Ecotoxicological assessment of persistent organic and heavy metal contamination in Hong Kong coastal sediment.

abstract：:A total of 216 otolith samples (89 male, 127 female) fromPomadasys stridens (Forskal 1775), a common fish of the ArabianGulf, were analyzed for the concentrations of heavy metals. Standard length,age, sex, body, and otolith weight were recorded for each fish. Otolithweight from male fish was found in the range of 0.04...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ahmad S,Al-Ghais SM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermolt crab Carcinus maenas and clam Ruditapes philippinarum were used to determine the toxicity of sediments collected in four Spanish ports (Cádiz, Huelva, Pasajes, and Bilbao) under laboratory conditions during 28 days. Sediment samples were analyzed to determine chemical concentration of metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu,...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Martín-Díaz ML,Blasco J,Sales D,Delvalls TA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrazine has been shown previously to potentiate chlorpyrifos toxicity in selected invertebrates. This study examined interactions of atrazine and chlorpyrifos in four aquatic vertebrates. Organisms were exposed to binary mixtures of atrazine and chlorpyrifos during toxicity bioassays. Inhibition of cholinesterase (Ch...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wacksman MN,Maul JD,Lydy MJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic arsenic intoxication is known to cause multisystem impairment and is still a major threat to public health in many countries. In Toroku, a small village in Japan, arsenic mines operated from 1920 to 1962, and residents suffered serious sequelae of arsenic intoxication. We have performed annual medical examinat...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ishii N,Mochizuki H,Ebihara Y,Shiomi K,Nakazato M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil organisms play a crucial role in the terrestrial ecosystem. Plant protection products (PPPs) are known to affect soil organisms and might have negative impacts on soil functions influenced by these organisms. Little research has been performed to date on the impact of PPPs on tropical soil ecosystems. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Römbke J,Garcia MV,Scheffczyk A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated mutagenicity, genotoxicity, and estrogenic activity in the porewaters of two river basins in southern Italy that had different features. Three samples from each site were collected in different seasons from 7 sites for a total of 21 samples. Mutagenicity was measured with the Ames test with and without...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Parrella A,Lavorgna M,Criscuolo E,Isidori M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin and fate of the gin waste residues of three chemicals--toxaphene, DEF, and paraquat--used frequently in cotton production in California were studied. Residues were determined for foliage and bolls in the live plants, for lint and seed in harvested seed cotton, and for gin waste and its lint and non-lint com...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Seiber JN,Winterlin WL,McChesney MM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent organochlorines such as DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), chlordane compounds (CHLs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in whole-body homogenates of resident and migratory birds collected from South India. Organochlorine contami...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Tanabe S,Senthilkumar K,Kannan K,Subramanian AN

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury, cadmium, zinc, and copper concentrations were analyzed in three samples of common guillemot (in April, June, and November). Levels measured were uniformly low, and not enough to have any toxic effects. Adult guillemots had significantly more cadmium in their livers and kidneys than juveniles, with juvenile le...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Stewart FM,Thompson DR,Furness RW,Harrison N

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been detected in several aquatic ecosystems during the last two decades, but their potential for biological effects to nontarget organisms is only now being studied. The aim of this study was to compare and rank the cyto-genetic effects induced by 96-hour exposur...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Parolini M,Pedriali A,Binelli A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Freshwater turtles (Chrysemys picta) were collected from two sites on Cape Cod, MA. One site (Moody Pond), adjacent to the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), was considered potentially impacted by toxic agents deriving from contaminant point sources on the MMR. The second (reference) site (Washburn Pond), to th...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Rie MT,Kitana N,Lendas KA,Won SJ,Callard IP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the physiological mechanism that confers Cd sensitivity/tolerance, Cd uptake and translocation by Cd-sensitive mutant and wild-type rice seedlings were characterized using radioactive tracer. Time-dependent Cd accumulation during 210 min was 1.8-fold higher in roots of the mutant than of wild-type rice. ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： He JY,Ren YF,Wang FJ,Pan XB,Zhu C,Jiang DA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition of bacterial luminescence has been used in testing industrial enterprises sewage. The toxicity of the sewage is less than the total toxicity of separate components due to neutralization of quinone products of polyphenol oxidation in the reactions with the other phenol components of sewage. Toxicity incr...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Stom DI,Geel TA,Balayan AE,Shachova GI,Kuznetsov AM,Medvedeva SE

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Antarctica is considered one of the most pristine areas on Earth, an accelerating human presence in this remote continent, such as scientific operations and functioning of numerous scientific stations, logistics, and tourism activities, has increased the risks of environmental impacts in recent decades. Durin...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Alekseev I,Abakumov E

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chironomid mouthpart deformities and aberrations of their polytenic chromosomes are sublethal responses to toxic stress. These endpoints have been used in several cases as bioindications for sediment pollution. In the present study we aimed to establish whether there was an association between mouthpart deformities an...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Meregalli G,Bettinetti R,Pluymers L,Vermeulen AC,Rossaro B,Ollevier F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeds of five wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars (PBW-373, UP-2338, DL-LOK-01, DL-373, and HD-2338) were sown in earthen pots and 10-day-old seedlings were exposed to 0, 50, and 100 μM of nickel (Ni) in the form of nickel chloride. At the 20-day stage, seedlings were sprayed with 0.01 μM of 28-homobrassinolide (HBL)....

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Yusuf M,Fariduddin Q,Hayat S,Hasan SA,Ahmad A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite safety protocols, crude oil extraction and transportation in the Amazon basin has a potential for inadvertent oil spills, which can impact aquatic organisms in local rivers. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of crude oil on juvenile Amazonian fish tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum, at various ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kochhann D,de Azevedo Brust SM,Domingos FX,Val AL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perchlorate is a potent thyroid hormone-disrupting compound. Drinking water is one of the major sources of human exposure to perchlorate. Little is known about the occurrence of perchlorate in waters from China. In this study, water samples (n = 300) collected from 15 locations in 13 provinces and municipalities were ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wu Q,Zhang T,Sun H,Kannan K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, ice and water samples were collected from seven sites along the Baotou section of the Yellow River during winter 2013. Total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in the ice and in the water under the ice ranged from 21.3 to 59.4 ng L(-1), and from 38.3 to 222.4 ng L(-1), respectively. Th...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang Q,Pei G,Liu G,Li H,Gao L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD), and mercury (Hg) were determined in blubber and liver tissues of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) collected along the ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lake CA,Lake JL,Haebler R,McKinney R,Boothman WS,Sadove SS

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory studies of algicide toxicity to algal species provide information to improve the efficacy and efficiency of copper-containing algicides in actual field situations. The objectives of this study were (1) to measure the influence of copper form, initial concentration, and duration of exposure on the response o...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Murray-Gulde CL,Heatley JE,Schwartzman AL,Rodgers JH Jr

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally derived microbial communities were developed in the laboratory under three nutrient regimes by manipulating phosphate and nitrate concentrations. Resulting communities differed in both functional and structural attributes. Low nutrient microcosms (0.05 mg N-NO3-/L + 0.01 mg P-PO4-3/L) showed the sharpest dif...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Pratt JR,Barreiro R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientists interested in contamination normally deal only with pollution itself, not with people's perceptions of pollution or the relationship between pollution and land use. The overall objective of this article was to examine the relationship between people's perceptions of pollution and their views on future land ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Burger J,Gochfeld M,Shukla S,Jeitner C,Ramos R,Tsipoura N,Donio M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually maturing female rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, were exposed to 10 microg/L of waterborne lead Pb(NO(3))(2) for 12 days during endogenous vitellogenesis and 12 days during exogenous vitellogenesis. Lead had no significant effect on either gonadosomatic indices or mean maximum diameters of developing oocyt...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ruby SM,Hull R,Anderson P

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pea Patch Island in Delaware Bay is the site of the largest heronry north of Florida. From 1989-93, the population of nine species of wading birds numbered approximately 12,000 pairs, but has recently declined to about 7,000 pairs. Because Delaware Bay is a major shipping channel and receives anthropogenic releases of...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Rattner BA,Hoffman DJ,Melancon MJ,Olsen GH,Schmidt SR,Parsons KC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cotton/polyester fabrics were contaminated with a 1.25% solution of methyl parathion (MeP) emulsifiable concentrate formulation, then laboratory laundered. The laundering variables were detergent type, concentration, water volume, and mechanical agitation. Specimens were unfinished (UN) and soil repellent finished (SR...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hild DN,Laughlin JM,Gold RE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airborne pesticide residues were collected both within and downwind from a parathion-treated plum orchard by high volume sampling through XAD-4 macroreticular resin. Levels of paraoxon in excess of 100 ng/m3 were found in orchard air, along with parathion, during the early days of two 21-day sampling studies. Paraoxon...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Woodrow JE,Seiber JN,Crosby DG,Moilanen KW,Soderquist CJ,Mourer C

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between exposure to p-dichlorobenzene (p-DCB) and urinary excretion of 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP), the major metabolite of p-DCB, was examined to evaluate the usefulness of the metabolite as a biological index for low-level exposure of p-DCB in the general population. Personal exposure concentration...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Yoshida T,Andoh K,Fukuhara M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if wetlands influence mercury concentrations in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), benthic macroinvertebrates, and stream water. On September 26, 2005, water samples, benthic macroinvertebrates, and brook trout were collected from four streams in western Maryland under low-...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Castro MS,Hilderbrand RH,Thompson J,Heft A,Rivers SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemicals pollution in the environment has attracted attention all over the world, and the toxicity prediction of chemical pollutants has become quite important. In this paper, we introduce a simple approach to predict the toxicity of some chemical components, in which the Tchebichef image moment (TM) method was emplo...

journal_title：Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Muhire J,Li BQ,Zhai HL,Li SS,Mi JY

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00