to contribute to some declines. Maternal transfer of bioaccumulated contaminants to offspring may be an important and overlooked mechanism of impaired reproductive success that affects amphibian populations. Mercur...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Bergeron CM,Bodinof CM,Unrine JM,Hopkins WA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic comparison of Cu toxicity thresholds was made between freshly spiked soils and soils in which elevated Cu concentrations have been present for various times. Three uncontaminated soils were spiked and experimentally leached or incubated outdoors for up to 18 months. Additionally, five field-contaminated s...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Oorts K,Bronckaers H,Smolders E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the influence of sediment geochemistry on bioavailability of As, Cd, and Cr in deposit-feeding polychaetes. Metal phase speciation in sediments was determined with a sequential extraction scheme, and assimilation efficiencies (AEs) of ingested metals were determined by pulse-chase feeding experiments using ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Baumann Z,Fisher NS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deposit-feeders may be important in facilitating the removal of organic contaminants from bulk sediment. The relationship between uptake route (water vs sediment), depuration and toxicity was investigated in the deposit-feeding polychaete Capitella species I. Individual worms were exposed either to dissolved (i.e., < ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Selck H,Palmqvist A,Forbes VE

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, concern has been growing that numerous manmade chemicals entering the environment are capable of mimicking endogenous hormones in wildlife. In an attempt to define and evaluate the possible impact of endocrine-disrupting substances (EDS) on insects, three vertebrate hormones were tested for their effe...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Kirkbride-Smith AE,Bell HA,Edwards JP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study was carried out to investigate direct and direct plus trophic contamination routes of the crayfish Astacus astacus by inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) or methylmercury (MeHg). Direct exposure was based on low contamination conditions, 300 and 30 ng/L in the dissolved phase, respectively, during 30 d at...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Simon O,Boudou A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The E,E-(4,4'-bis[2-sulfostyryl]biphenyl) (DSBP) is a fluorescent whitening agent widely used by the textile and detergent industries to whiten fabrics. Hypochlorite used to bleach fabrics oxidizes DSBP slowly at room temperature and in a higher rate at 60 degrees C. The ions of metals such as Fe, Cu, and Mn accelerat...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Blanco M,Jiménez L,Valverde I

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:The increasing density of golf courses represents a potential source of sediment contamination to nearby coastal areas, the chemical and biological magnitude of which is almost unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations of contaminants and toxicities of sediments impacted by a coastal gol...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Lewis MA,Foss SS,Harris PS,Stanley RS,Moore JC

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effects of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) on the thyroid and steroid-metabolizing system in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr. Fish were exposed to waterborne DDE and thyroxine (T4), both singly and in combination, for 5 d. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSHbeta), ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Mortensen AS,Arukwe A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic sea salts are often used to adjust the salinity of effluent, ambient, and laboratory water samples to perform toxicity tests with marine and estuarine species. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) provides guidance on salinity adjustment in its saltwater test guidelines. The U.S. EPA suggests ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Arnold WR,Cotsifas JS,Winter AR,Klinck JS,Smith DS,Playle RC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of antidepressants on wildlife are currently raising some concern because of an increased number of publications indicating biological effects at environmentally relevant concentrations (<100 ng/L). These results have been met with some scepticism because of the higher concentrations required to detect eff...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ford AT,Fong PP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, susceptibility to oxidative stress was analyzed under laboratory conditions in the European eel Anguilla anguilla. Eels were treated with increasing concentrations of benchmark environmental pollutants, namely, benzo[a]pyrene ([BaP], at 0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 50 mg/kg), beta-naphthoflavone ([BNF], at 0, 0.1,...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Regoli F,Winston GW,Gorbi S,Frenzilli G,Nigro M,Corsi I,Focardi S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury is a globally distributed neurotoxin, endocrine disruptor, and teratogen, the effects of which on wildlife at environmentally relevant levels are largely unknown. In birds, foraging efficiency and learning may be sensitive endpoints for sublethal methylmercury toxicity, and these endpoints also may be bi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Adams EM,Frederick PC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring and assessing the effects of contaminants in the aquatic eco-environment is critical in protecting human health and the environment. The zebrafish has been widely used as a prominent model organism in different fields because of its small size, low cost, diverse adaptability, short breeding cycle, high fecu...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Dai YJ,Jia YF,Chen N,Bian WP,Li QK,Ma YB,Chen YL,Pei DS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates reproductive impairment and biochemical changes in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) exposed for 39 d to varying concentrations of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) under microcosm conditions. While the concentrations tested in this study were much higher than those normally found in the environ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Oakes KD,Sibley PK,Solomon KR,Mabury SA,Van der Kraak GJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key success factor for the performance of passive samplers is the proper calibration of sampling rates. Sampling rates for a wide range of polar organic compounds are available for Chemcatchers and polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS), but the mechanistic models that are needed to understand the effec...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Booij K,Chen S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rate constant bioaccumulation models are applied to simulate the flow of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in the coastal marine food web of Frierfjorden, a contaminated fjord in southern Norway. We apply two different ways to parameterize the rate constants in the model, global sensitivity...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Saloranta TM,Andersen T,Naes K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical monitoring data sets such as those provided by the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) offer opportunities to evaluate the ecological risks of pesticides under large spatiotemporal scales and to evaluate the protectiveness of the current prospective risk-assessment framework. As a case study...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Rico A,Dafouz R,Vighi M,Rodríguez-Gil JL,Daam MA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogenic activity of the effluent from three municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Nanjing, China, was investigated. The water samples were enriched by solid-phase extraction and then eluted with different polar solvents, which gave 11 fractionated extracts. Chemical analysis and a vitellogenin (Vtg) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Lu G,Zhang H,Wang C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00