abstract：:Biocidal products represent mixtures that might be released into the environment at application and continuously during service life. Concentration addition (CA) has been proposed as default model to calculate theoretical mixture toxicity. However, the suitability of CA for chronic toxicity towards soil organisms has ...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Guimarães B,Bandow C,Amorim MJB,Kehrer A,Coors A

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Samarium (Sm) and yttrium (Y) are commonly used rare earth elements (REEs) but there is a scarcity of information concerning their biological effects in non-target aquatic organisms. The purpose of this study was to determine the bioavailability of those REEs and their toxicity on Dreissena polymorpha after exposure t...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Hanana H,Turcotte P,Dubé M,Gagnon C,Gagné F

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To enrich the understanding of the complex environmental system of soil and microorganisms in gold tailings, we studied the effects of environmental factors on the microbial community diversity in gold mine tailing soil in Beijing, and the strains screened from the soil with serious mercury (Hg) pollution. The results...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Ji H,Zhang Y,Bararunyeretse P,Li H

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of potassium (K) concentration gradient on stable caesium (Cs) uptake by Calla palustris was studied under hydroponic conditions after eight-day exposure in a greenhouse experiment. The plants were exposed to two different concentrations of Cs (provided as 0.5 and 1 mM CsCl) and five different concentration...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Komínková D,Berchová-Bímová K,Součková L

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenite-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) play a key role in the biogeochemical cycle of arsenic in the environment, and are used for the bioremediation of As contaminated groundwater; however, it is not yet known about how arsenic affects biofilm formations of AOB, and how biofilm formations affect bacterial arsenite-oxidizi...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Zeng XC,He Z,Chen X,Cao QAD,Li H,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil acts as a repository for many metals that human activity releases into the environment. Cadmium enters agricultural soils primarily from application of phosphate fertilizers and sewage sludge. Among soil bacteria, rhizobia have a great agronomic and environmental significance and are major contributors to a susta...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Nunes T,Cardoso P,Freitas R,Figueira E

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury is severely detrimental to organisms and is ubiquitous in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, we examined the effects of chronic mercury (Hg) exposure on metamorphosis, body size, thyroid microstructures, liver microstructural and ultrastructural features, and transcript levels of ge...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Shi Q,Sun N,Kou H,Wang H,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to ionizing radiation is harmful to any living organism. It may cause varying levels of genetic mutation or ultimately death. Synthetic compounds have been used to counteract the hazardous effect of radiation on the live cells, but the possibility of these synthetic compounds being harmful to the organism bei...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Sinha P,Arunachalam KD,Annamalai SK

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To maintain the growth and development of pepper in saline condition, candidates of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) were isolated, and detected to plant growth promoting (PGP) potential under salt stress was investigated. Thirteen bacterial strains with 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase act...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wang W,Wu Z,He Y,Huang Y,Li X,Ye BC

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental pollution is known to adversely affect amphibian reproduction and survival, however, the knowledge of environmental heavy metal pollution on fitness of male amphibian is largely unknown. The present study aimed to explore the variation in fitness of male Bufo raddei, a widespread anuran in northwest Chin...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Guo R,Zhang W,Yang Y,Ding J,Yang W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the adaptation of Escherichia coli Gram-negative bacteria to increased concentrations of ionic liquids. Theophylline-based quaternary ammonium salts were used as an example of an ionic liquid that on the one hand includes an anion of natural origin and on the other hand is characterized by amphiphi...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Borkowski A,Gutowski Ł,Syczewski M,Cłapa T,Czerwonka G

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring the contamination level in aquatic environments and assessing the impact on aquatic life occurs throughout the world. In the present study, an approach based on a combination of biomarkers and the distribution of various industrial and municipal pollutants was used to investigate the effect of aquatic envir...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Burkina V,Zamaratskaia G,Sakalli S,Giang PT,Kodes V,Grabic R,Velisek J,Turek J,Kolarova J,Zlabek V,Randak T

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing input rate of rare earth elements in the environment is expected because of the intense extraction of such elements form their ores to face human technological needs. In this study Lemna minor L. plants were grown under laboratory conditions and treated with increasing concentrations of cerium (Ce) ions ...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Zicari MA,d'Aquino L,Paradiso A,Mastrolitti S,Tommasi F

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used as flame retardants in consumer products and are now found in the aquatic environment. The presence of PBDEs puts the health and survival of aquatic species at risk due to the various toxic effects associated with exposure to these compounds. The effects of a binar...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Arkoosh MR,Van Gaest AL,Strickland SA,Hutchinson GP,Krupkin AB,Hicks MBR,Dietrich JP

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing presence of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into the environment, the chronic and low-dose effects of AgNPs are of vital concern. This study evaluated chronic physiological effects of AgNPs on Daphnia similis, which were exposed to two ambient encountered concentrations (0.02 and 1 ppb) of AgNPs for 21 da...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wang P,Ng QX,Zhang H,Zhang B,Ong CN,He Y

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although isocarbophos is a widely used insecticide, its toxicity to aquatic organisms has not been well characterized. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to isocarbophos at concentrations of 50 µg L-1 and 200 µg L-1 to assess its bioaccumulation, metabolic disruption, and oxidative stress. Metabolomics analysis bas...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Jia M,Wang Y,Teng M,Wang D,Yan J,Miao J,Zhou Z,Zhu W

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and formaldehyde both are associated with asthma and allergies. However, it is unclear about the adverse effect of DINP and formaldehyde exposure on the brain for asthma patients. Here, we determined the effect of DINP and/or formaldehyde exposure on neuroinflammation in brain by a murine a...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Duan J,Kang J,Qin W,Deng T,Liu H,Li B,Yu W,Gong S,Yang X,Chen M

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we introduce pyrene degrader halotolerant yeast, Basidioascus persicus EBL-C16 and characterize its growth in different salt concentrations. Investigation of the removal of different concentrations of pyrene showed that B. persicus EBL-C16 was able to eliminate 50-90% of pyrene in the presence of 2.5% s...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Kamyabi A,Nouri H,Moghimi H

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Medaka Extended One Generation Reproduction Test (MEOGRT) is a Tier 2 test within U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), designed to characterize the potential adverse effects to fish of exposure to chemical that can cause disruption of the endocrine system. Th...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Flynn K,Lothenbach D,Whiteman F,Hammermeister D,Swintek J,Etterson M,Johnson R

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have well-known antibacterial properties and are widely applied in various medical products and general commodities. Although many studies have addressed the toxicity of Ag NPs to mammalian cells, the direct relationship between the number of Ag NPs in living cells and the corresponding c...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Zhai Z,Nie M,Guan Y,Zhang F,Chen L,Muhammad,Du W,Liu G,Tian Y,Huang Q

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we found a bacteria (Bacillus wiedmannii MSM) that could not only culture quickly under aerobic condition, but also can biological reduction of Pd (II) under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. For reducing Pd (II) by Bacillus wiedmannii MSM, the best electron donor was sodium formate and the best gr...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Chen Y,Chen Y,Wu J,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation characteristics and potential risk posed by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils and vegetables grown in the home garden and agricultural field were investigated in this research. The average concentrations of 16 PAHs in soils and vegetables in the home garden were 508.9 ng/g and 197.3 ng/...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Chen Y,Zhang F,Zhang J,Zhou M,Li F,Liu X

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Lampricides are currently being applied to streams and rivers to control the population of sea lamprey, an invasive species, in the Great Lakes. The most commonly used lampricide agent used in the field is 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM), which targets larval sea lamprey in lamprey-infested rivers and streams. T...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Vo NTK,Moore LC,Spiteri KW,Hanner R,Wilkie MP,DeWitte-Orr SJ

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic (As) contamination of rice grain is a serious problem worldwide. The objective of this study was to mitigate As toxicity and accumulation in hydroponically grown KDML105 rice seedlings using bacteria isolated from heavy metal-contaminated soils. Seven strains (KKU2500-1, -2, -3, -9, -12, -16 and -22) of 24 cad...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Thongnok S,Siripornadulsil W,Siripornadulsil S

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify possible cadmium (Cd) accumulators or hyperaccumulators among ornamental plants, a pot experiment involving increasing Cd concentration (0, 5, 15, 30, 60, and 100 mg kg-1) was conducted among seven species. The principal objective was to screen for ornamental plants with an exceptional ability to accumulat...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wu M,Luo Q,Liu S,Zhao Y,Long Y,Pan Y

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Water contamination of As is a big issue in many areas around the globe. Therefore, cheap and efficient techniques are essential facing traditional treatment methods. Then, biochars (BC) emerged recently as material that can be used for As removal. However, research about efficiency of BC produced from local feedstock...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Montero JIZ,Monteiro ASC,Gontijo ESJ,Bueno CC,de Moraes MA,Rosa AH

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:There are now over a thousand nano-containing products on the market and the antibacterial properties of some nanomaterials has created interest in their use as cleaning agents, biocides and disinfectants. Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are being released into the environment and this raises concerns about their effe...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Vassallo J,Besinis A,Boden R,Handy RD

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil organic matter (SOM) is a crucial factor affecting the immobilization of heavy metal in wetlands. Recent studies have shown that the rhizosphere SOM has great ability to immobilize heavy metals. However, there existed few works on studying molecular characteristics of SOM to explore the mechanisms. Electrospray i...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wen J,Li Z,Luo N,Huang M,Yang R,Zeng G

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The photolytic and photocatalytic transformation of an antipsychotic drug asenapine with the use of H2O2 and TiO2 was studied. A method employing irradiation with a simulated full solar spectrum in the photostability chamber was applied, then the reverse-phase ultra high performance liquid chromatography with diode ar...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Trawiński J,Skibiński R

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores the potential of Asparagus densiflorus to treat disperse Rubin GFL (RGFL) dye and a real textile effluent in constructed vertical subsurface flow (VSbF) phytoreactor; its field cultivation for soil remediation offers a real green and economic way of environmental management. A. densiflorus decolori...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Watharkar AD,Kadam SK,Khandare RV,Kolekar PD,Jeon BH,Jadhav JP,Govindwar SP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochar has a significant effect on alleviating acid soil aluminum (Al) toxicity and promoting plant growth. The potential effects of aged biochar (long-term applied biochar in soil) on soil amendment have attracted increasing attention. Here, the effects of biochar and aged biochar were evaluated through a pot experi...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Lin Q,Zhang L,Riaz M,Zhang M,Xia H,Lv B,Jiang C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the extensive use of Cu-based fungicides, the accumulation of Cu in agricultural soil has been widely reported. However, little information is known about the bioavailability of Cu deriving from different fungicides in soil. This paper investigated both the distribution behaviors of Cu from two commonly used f...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Wang QY,Sun JY,Xu XJ,Yu HW

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depleting aquifers, lack of planning and low socioeconomic status of Pakistani farmers have led them to use wastewater (WW) for irrigating their crops causing food contamination with heavy metals and ultimately negative effects on human health. This study evaluates the effects of chitosan (CH) and biochar (BC) on grow...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Turan V,Khan SA,Mahmood-Ur-Rahman,Iqbal M,Ramzani PMA,Fatima M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a long-term toxicity study on Bisphenol A (BPA), the European Union and U.S food and drug administration updating the rules regarding the usage of BPA by extending the prohibition of BPA to include in the production of papers, on February 2018. Therefore, it is essential to establish the trace level BPA detector...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Akilarasan M,Kogularasu S,Chen SM,Chen TW,Lin SH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption of sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) and ketoprofen (KET) using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNTs modified with ionic liquids (ILs) was investigated. Two ionic liquids (1-benzyl, 3-hexyl imidazolium, IL1 and 1-benzyl, 3-decahexyl imidazolium, IL2) were synthesized, and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (1...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Lawal IA,Lawal MM,Akpotu SO,Azeez MA,Ndungu P,Moodley B

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacterial blooms of Microcystis aeruginosa represent a significant risk to the environment and have become a worldwide concern. M. aeruginosa can produce the hepatotoxins microcystins (MCs) with potential for tumor promotion. The present study evaluated the time-dependent effects in the transcription of tumor-rel...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Fonseca VB,Sopezki MDS,Yunes JS,Zanette J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc pyrithione (ZPT) is widely used as a substitute booster biocide for tributyltin and is also an additive to antidandruff shampoos and medical cosmetic products. ZPT and pyrithione have been detected in different environmental matrices and biota, suggesting that it may pose health threats to aquatic organisms and e...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Mo J,Lin D,Wang J,Li P,Liu W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a novel neonicotinoids insecticide, acetamiprid has been widely used worldwide. In this study, a laboratory test was conducted to expose earthworms (Eisenia fetida) to artificial soil spiked with various concentrations of acetamiprid (0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25 and 0.50 mg/kg of soil) respectively after 7, 14, 21 and 28 d...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Li B,Xia X,Wang J,Zhu L,Wang J,Wang G

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between microorganisms and minerals have the potential contribution to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in model systems. In this study, phenanthrene (PHE) was used as a probe molecule to explore the potential adsorption and biotransformation processes in the presence of microorganisms and v...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Tao K,Zhao S,Gao P,Wang L,Jia H

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Furan is a common food contaminant and environmental pollutant. Spirulina platensis (SP) is a blue-green algae extensively used as therapeutic and health supplements. This study aimed to explore the probable beneficial role of SP against the influence of furan on reproductive system of male rats. Adult male rats were ...

journal_title：Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

authors： Abd El-Hakim YM,Mohamed WA,El-Metwally AE

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00