abstract：:A large number of aromatic compounds and organic nitriles, the two groups of compounds covered in this review, are intermediates, products, by-products or waste products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, agriculture and the processing of fossil fuels. The majority of these synthetic substances (xenobiotic...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Martínková L,Uhnáková B,Pátek M,Nesvera J,Kren V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of indoor exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) requires a critical examination of methods that may influence exposure estimates and comparisons between studies. We measured PBDEs in residential dust collected from 20 homes in Boston, MA, to examine 5 key questions: 1) Does the choice of dust e...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Allen JG,McClean MD,Stapleton HM,Webster TF

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children from farming families have less allergies than their peers. Consumption of farm milk or unpasteurized milk has been shown to explain (part of) the farming effect or protect against allergies independent of farming status. OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether the protective effect of farm milk consump...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Gehring U,Spithoven J,Schmid S,Bitter S,Braun-Fahrländer C,Dalphin JC,Hyvärinen A,Pekkanen J,Riedler J,Weiland SK,Büchele G,von Mutius E,Vuitton DA,Brunekreef B,PASTURE study group.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As soil is a natural resource not always renewable, the risk characterization of contaminated soils is an issue of great interest. Artificial Intelligence (AI), based on Decision Support Systems (DSSs), has been developed for a wide range of applications in contaminated soil management. Decision trees have already sho...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： López EM,García M,Schuhmacher M,Domingo JL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to their biological, chemical and physical actions, earthworms can be directly employed within bioremediation strategies to promote biodegradation of organic contaminants. Earthworms have been shown to aerate and bioturbate soils and improve their nutritional status and fertility, which are variables known to limi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Hickman ZA,Reid BJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Settled house dust can be a source of human exposure to toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) through non-dietary ingestion and dermal contact. Information regarding the concentrations of various contaminants in house dust would be useful in estimating the risk associated with exposure to these compounds. This...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Naspinski C,Lingenfelter R,Cizmas L,Naufal Z,He LY,Islamzadeh A,Li Z,Li Z,McDonald T,Donnelly KC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonylphenol is a toxic xenobiotic compound classified as an endocrine disrupter capable of interfering with the hormonal system of numerous organisms. It originates principally from the degradation of nonylphenol ethoxylates which are widely used as industrial surfactants. Nonylphenol ethoxylates reach sewage treatmen...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Soares A,Guieysse B,Jefferson B,Cartmell E,Lester JN

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review represents an assessment of the pollution status of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in China (the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan). During the past decades, seven PCDD/Fs pollution hotspots have been found: (a). Ya-er Lake, Hubei Province, with 'total PCDD/Fs' level reaching 17...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zheng GJ,Leung AO,Jiao LP,Wong MH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the possible sources of contamination with organic pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and metabolites, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), in and onto tail feathers of a large songbird, the common magpie (Pica pica). Although feather...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jaspers VL,Covaci A,Deleu P,Neels H,Eens M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to investigate the concentration of PM(10) and PM(2.5) inside trains and platforms on subway lines 1, 2, 4 and 5 in Seoul, KOREA. PM(10), PM(2.5), carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and carbon monoxide (CO) were monitored using real-time monitoring instruments in the afternoons (between 13:00 and 16:00). ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Park DU,Ha KC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hourly concentrations of TSP, PM(10), PM(2.5) near the surface at Seoul city were examined from March 20 to March 25, 2001 (duststorm event) in order to investigate the effect of a duststorm generated in China on the local aerosol concentration in Korea, The ratios of fine to coarse particles such as TSP to PM(10), TS...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Choi H,Zhang YH,Kim KH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EU directives on air quality force member states to inform the public on the status of the ambient air quality. The Internet is commonly used for this purpose and often air quality is being presented as an index ranging from good to bad. A review of existing websites and air quality indices shows that the way air ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： van den Elshout S,Léger K,Nussio F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical response of wild sticklebacks collected in Autumn 2005 at seven stations in the North of France was studied using a set of complementary biomarkers. Here, data on biotransformation of xenobiotics, oxidative stress exposure and damages, neurotoxicity and endocrine disruption are provided. All the sites ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sanchez W,Katsiadaki I,Piccini B,Ditche JM,Porcher JM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration levels and pattern distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (DDTs), were investigated in liver of small size specimens of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from Mediterranean Sea (Ionian Sea). PCB concentrations (average: 526 ng g(-1) lipid wt) were comparable with ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Storelli MM,Casalino E,Barone G,Marcotrigiano GO

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the results of a screening survey of perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in the Danish environment. The study included point sources (municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants and landfill sites) and the marine and freshwater environments. Effluent and influent water and sewage sludge were an...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bossi R,Strand J,Sortkjaer O,Larsen MM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and the organochlorine compounds polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DDTs, HCB, chlordane-related pesticides, HCH and toxaphene were analysed in blubber of juvenile ringed seals from Central West Greenland collected between 1982 and 2006. The longest time series could be establishe...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Vorkamp K,Rigét FF,Glasius M,Muir DC,Dietz R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfer and toxic effects of two cadmium (Cd) forms, inorganic (CdCl2 dosed rat food) or organic (contaminated snail-based rat food) were studied in Wistar rat. Cd concentrations in rat food were 0 and 2.5 microg Cd g(-1) for both inorganic and organic forms and a high concentration of 100 microg Cd g(-1) was also te...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Hispard F,de Vaufleury A,Cosson RP,Devaux S,Scheifler R,Coeurdassier M,Gimbert F,Martin H,Richert L,Berthelot A,Badot PM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the levels of PCDD/DFs pollution in environmental samples in the vicinity of various incinerators, the levels of PCDD/DFs in air and soil samples collected near 17 incinerators and stack emission gases were investigated between 2003 and 2006. A total of 434 soil, 28 stack emission gas, and 38 air samples we...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Kim KS,Shin SK,Kim KS,Song BJ,Kim JG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-scale geographical variation in the occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) was investigated using the eggs of a terrestrial residential songbird species, the great tit (Parus major). In addition, we investigated the influence of...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Van den Steen E,Jaspers VL,Covaci A,Dauwe T,Pinxten R,Neels H,Eens M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Night time noise exposure has very rarely been used in previous studies on the relationship between community noise and children's blood pressure, although children spend a larger part of their night time sleeping at home than adults. For this reason, we focused on night time noise exposure at children's residences an...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Belojevic G,Jakovljevic B,Stojanov V,Paunovic K,Ilic J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brominated flame retardants, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been incorporated in numerous products to reduce flammability. Depending on their bromination, PBDEs are relatively persistent in the environment and have the potential to bioaccumulate through the food web. The present study was initia...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Toms LM,Mortimer M,Symons RK,Paepke O,Mueller JF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the purpose of synthesizing a compendium of efforts aimed at environmental pollution control through the use of constructed wetlands systems (CWs) in Ireland, a detailed review of CWs was undertaken. Emphasis was placed on the diverse range of development, practice and researches on CWs technology, placing them in...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Babatunde AO,Zhao YQ,O'Neill M,O'Sullivan B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides information on the current status of contamination by organochlorines (DDTs, PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs) in the declining red kite (Milvus milvus L.) population breeding in the Doñana National Park (DNP), south-western Spain. Analyses were performed in addled eggs collected between 1999 and 2001. DDE co...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Gómara B,González MJ,Baos R,Hiraldo F,Abad E,Rivera J,Jiménez B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the potential spread of gentamicin resistant (GEN(R)) Escherichia coli isolates or GEN(R) determinants from a Danish university hospital to the waste water environment. Waste water samples were collected monthly from the outlets of the hospital bed wards and the inlet of the rel...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jakobsen L,Sandvang D,Hansen LH,Bagger-Skjøt L,Westh H,Jørgensen C,Hansen DS,Pedersen BM,Monnet DL,Frimodt-Møller N,Sørensen SJ,Hammerum AM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn consistent with Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). The publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rahman MM,Owens G,Mallavarapu M,Naidu R

更新日期：2007-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides are widely used throughout the world in agriculture to protect crops and in public health to control diseases. Nevertheless, exposure to pesticides represents a potential risk to humans. This paper describes a study of possible genetic damage in the people living in regions contaminated with complex mixture...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Ergene S,Celik A,Cavaş T,Kaya F

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living soil nematode that is commonly used as a model for toxicity tests. The aim of this study was to investigate the toxicity of seven organic pollutants: four azaarenes (quinoline, acridine, phenazine, and 1,10-phenanthroline), short-chain chlorinated paraffins, and two organochlori...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sochová I,Hofman J,Holoubek I

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humic substances (HS) and natural organic matter (NOM) are natural organic compounds ubiquitous in the environment. However, some studies indicate that both HS and NOM can act as xenobiotics, e.g. induce hormone-like effects in fish, amphibians and invertebrates. Molecules of these substances contain a number of aroma...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bittner M,Hilscherová K,Giesy JP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the major pollutants in indoor air, which significantly impact indoor air quality and thus influencing human health. A long-term exposure to VOCs will be detrimental to human health causing sick building syndrome (SBS). Photocatalytic oxidation of VOCs is a cost-effective technolo...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wang S,Ang HM,Tade MO

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation rates, the geochronology of metals and PAH contamination, and the Microtox toxicity are studied in five sediment cores (50 cm length) covering different areas of the Santander Bay, Northern Spain. Chronology given by (210)Pb and (137)Cs reveals significant differences in accumulation rates between sit...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Viguri JR,Irabien MJ,Yusta I,Soto J,Gómez J,Rodriguez P,Martinez-Madrid M,Irabien JA,Coz A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to develop a standardised protocol for the use of Lolium perenne cultures to biomonitor the surroundings of an aluminium smelter. Five ecological stations, which corresponded to air quality network monitoring sites pertaining to the smelter, were selected for study. Cultures of L. pere...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rey-Asensio A,Carballeira A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated whether bird feathers can be used as a non-destructive biomonitor for organic pollutants. We analysed the outermost tail feathers of 8 terrestrial and aquatic bird species from Belgium (8 species, n=108) for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and org...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jaspers VL,Voorspoels S,Covaci A,Lepoint G,Eens M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is novel because it integrates water quality, water resources, physical habitat and, to some extent, flooding for all surface and groundwaters and takes forward river basin management. However, the WFD does not explicitly mention risks posed by climate change to the achievement o...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wilby RL,Orr HG,Hedger M,Forrow D,Blackmore M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental risk assessment and decision-making strategies over the last several decades have become increasingly more sophisticated, information-intensive, and complex, including such approaches as expert judgment, cost-benefit analysis, and toxicological risk assessment. One tool that has been used to support envi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Linkov I,Satterstrom FK,Kiker G,Batchelor C,Bridges T,Ferguson E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enlarge the possibilities of using organisms of the soil fauna to assess the bioaccumulative potential of chemicals, the kinetic of soil cadmium (Cd) transfer to the terrestrial gastropod Helix aspersa was investigated under laboratory conditions during a long-term experiment (6 months). During the exposure phase (...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Gimbert F,de Vaufleury A,Douay F,Scheifler R,Coeurdassier M,Badot PM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial distribution of nonylphenol polyethoxylates (NPEOs) and nonylphenol (NP) was investigated in a field study in Lanzhou Reach of the Yellow River. NPEOs and their metabolites were found in the river, with the maximum dissolved concentrations of 6.38 nmol/L for NPEOs, 0.19 nmol/L for nonylphenol ethoxy acetic aci...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wang L,Wu Y,Sun H,Xu J,Dai S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum samples (n=142) from Iassy county (Eastern Romania) collected in 2005 were analyzed for p,p'-DDT and its metabolites, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers, chlordane and metabolites and 14 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners. In all samples, p,p'-DDE (principal metabolite of p,p'-DDT...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Dirtu AC,Cernat R,Dragan D,Mocanu R,Van Grieken R,Neels H,Covaci A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of serum, whole blood and liver tissue samples from Kafue lechwe in the Lochinvar National Park of Zambia for suspected endocrine disrupting compounds revealed high concentrations for some of the compounds. 45 samples of serum, whole blood and liver tissue were extracted by liquid-liquid extraction followed b...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sichilongo K,Torto N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, fuzzy-logic-based methods have demonstrated to be appropriated to address uncertainty and subjectivity in environmental problems. In the present study, a methodology based on fuzzy inference systems (FIS) to assess water quality is proposed. A water quality index calculated with fuzzy reasoning has be...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Ocampo-Duque W,Ferré-Huguet N,Domingo JL,Schuhmacher M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty women residing in and around New Delhi, India and identified to have benign (25 nos.) and malignant (25 nos.) breast lesions were studied for the first time to access the association between environmental exposure to lead and risk of breast cancer and to determine the potential of changes in trace elements conce...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Siddiqui MK,Jyoti,Singh S,Mehrotra PK,Singh K,Sarangi R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00