Assessment of the estrogenicity and toxicity of a domestic wastewater effluent flowing through a constructed wetland system using biomarkers in male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas rafinesque, 1820).

abstract：:Many habitats may be exposed to multiple chemical contaminants, particularly in agricultural areas where fertilizer and pesticide use are common; however, the singular and interactive effects of contaminants are not well understood. The objective of our study was to examine how realistic, sublethal environmental level...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Boone MD,Bridges CM,Fairchild JF,Little EE

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sorption properties of tetracycline were compared between a coal humic acid (CHA) and a soil humic acid (SHA) under various solution chemistry conditions. Structural characteristics of the two humic acids were quantified in detail by elemental analysis, solid-state (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), acid-base...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Sun H,Shi X,Mao J,Zhu D

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) were collected from a corn-growing region (CGR) and a non-corn-growing region (NCGR) with different exposure profiles for atrazine and related triazines. Physical, chemical, and biological parameters from the catchment areas were also measured. Frogs were surveyed for possib...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Hecker M,Giesy JP,Jones PD,Jooste AM,Carr JA,Solomon KR,Smith EE,Van der Kraak G,Kendall RJ,Du Preez L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential differences in species susceptibility to nanoparticle (NP) contaminants make the use of multispecies community toxicity testing strategies beneficial in understanding NP risk to aquatic environments. Because of the limited knowledge of zinc oxide (ZnO) NP fate and toxicity, we conducted multispecies exposure...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Wu F,Harper BJ,Harper SL

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A suite of mechanistic atmospheric and mercury (Hg) cycling and bioaccumulation models is applied to simulate atmospheric Hg deposition and Hg concentrations in the water column and in fish in a Hg-impaired freshwater lake located in the northeastern United States that receives its Hg loading primarily through deposit...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Vijayaraghavan K,Levin L,Parker L,Yarwood G,Streets D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the introduction of non-native fish species has been shown to alter trophic ecology in aquatic ecosystems, there has been limited research on how invasive species alter methylmercury (MeHg) biomagnification in lacustrine food webs. We sampled surface water and biota from 8 lakes in Quebec, Canada, spanning a ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Barst BD,Hudelson K,Lescord GL,Santa-Rios A,Basu N,Crémazy A,Drevnick PE

更新日期：2020-11-01 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 ventilation amplitude and frequency of silver perch Bidyanus bidyanus, and the ventilation frequency of rainbow fish Melanotaenia duboulayi and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, were determined at different temperatures upon exposure to endosulfan and chlorpyrifos, respectively. Silver perch and rainbow fish were...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Patra RW,Chapman JC,Lim RP,Gehrke PC,Sunderam RM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Nebraska, fish are exposed to herbicides in agricultural runoff. The study objectives were to determine 1) if fathead minnows and northern leopard frogs exposed to atrazine experience alterations in gene expression, and 2) whether these changes are elicited by a simulated herbicide mixture. Following a 7-d exposure...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Ali JM,Knight LA,D'Souza DL,Kolok AS

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Synthetic organic chemicals are present in environmental compartments as complex mixtures and therefore their potential effects are difficult to predict. In this study, in vitro bioassays using wild-type fish and rat hepatoma cell lines and their corresponding recombinant cell systems were used to evaluate 2,3,7,8-tet...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Hilscherova K,Kannan K,Kang YS,Holoubek I,Machala M,Masunaga S,Nakanishi J,Giesy JP

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Soils and sediments in the floodplain of the Tittabawassee River downstream of Midland, Michigan, USA contain elevated concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD). As a long-lived, resident top predator, the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus; GHO) has the potent...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Coefield SJ,Zwiernik MJ,Fredricks TB,Seston RM,Nadeau MW,Tazelaar DL,Moore JN,Kay DP,Roark SA,Giesy JP

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：:Propiconazole is a fungicide used in a variety of agricultural applications. Preliminary studies had suggested that embryos of the crustacean Daphnia magna are particularly susceptible to the toxicity of this chemical. The goals of the present study were to define endpoints of daphnid embryonic development that could ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Kast-Hutcheson K,Rider CV,LeBlanc GA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Spartina alterniflora to degrade tributyltin (TBT) in contaminated dredge spoils was investigated in a created wetland at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Concentrations of TBT up to 250 ng/g did not inhibit S. alterniflora growth over a 16-month period. Disappearance rates ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Anderson BA,Unger MA,Moore KA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb) is a typical toxic heavy metal element in soils and plants, which has a potential threat to human health through the food chain. Pb uptake in the soil-vegetable system has attracted broad attention, while reports on the main controlling factors of Pb uptake and accumulation in different soil-vegetable system...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Shi J,Xu Q,Zhou Z,Wu X,Tong J,Cai Q,Wu Q,Shi J

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:New techniques and software have enabled ubiquitous use of structure-activity relationships (SARs) in the pharmaceutical industry and toxicological sciences. We review the status of SAR technology by using examples to underscore the advances as well as the unique technical challenges. Applying SAR involves two steps: ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Tong W,Welsh WJ,Shi L,Fang H,Perkins R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmentally relevant mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; e.g., crude oils) are often rich in alkyl-PAHs, such as retene (7-isopropyl-1-methylphenanthrene), which produce dioxin-like toxicity in fish embryos. The mechanism of alkyl-PAH toxicity is not well understood but was previously thought to be...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Scott JA,Ross M,Lemire BC,Hodson PV

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Biodegradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) by toluene-degrading bacteria was measured under aerobic conditions in aqueous and soil-slurry batch microcosms. For soil-phase experiments, a freshly contaminated soil and a soil containing only the desorption-resistant fraction of TCE were tested. In both cases, presence of ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Lee S,Moe WM,Valsaraj KT,Pardue JH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitellogenin (VTG) is a precursor of egg-yolk protein and is therefore present at high concentrations in the plasma of female fish. In male fish, VTG concentrations are usually undetectable or low but can be induced upon exposure to estrogenic substances either via the water or the diet. This work was performed to det...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Beresford N,Brian JV,Runnalls TJ,Sumpter JP,Jobling S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although conventional wastewater treatment technologies are effective at removing many contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from municipal wastewater, some contaminants are not removed efficiently. Ozonation may be a treatment option for reducing the concentrations of recalcitrant CECs in wastewater, but this proce...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Maya N,Evans J,Nasuhoglu D,Isazadeh S,Yargeau V,Metcalfe CD

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Of the fish species tested in chronic Ni exposures, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is the most sensitive. To develop additional Ni toxicity data and to investigate the toxic mode of action for Ni, we conducted acute (96-h) and chronic (85-d early life-stage) flow-through studies using rainbow trout. In addition t...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Brix KV,Keithly J,DeForest DK,Laughlin J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fish acute toxicity test method is foundational to aquatic toxicity testing strategies, yet the literature lacks a concise sample size assessment. Although various sources address sample size, historical precedent seems to play a larger role than objective measures. We present a novel and comprehensive quantificat...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Carr GJ,Bailer AJ,Rawlings JM,Belanger SE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the toxic effects of substituted anilines on Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata with the use of a closed algal toxicity testing technique with no headspace. Two response endpoints (i.e., dissolved oxygen production [DO] and algal growth rate) were used to evaluate the toxicity of anilines. Both DO an...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Chen CY,Ko CW,Lee PI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six-month-old lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) and nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) were injected intraperitoneally with beta-naphthoflavone (BNF) in corn oil or in vehicle alone. Liver samples were taken and stored at -80 degrees C until microsome preparation and monooxygenase assay. Skin samples were placed...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology and chemistry

authors： Melancon MJ,Kutay AL,Woodin BR,Stegeman JJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00