Influence of body size on swimming performance of four species of neonatal natricine snakes acutely exposed to a cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticide.

abstract：:Crude oils contain a mixture of hydrocarbons, including phototoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that have the ability to absorb ultraviolet (UV) light. Absorption of UV light by PAHs can substantially increase their toxicity to marine organisms. The objective of the present study was to examine the potentia...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Finch BE,Marzooghi S,Di Toro DM,Stubblefield WA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased temperature and other environmental effects of global climate change (GCC) have documented impacts on many species (e.g., polar bears, amphibians, coral reefs) as well as on ecosystem processes and species interactions (e.g., the timing of predator-prey interactions). A challenge for ecotoxicologists is to p...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Moe SJ,De Schamphelaere K,Clements WH,Sorensen MT,Van den Brink PJ,Liess M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many chemicals have recently been demonstrated to possess estrogenic activity and may potentially interfere with normal sexual development. In the present study, we quantified the effects of waterborne exposure to 17beta-estradiol on the gonopodial development and sexual activity of male eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Doyle CJ,Lim RP

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study determined concentrations of estrogenic bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol, octylphenol (4-tert-octylphenol), butylphenol (4-tert-butylphenol), and progestogenic norethindrone by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in bile extracts from field fish from the Xin'an River and market fish in Shang...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Wu M,Pan C,Yang M,Xu B,Lei X,Ma J,Cai L,Chen J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is an extensively researched tertiary predator. Studies have delineated information about its life history and the influences of various stressors on its reproduction. Due to the bald eagle's position at the top of the food web, it is susceptible to biomagnification of xenobio...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Wierda MR,Leith KF,Roe AS,Grubb TG,Sikarskie JG,Best DA,Pittman HT,Fuentes L,Simon KL,Bowerman W

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediments are sinks for aquatic pollutants, and analyzing toxicity in such complex matrices is still challenging. To evaluate the toxicity of bioavailable pollutants accumulated in sediments from the Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia), a novel assay, the medaka embryo-larval assay by sediment contact, was applied. Japanese meda...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Barhoumi B,Clérandeau C,Landi L,Pichon A,Le Bihanic F,Poirier D,Anschutz P,Budzinski H,Driss MR,Cachot J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzotriazole ultra violet stabilizers (BZT-UVs) are compounds used in many applications and products to prevent photochemical degradation. Despite their widespread presence in aquatic ecosystems and persistence in the environment, there are very limited data on their effects and toxicity, and their modes of action re...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Giraudo M,Cottin G,Esperanza M,Gagnon P,Silva AO,Houde M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Minamata Convention aims to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury. In the present study, the provisions of the Minamata Convention are examined to assess their influence on global biogeochemical cycling of Hg. Although the convention's scope covers all major ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Selin NE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicokinetics describe the time course of xenobiotics in an exposed organism. The steady state concentration of the xenobiotic is a characteristic of frequent concern, often summarized in terms of bioaccumulation factors (BAFs). Two experimental protocols are commonly used when estimating BAFs: a continuous exposure ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Wheeler MW,Bailer AJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproductive biology of amphipods is reviewed to update the knowledge of the male and female reproductive processes of oogenesis and spermatogenesis as well as the endocrine systems of amphipods with the aim of advancing studies of reproductive toxicology. The ovarian and reproduction cycles of female gammaridean ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Hyne RV

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strong positive correlations between selenium (Se) and total mercury (HgT) contents in the liver of marine mammals and mercury mine workers in modern times have been documented in numerous investigations. Herein, we report a positive correlation between Se and HgT concentrations over the past 1,500 years in the seal h...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Yin X,Sun L,Zhu R,Liu X,Ruan D,Wang Y

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic zebrafish were used to compare the uptake and metabolism of six polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners (BDEs 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, and 183) and identified metabolites from static exposures at 24 and 120 h postfertilization (hpf). An inverse relationship was observed between uptake of PBDEs and their ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Usenko CY,Robinson EM,Bruce ED,Usenko S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the utility of gene-transcriptional responses in the liver of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), a species introduced to many countries and therefore widely available, for detecting endocrine-disrupting activity in water. Exposure to β-naphthoflavone, an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist, significantl...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Kamata R,Itoh K,Nakajima D,Kageyama S,Sawabe A,Terasaki M,Shiraishi F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triclosan (TCS; 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol), a common antimicrobial agent, may react with residual chlorine in tap water during transport to wastewater treatment plants or during chlorine disinfection of wastewater, generating chlorinated TCS derivatives (CTDs): 4,5-dichloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol (...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Buth JM,Grandbois M,Vikesland PJ,McNeill K,Arnold WA

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:The authors investigated the uptake and depuration of fullerene aqueous suspensions (nC(60)) in 2 aquatic organisms: Daphnia magna and zebrafish. The effects of humic acid were examined to elucidate its possible mechanisms in the aquatic environment. The uptake was concentration-dependent in both organisms, and the ma...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Chen Q,Yin D,Li J,Hu X

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high incidence of intersex roach (Rutilus rutilus) in some United Kingdom rivers that has been associated with exposure to sewage treatment works (STWs) effluent led us to hypothesize that top predator fish also may be affected by estrogenic chemicals, because they are likely to bioaccumulate lipophilic compounds ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Vine E,Shears J,van Aerle R,Tyler CR,Sumpter JP

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonality in biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants (POPs; polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorinated pesticides, and brominated flame retardants) in Arctic marine pelagic food webs was investigated in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway. Trophic magnification factors (TMFs; average factor change in concentration ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Hallanger IG,Warner NA,Ruus A,Evenset A,Christensen G,Herzke D,Gabrielsen GW,Borgå K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystins (MCs) are potent hepatotoxins acting by the inhibition of protein phosphatase 1 and 2A, and may promote liver tumors. Moreover, studies also suggest they are nephrotoxic. The aim of the present study was to assess possible in vitro effects of microcystin-LR (which contains the amino acids leucine and argi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Rymuszka A,Sierosławska A,Bownik A,Skowroński T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) has been widely used as an explosive in munition formulations, resulting in contamination of wildlife habitat on military installations. To estimate health effects for reptilian species, acute, subacute, and subchronic oral toxicity studies were conducted using the Western...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： McFarland CA,Quinn MJ Jr,Bazar MA,Talent LG,Johnson MS

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) from the Rolling Plains ecoregion in Texas and Oklahoma were evaluated for organochlorine pesticides, Pb, and Hg. Of all organochlorine pesticides analyzed, only p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) and p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldich...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Baxter CE,Pappas S,Abel MT,Kendall RJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of diet on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) assimilation was investigated by measuring dietary assimilation efficiencies (AEs) for 47 PCB congeners in juvenile koi (Cyprinus carpio) fed five experimental diets. Two of the diets were naturally contaminated and were obtained by collecting mayflies from Lake ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Liu J,Haffner GD,Drouillard KG

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 present study evaluated the effects of field metal contamination on sperm motility and the RNA/DNA ratio in echinoderms. Populations of Asterias rubens and Echinus acutus that occur naturally along a contamination gradient of sediments by cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in a Norwegian fjord (the Sørfjord) were stu...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Catarino AI,Cabral HN,Peeters K,Pernet P,Punjabi U,Dubois P

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uptake and toxicity of Ni-Co mixtures in Enchytraeus crypticus were determined after 4 d, 7 d, 10 d, and 14 d exposure. Generally, body concentrations of Ni and Co increased with increasing exposure concentrations. Ni body concentration was significantly reduced in the presence of Co, whereas Ni only marginally affect...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： He E,Baas J,Van Gestel CA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diclofenac (DCF) is a widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is regularly detected in surface waters. To support a robust aquatic risk assessment, two early life stage (ELS) tests, compliant with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) test guideline 210, were conducted in rainb...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Memmert U,Peither A,Burri R,Weber K,Schmidt T,Sumpter JP,Hartmann A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chromium on the life history and demography of Dinophilus gyrociliatus (Polychaeta) were studied on a control and three treated cohorts kept in artificial seawater enriched with nominal concentrations of chromium at 1.0, 1.4, and 1.6 microg/ml. Survival and fecundity were significantly reduced by chromi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Mauri M,Simonini R,Baraldi E

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the interactions of flight, fasting, and 1,1,1-trichloro-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (p,p'-DDT) loading on residue metabolism and distribution in recently exposed white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys). Female sparrows were dosed with 5 mg p,p'-DDT per kg body weight over 3 d. Following 1 d...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Scollon EJ,Carr JA,Rintoul DA,McMurry ST,Cobb GP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To be defined as an endocrine disruptor, a substance has to meet several criteria, including the induction of specific adverse effects, a specific endocrine mode of action, and a plausible link between both. The latter criterion in particular might not always be unequivocally determined, especially because the endocri...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Brüggemann M,Licht O,Fetter É,Teigeler M,Schäfers C,Eilebrecht E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00