Intra- and interlaboratory calibration of the DR CALUX bioassay for the analysis of dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals in sediments.

abstract：:Atrazine is a well-known contaminant of surface waters and has been implicated in point-source pollution at agrochemical dealerships in the Midwest. Although the fate of atrazine has been well documented in soil and water, little is known about the fate of this contaminant and its metabolites within a grassed system. ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Henderson KL,Belden JB,Coats JR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of passive sampling devices (PSDs) for monitoring hydrophobic organic contaminants in aquatic environments can entail logistical constraints that often limit a comprehensive statistical sampling plan, thus resulting in a restricted number of samples. The present study demonstrates an approach for using the res...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Matzke MM,Allan SE,Anderson KA,Waters KM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a multimetal toxicity model requires insight into the relationships between the composition of metal mixtures and their toxicological effects on organisms. As a first step in developing such a model, quantitative data from binary and higher mixture studies of Cu, Cd, and Zn were compiled and used to assess ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Vijver MG,Elliott EG,Peijnenburg WJ,de Snoo GR

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:The authors investigated the individual effects of Ca(2+) and Na(+) on the bioaccumulation of 6 types of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA), and perf...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Xia X,Rabearisoa AH,Dai Z,Jiang X,Zhao P,Wang H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selective pressurized liquid extraction technique was developed for the simultaneous extraction of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) from contaminated sediments. The final method incorporated cleanup adsorbents (Florisil, alumina, and silica...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Aguilar L,Williams ES,Brooks BW,Usenko S

更新日期：2014-07-01 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 toxicity of nitroaromatic (2,4-diaminonitrotoluene [2,4-DANT] and 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene [TNB]) and 14C-labeled cyclonitramine compounds (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine [RDX] and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine [HMX]) to the marine polychaete Neanthes arenaceodentata and the estuarine amph...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Lotufo GR,Farrar JD,Inouye LS,Bridges TS,Ringelberg DB

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current terrestrial risk assessment of insecticides regarding nontarget arthropods considers exclusively beneficial organisms, whereas herbivorous insects, such as grasshoppers, are ignored. However, grasshoppers living in field margins or meadows adjacent to crops may potentially be exposed to insecticides due to...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Bundschuh R,Schmitz J,Bundschuh M,Brühl CA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ecotoxicological effects of octachlorostyrene (OCS) on the aquatic larvae of the nonbiting midges Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae) were investigated by evaluating their responses in various biological organizations, from the molecular and biochemical to the ecophysiological levels. The results of the 24...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Lee SW,Park K,Hong J,Choi J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediments in urban waterways of Guangzhou, China, were contaminated by a variety of chemicals and showed prevalent toxicity to benthic organisms. A combination of whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) and bioavailability-based extraction was used to identify the causes of sediment toxicity. Of the 6 ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Yi X,Li H,Ma P,You J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyphosate is a widely used broad-spectrum postemergent herbicide used for weed control in both agricultural and nonagricultural settings. Spray drift of glyphosate can pose a risk to nontarget terrestrial plants and plant communities outside the intended area of application, but the lack of a well-established predict...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Cederlund H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochelatins are small, intracellular, metal-binding polypeptides produced by algae on exposure to increased metal concentration in their environment. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between phytochelatin concentration, bioaccumulated metal, and sensitivity of algal growth on cadmium exp...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Le Faucheur S,Behra R,Sigg L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In plant tissues, xenobiotics often are conjugated with natural constituents such as sugars, amino acids, glutathione, and malonic acid. Usually, conjugation processes result in a decrease in the reactivity and toxicity of xenobiotics by increasing the water solubility and polarity of conjugates, and reducing their mo...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Laurent F,Canlet C,Debrauwer L,Pascal-Lorber S

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contaminants have been associated with population declines of several amphibian species in California (USA). Pesticides from the Central Valley of California are transported by winds into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and precipitate into wet meadows where amphibians breed. The present study examined the chronic toxicit...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Sparling DW,Fellers GM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic compounds in sediments are known to distribute between rapid, slowly, and very slowly desorbing sites. This distribution is relevant to bioavailability and risk assessment of organic compounds in sediment. In this study, the fraction desorbing to Tenax in 6 h was measured for a range of organic compounds in se...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： van Noort PC,Cornelissen G,ten HT,Belfoid A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

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：:The effect of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and ciprofloxacin on the catabolism of microbial communities was assessed. This was accomplished through an ex situ methodology designed to give a priori knowledge on the potential for nanoparticles, or other emerging contaminants, to affect the catabolic capabilities of microb...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Weber KP,Petersen EJ,Bissegger S,Koch I,Zhang J,Reimer KJ,Rehmann L,Slawson RM,Legge RL,O'Carroll DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2004 to 2006, in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada, we measured pesticides, water chemistry, and hatching success of Great Basin spadefoot (Spea intermontana), Pacific treefrog (Pseudacris regilla), Western toad (Bufo boreas), and Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris). Predator-proof cages containin...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Bishop CA,Ashpole SL,Edwards AM,van Aggelen G,Elliott JE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicity and uptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by earthworms were measured in soil samples collected from manufactured-gas plant sites having a wide range in PAH concentrations (170-42,000 mg/kg) and soil characteristics. Samples varied from vegetated soils to pure lampblack soot and had total orga...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Kreitinger JP,Quiñones-Rivera A,Neuhauser EF,Alexander M,Hawthorne SB

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of tributyltin (TBT) on reproduction of the pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii). In a maternal exposure test, five female pearl oysters were exposed to TBT at measured concentrations of 0 (control), 0.092, or 0.191 microg/L at 25 degreesC for one week, and the embryo developmental success (...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Inoue S,Oshima Y,Nagai K,Yamamoto T,Go J,Kai N,Honjo T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental factors, in particular temperature, have been shown to affect the toxicity of chemicals. In the present study the authors exposed the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to five concentrations of Cd (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 mg Cd/L agar) at four constant temperatures (11, 15, 18, and 21°C) and monitored survival ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Nørhave NJ,Spurgeon D,Svendsen C,Cedergreen N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimenters in toxicology often compare the concentration-response relationship between two distinct populations using the median lethal concentration (LC50). This comparison is sometimes done by calculating the 95% confidence interval for the LC50 for each population, concluding that no significant difference exist...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Wheeler MW,Park RM,Bailer AJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory-based algal assays were developed to explore the bioavailability of copper to the marine alga Thalassiosira weissflogii. A calibration strategy was developed that avoided use of the synthetic ligand ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in the Aquil growth medium, thereby allowing ambient metal speciation....

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Karner DA,Shafer MM,Overdier JT,Hemming JD,Sonzogni WC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past two decades, the phenomenon of hormesis has gained increased recognition. To promote research in hormesis, a sound statistical quantification of important parameters, such as the level and significance of the increase in response and the range of concentration where it occurs, is strongly needed. Here,...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Cedergreen N,Ritz C,Streibig JC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten agronomic plant species were exposed to different concentrations of nano-titanium dioxide (nTiO2 ) or nano-cerium oxide (nCeO2 ) (0 μg/mL, 250 μg/mL, 500 μg/mL, and 1000 μg/mL) to examine potential effects on germination and early seedling development. The authors modified a standard test protocol developed for so...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Andersen CP,King G,Plocher M,Storm M,Pokhrel LR,Johnson MG,Rygiewicz PT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bird eggs are used widely as noninvasive bioindicators for environmental mercury availability. Previous studies, however, have found varying relationships between laying sequence and egg mercury concentrations. Some studies have reported that the mercury concentration was higher in first-laid eggs or declined across t...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ou L,Varian-Ramos CW,Cristol DA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian mortality events are common following large-scale oil spills. However, the sublethal effects of oil on birds exposed to light external oiling are not clearly understood. We found that American oystercatchers (area of potential impact n = 42, reference n = 21), black skimmers (area of potential impact n = 121, re...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Fallon JA,Smith EP,Schoch N,Paruk JD,Adams EA,Evers DC,Jodice PGR,Perkins C,Schulte S,Hopkins WA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of Se by the freshwater alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the subsequent transfer to the Asiatic clam Corbicula fluminea was investigated. The objective was to investigate the bioavailability of algal-bound Se for C. fluminea while taking into account Se speciation and bivalve ventilation. First, uptake ra...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Fournier E,Adam C,Massabuau JC,Garnier-Laplace J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no use restriction associated with bees for many fungicides used in agriculture; however, this does not always mean that these pesticides are harmless for these nontarget organisms. We investigated whether the fungicide pyraclostrobin, which acts on fungal mitochondria, also negatively affects honey bee mitoc...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Nicodemo D,Mingatto FE,De Jong D,Bizerra PFV,Tavares MA,Bellini WC,Vicente EF,de Carvalho A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00