abstract：:Urban yellow dust deposition is a common phenomenon in many parts of the world, which is sometimes called "sulfur shower," "sulfur rain," or "pollen storm." Most people, especially those living in the vicinity of industrial facilities, wrongly perceive the yellow dust as sulfur when in fact it is pollen. The misunders...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ojeda J,Baeza P,Goddard M,Fernanda Cavieres M

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Levonorgestrel is one of the active ingredients of oral contraceptives detected in the aquatic environment at concentrations in the order of ng/L. During the past decade, a wealth of new information about levonorgestrel has been produced, with several studies having reported negative effects in the reproduction and gr...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Oropesa AL,Guimarães L

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric contamination by heavy metal-enriched particulate matter (metal-PM) is highly topical nowadays because of its high persistence and toxic nature. Metal-PMs are emitted to the atmosphere by various natural and anthropogenic activities, the latter being the major source. After being released into the atmosphe...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Shahid M,Natasha,Dumat C,Niazi NK,Xiong TT,Farooq ABU,Khalid S

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Metals are major abiotic stressors of many organisms, but their toxicity in plants is not as studied as in microorganisms and animals. Likewise, research in plant responses to metal contamination is sketchy. Candidate genes associated with metal resistance in plants have been recently discovered and characterized. Som...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Narendrula-Kotha R,Theriault G,Mehes-Smith M,Kalubi K,Nkongolo K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviews certain physiological digestive parameters in the literature that could be used to predict tissue residues in aquatic oligochaetes using the biodynamic model. Predictions were evaluated with independently measured Cd bioaccumulation data in sediment bioassays and field oligochaetes. The parameter re...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Méndez-Fernández L,Rodriguez P,Martínez-Madrid M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this review was to build an updated collection of information focused on the mechanisms and elements involved in metabolic pathways of aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria. Enzymes as an expression of the genetic load and the type of electron acceptor available, as an environmental factor, were highlighted. In...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ladino-Orjuela G,Gomes E,da Silva R,Salt C,Parsons JR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) are small cetaceans that inhabit coastal regions down to a 50 m depth. As a coastally distributed species, they are exposed to a variety of human-induced risks that include passive fishing nets, persistent environmental pollution, and emerging diseases. As a top predatorS. guianens...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： de Moura JF,Hauser-Davis RA,Lemos L,Emin-Lima R,Siciliano S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we evaluate and summarize the available data that addresses the levels of HM that exist in aquatic species, mainly fish, of Pakistan. Data on this topic were collected from the literature of the last two decades (1990-2012). Results revealed that the highest number (>50%) of studies addressing HM-conta...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hussain M,Muhammad S,Malik RN,Khan MU,Farooq U

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studying the genetic diversity of wild populations that are affected by pollution provides a basis for estimating the risks of environmental contamination to both wildlife, and indirectly to humans. Such research strives to produce both a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which genetic diversity is ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mussali-Galante P,Tovar-Sánchez E,Valverde M,Rojas E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) is a water soluble metal pollutant that is not essential to plant growth.It has attracted attention from soil scientists and plant nutritionists in recent years because of its toxicity and mobility in the soil-plant continuum. Even low levels of Cd (0.1-1 J.!M) cause adverse effects on plant growth and me...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Qadir S,Jamshieed S,Rasool S,Ashraf M,Akram NA,Ahmad P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Mexico, published studies relating to the occurrence of Hg in the environment are limited. Among the main sources of Hg in Mexico are mining and refining of Auand Hg, chloralkali plants, Cu smelting, residential combustion of wood, carbo electric plants, and oil refineries. Hg levels are highly variable in the atmo...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ruelas-Inzunza J,Delgado-Alvarez C,Frías-Espericueta M,Páez-Osuna F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of statistical distributions to predict air quality is valuable for determining the impact of air chemical contaminants on human health. Concentrations of air pollutants are treated as random variables that can be modeled by a statistical distribution that is positively skewed and starts from zero. The type of...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Marchant C,Leiva V,Cavieres MF,Sanhueza A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, I address the practical and theoretical aspects of pesticide soil mobility.I also address the methods used to measure mobility, and the factors that influence it, and I summarize the data that have been published on the column leaching of pesticides.Pesticides that enter the unsaturated soil profile ar...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Katagi T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we evaluated three main current approaches for deriving sediment quality guidelines: empirical, mechanistic (equilibrium partitioning), and spiked sediment toxicity testing approaches. Empirical approaches determine ranges of sediment concentrations that are likely or unlikely to cause toxicity, based ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Fojut TL,Vasquez ME,Poulsen AH,Tjeerdema RS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanotechnology is a fast growing field that provides for the development of materials that have new dimensions, novel properties, and a broader array of applications. Various scientific groups are keen about this technology and are devoting themselves to the development of more, new, and better nanomaterials. In the n...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kumar V,Kumari A,Guleria P,Yadav SK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Parliament recently approved a new EU regulation aimed at eliminating the use of pesticides that have unwanted endocrine-disrupting properties. The test criteria for these chemicals are slated to be finalized by 2013. For this reason, in this review, we have evaluated the meta data of lists and databanks ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Schulte-Oehlmann U,Oehlmann J,Keil F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many pesticides have been documented to induce embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in non-target aquatic biota such a fish, amphibians and invertebrates. Our review of the existing literature shows that a broad range of pesticides, representing several different chemical classes, induce variable toxic effects in aquatic...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Pašková V,Hilscherová K,Bláha L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increased use of herbal drugs in recent years. Because of increasing demand and wider use, it is essential that the quality of plant-based drugs should be assured prior to use. When heavy metals contaminate the plants from which herbal drugs are derived, they affect both plant growth characteristics and...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nasim SA,Dhir B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since ancient times, ships have sunk during storms, either as a result of collisions with other vessels or running onto rocks. However, the ever-increasing importance of crude oil in the twentieth century and the corresponding growth in the world's tanker fleet have drawn attention to the negative implications of sea ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Rogowska J,Namieśnik J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several decades, interest in environmental pollutants abatement has greatly increased. This interest is derived from growing concern about environmental pollution and the serious deterioration of many ecosystems as a result of environmental pollution. NTPs chemistry is a proven and effective tool both fo...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bai YH,Chen JR,Li XY,Zhang CH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing countries use only 20% of the world's agrochemicals, yet they suffer 99% of deaths from pesticide poisoning. Pesticide poisoning is a significant problem in developing countries primarily because of unsafe pesticide application and handling practices. Safety is further exacerbated by the illiteracy and pove...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kesavachandran CN,Fareed M,Pathak MK,Bihari V,Mathur N,Srivastava AK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plethora of papers have been published that address the affects of chemicals on wildlife vertebrates. Collectively, they support a connection between environmental pollution and effects on wildlife vertebrate populations; however, causal relationships between exposure, and reproduction or population structure effect...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bernanke J,Köhler HR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PGEs (Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir, and Os) are a relatively new group of anthropogenic pollutants. Specific useful properties of these metals (high resistance to chemical corrosion over a wide range of temperatures, high melting point, high mechanical resistance, and high plasticity) have fomented rapid growth of new and existing ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dubiella-Jackowska A,Polkowska Z,Namieńnik J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although arsenic contamination in the three countries described herein differs, a number of common themes emerge. In each country, the presence of arsenic is both long term and of geological origin. Moreover, in each of these countries, arsenic was only recently discovered to be a potential public health problem, havi...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Jones H,Visoottiviseth P,Bux MK,Födényi R,Kováts N,Borbély G,Galbács Z

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been great concern about dioxins-polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzo furans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-causing contamination in the environment because the adverse effects of these chemicals on human health have been known for many years. Possible dioxin-contam...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Shibamoto T,Yasuhara A,Katami T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pollution of the environment with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) should be a global concern, especially in urbanized areas. In South American countries, where notable increase in urban populations has been observed in the past few years, reliable information about the pollution status of these urban environme...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Barra R,Castillo C,Torres JP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the recent increase in the number of studies describing the ability of chemicals to exert endocrine-disrupting effects, not only in fish but in a variety of other oviparous groups such as amphibians and reptiles, there is an urgent need to harmonize the terminology currently used in describing pathological chang...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hecker M,Murphy MB,Coady KK,Villeneuve DL,Jones PD,Carr JA,Solomon KR,Smith EE,Van Der Kraak G,Gross T,Du Preez L,Kendall RJ,Giesy JP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children are at a greater risk of infections from serious enteric viral illness than adults for a number of reasons. Most important is the immune system, which is needed to control the infection processes. This difference can lead to more serious infections than in adults, who have fully developed immune systems. Ther...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nwachuku N,Gerba CP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review analyzes the effects of environmental mercury contamination in Chile. This contamination generates one of the most important environmental conflicts in the country in that it affects air, ground, and water (rivers and oceans), which are fundamental in maintaining natural biotic equilibrium and at the same ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Barrios-Guerra CA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current regulatory methods for assessing the effects of contaminants, and metals in particular, rely mainly on a limited number of standardized test methods and test species (OECD, ISO, ASTM, USEPA). However, these test protocols allow a certain degree of freedom in relation to physicochemical parameters or biological...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Janssen CR,Heijerick DG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterocyclic compounds by far outnumber the homocyclic PAHs. In addition, they are often more soluble in water, which may imply a greater biological significance of these heterocycles. Yet, most research focuses on the homocyclics, based on the implicit assumption that the mostly higher concentration of the homocyclic...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bleeker EA,Wiegman S,de Voogt P,Kraak M,Leslie HA,de Haas E,Admiraal W

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the early 1980s, when molinate was demonstrated to have killed carp in agricultural drains, an intensive research effort has been undertaken to assess the impact of rice pesticides on aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River and Delta. No impact has been found that can be clearly attributed to rice pesticides....

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Byard JL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Release and spreading of mercury from gold mining is a widespread problem in the Amazon area. Today we have rather good knowledge of the mercury situation. Tens of investigations have considered mainly concentrations in fish and human hair. Metallic mercury is used for amalgamation of gold, and the mercury is released...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lodenius M,Malm O

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irradiation processing has been researched extensively and is now in use worldwide for many food commodities. Irradiation has been successfully used to reduce pathogenic bacteria, eliminate parasites, decrease postharvest sprouting, and extend the shelf life of fresh perishable foods. Although food irradiation is wide...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Andrews LS,Ahmedna M,Grodner RM,Liuzzo JA,Murano PS,Murano EA,Rao RM,Shane S,Wilson PW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophenols are presently widespread in the environment. Even in the most remote natural environments, the presence of chlorophenols in both aquatic and terrestrial food chains has been recorded. These pervasive compounds have been used for a wide range of domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes for more tha...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Jensen J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organochlorines, such as PCBs and DDT, are ubiquitous contaminants. Most studies reporting concentrations of organochlorines in pinnipeds have investigated ringed, grey, and harbour seals. Very few studies have been carried out on pinnipeds from the southern hemisphere. Pre-1980, the highest mean wet-weight blubber co...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hutchinson JD,Simmonds MP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring data on field-worker exposure studies show that prolonged or continued use of monocrotophos in plant protection may lead to significant dermal exposure with an impact on cholinesterase activity. Although oral uptake (suicide) is more hazardous than dermal exposure (spray work), both exposure routes may be p...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Schulze-Rosario C,Loosli R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the reported foliar residue data has revealed a number of deficiencies in the reentry intervals currently regulated, in particular, by the EPA and some by California. Deficiencies were also identified in the available information necessary to recommend better reentry intervals. Information regarding the fr...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Popendorf W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses the toxicological and hygienic aspects of the extensive increase in pesticide use, which has resulted in the great majority of people throughout the world being affected by their presence. The need for a broad exchange at an international level of the findings of toxicological and hygienic resear...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kagan YuS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obvious advantages of the use of pesticides is hampered by the risks they can pose to humans and the environment. Sound evaluations of pesticides and easy access to these evaluations will help nations to choose those pesticides that will create the fewest risks. There are now about 50 international organizations, ...

journal_title：Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ekström G,Akerblom M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00