abstract：:The adsorption of contaminants plays an important role in the process of their elimination from a polluted environment. This work describes the issue of loading environment with lead Pb(II) and the resulting negative impact it has on plants and living organisms. It also focuses on bentonite as a natural adsorbent and ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hegedűsová A,Hegedűs O,Tóth T,Vollmannová A,Andrejiová A,Šlosár M,Mezeyová I,Pernyeszi T

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wastewater reuse is an important adaptation option for mitigating water stress in rapidly growing urban centers. Reuse potential of nanoparticles (NPs) contaminated wastewater for irrigation of Spinacia oleracea grown in soil media were assessed in this study. Irrigation of plant were done with water containing CuO an...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Singh D,Kumar A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the protective role of thiourea on the physiological, hematological, biochemical and histopathological parameters of Leuciscus cephalus exposed to sublethal concentration of Pendigan 330 EC herbicide. The animals were divided in four experimental groups (control, animals subject...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Paunescu A,Zgurschi G,Soare LC,Man GM,Brinzea G,Fierascu RC,Fierascu I,Ponepal MC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sorption of radium 226 ((226)Ra) on different clay materials (bentonite, illite and a mixture of bentonite-illite) was studied. Clay materials are used in the construction of disposal pits for technically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) wastes (i.e., contaminated soil and sludge) genera...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Alhajji E,Al-Masri MS,Khalily H,Naoum BE,Khalil HS,Nashawati A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of NO3 (-) contamination in groundwater is becoming increasingly significant as high concentrations of NO3 (-) in groundwater can do damage to public health. Nitrate pollution in the shallow, middle-deep and deep aquifers in the urban district of Zhanjiang was studied using the ordinary Kriging interpolation...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： He X,Liu Z,Qian J,Zhao W,Liu Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bivalves have traditionally been considered good bioindicators due to their sensitivity to pollution, among other features. This characteristic is shared by several other non-bivalve species as well, though studies in this respect remain scarce. This work aims to compare biomarker sensitivity to chronic port pollution...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Laitano MV,Fernández-Gimenez AV

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cave ecosystems remain largely unstudied and risk being severely degraded as a result of anthropogenic activities. The Wonderfontein Cave, situated in the extensive gold mining region of the Witwatersrand Basin, is one such system that hosts a population of Clarias gariepinus, which is exposed to the influx of pollute...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： du Preez G,Wepener V

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG) in western Arizona is a testing range where Depleted uranium (DU) penetrators have been historically fired. A portion of the fired DU penetrators are being managed under controlled conditions by leaving them in place. The widespread use of DU in armor-penetrating weapons has raised environme...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Butler AD,Wynter M,Medina VF,Bednar AJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In efforts to reduce nonpoint source runoff and improve water quality, Best Management Practices (BMPs) were implemented in the Outlet Larkin Creek Watershed. Farmers need to make scientifically informed decisions concerning BMPs addressing contaminants from agricultural fields. The BMP Tool was developed from previou...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Frasher SK,Woodruff TM,Bouldin JL

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) method has been adapted and validated for the simultaneous analysis of 16 PAHs, 12 PCBs and 9 OCPs in sediment. The sample preparation was adapted by modifying the nature of the extraction solvent, the extraction technique and the amount of sediment. The anal...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ben Salem F,Ben Said O,Duran R,Monperrus M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) blood samples from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park (Spain) were analyzed to establish concentrations of toxic and essential elements. Samples (whole blood from 32 males and 34 females) were taken from wild animals and the concentrations of inorganic elements considered as (1) non-essentia...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ráez-Bravo A,Granados JE,Cano-Manuel FJ,Soriguer RC,Fandos P,Pérez JM,Pavlov IY,Romero D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the impact of cesium ((133)Cs) at four concentrations (0, 0.001, 0.01, and 0.1 mg L(-1)) on growth, concentrations of chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments, and oxidative stress responses in the charophyte, Nitella pseudoflabellata, over 30 days. Oxidative stress was quantified by measuring a...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Atapaththu KS,Rashid MH,Asaeda T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of total mercury in the bodies of drake mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) inhabiting an industrialized wetland area in southern Poland was studied. The median Hg concentration in tissue of various bones (0.017 µg/g w.w.) was statistically lower than the concentration found in muscle tissue (0.023 µg/...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Binkowski ŁJ,Przystupińska A,Wojtaś W

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multivariate statistical techniques were employed on twelve leaf traits in four selected common tree species (Mangifera indica L., Polyalthia longifolia Sonn., Ficus benghalensis L. and Psidium guajava L.) to evaluate their responses with respect to major air pollutants in an urban area. Discriminant analysis (DA) ide...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mukherjee A,Agrawal M

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the first evidence of domoic acid (DA), an algal neurotoxin produced by the genus Pseudo-nitzschia, from plankton net samples collected in the Sea of Marmara in December, 2010 and February, 2011. DA concentrations of plankton net samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dursun F,Yurdun T,Ünlü S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juveniles Rhamdia quelen fish species were exposed to diclofenac for 96 h at concentrations of 0.2, 2, and 20 μg/L. Biochemical, genetic, and hematological biomarkers were assessed in the liver, kidney, and blood in order to evaluate the toxic effects. No oxidative stress was observed in liver. In kidney the superoxid...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ghelfi A,Ribas JL,Guiloski IC,Bettim FL,Piancini LD,Cestari MM,Pereira AJ,Sassaki GL,Silva de Assis HC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental pollution of fish with organic contaminants is a topic of rising attention in Morocco. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are prominent organic contaminants which are rapidly metabolized in fish. Their metabolites are accumulated in the bile fluid and can be used to assess PAH exposure. The two PAH m...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wariaghli F,Kammann U,Hanel R,Yahyaoui A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avoidance tests with collembolans provide a quick assessment of soil quality. However, some parameters of the procedure can be modified in order to increase its performance. In this study we assessed the tendency of Folsomia candida to avoid soils contaminated with boric acid [350-700-1400-2800-5600 mg/kg soil dry wei...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bori J,Riva MC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2011 a study was carried out analyzing the effects of road traffic on bioaccumulation of zinc and copper in selected species of dicotyledonous plants growing on adjacent grasslands. To do the research the plants were sampled from the 9-km-long Siedlce bypass, a part of the international route E-30. They were collec...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Malinowska E,Jankowski K,Wiśniewska-Kadżajan B,Sosnowski J,Kolczarek R,Jankowska J,Ciepiela GA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate copper uptake and its toxicity on bioenergy grass giant reed (Arundo donax L.), experiments were carried out using two epigenetic clonal lines - American (BL) and Hungarian (20SZ) ecotypes - grown on elevated Cu concentrations up to 26.8 mg L(-1). Neither ecotype showed any noticeable foliar symptoms of Cu...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Elhawat N,Alshaal T,Domokos-Szabolcsy É,El-Ramady H,Antal G,Márton L,Czakó M,Balogh P,Fári M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field study in the Pearl River Delta of China was conducted in order to describe to the spatial and seasonal variation of occurrence and concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in surface water and sediments. Petroleum hydrocarbons and isoprenoid alkanes were quantified by UV spectroscopy and gas chromat...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhao J,Yin P,Zhao L,Yu Q,Lu G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated mercury (Hg) concentrations in fish from Amazonia have been associated with gold-mining, hydroelectric dams and deforestation but few studies consider the role of petroleum extraction. Hg levels were determined in fish samples collected in three river basins in Ecuador and Peru with contrasting petroleum expl...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Webb J,Coomes OT,Mainville N,Mergler D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint toxicity of Pb2+, Cr3+, Co2+ and Ni2+ toward Photobacterium phosphoreum (Ph. phosphoreum) at the no observed effect concentration (NOEC) was determined through a factorial experiment. A neural network model was designed according to experimental results and employed for toxicity prediction of unary, binary, tern...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zeng Y,Wang L,Jiang L,Cai X,Li Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the environmental toxicity of 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HOQ), an important industrial raw material found in China's major ornamental fish, Cryprinus carpio, using the acute toxicity test, hepatase activity analysis and the comet assay. The results indicated that 8-HOQ had significant acute toxicity in adult C....

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Yan S,Chen L,Dou X,Qi M,Du Q,He Q,Nan M,Chang Z,Nan P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seedlings of wheat (Triticum aestivum) were exposed in soil to the polycyclic musk chemical, 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran (HHCB) for 21 days, to evaluate its effect upon chlorophyll (CHL), lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant system. The content of CHL in leaves was inhibite...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chen C,Cai Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of 17β-estradiol (E2) by white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium cultured in classic Kirk or potato medium was systematically investigated. Results demonstrated that E2 can be efficiently removed regardless of culture media type. However, the reaction intermediates and transformation pathways varied i...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhou L,Luo Q,Lu J,Huang Q

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizobacteria can enhance biomass production and heavy metal tolerance of plants under the stress environment. The aim of this study was to collect soil samples from different industrial sites followed by their heavy metal analysis. After performing the ICP-AES analysis of soil samples from seven different sites, bact...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kumar V,Singh S,Singh J,Upadhyay N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the potential contribution of metals to the catastrophic population decline of the White-backed Vulture, Gyps bengalensis, their concentrations in various organs was quantified. Liver, kidney, pectoral muscle, gut contents and femur bone were collected from dead birds between 1999 and 2008. These samples wer...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Rajamani J,Subramanian M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in ambient air and farmland soil sampled in 2006 around an e-waste dismantling area with open burning of insulated wires in Longtang in south China were investigated. The total toxic equivalent concentrations of PCDD/Fs were 3.2-31.7 pg/m(3) in air and 5.8 ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ren M,Tang YH,Peng PA,Cai Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the joint effect of 0.5 mmol·L(-1) Cd(2+) and various concentrations (50-400 mg·L(-1)) of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate ([C4min][OAc]) on the growth and photosynthetic performance of wheat seedlings in hydroponic culture was investigated. Seedlings grown in presence of Cd(2+) and...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chen Z,Feng Y,Wang Y,Li Y,Liu Q,Xu S,Guan W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formaldehyde is used in freshwater aquaculture facilities in the Maritimes region of Canada to prevent external parasites and is discharged without treatment to freshwater receiving environments. In this study, formaldehyde was measured at effluent outfalls and 100 m downstream of four land based aquaculture facilitie...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lalonde BA,Ernst W,Garron C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant knowledge gap in nanotechnology is the absence of standardized protocols for examining the effect of engineered nanoparticles on soil microorganisms. In this study, agricultural soil was exposed to ZnO, SiO2, TiO2 and CeO2 nanoparticles at 1 mg g(-1). The toxicity effect was evaluated by thermal metaboli...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chai H,Yao J,Sun J,Zhang C,Liu W,Zhu M,Ceccanti B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary mercury exposure is associated with suppressed immune responsiveness in birds. This study examined the immune-responsiveness of domestic zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) experimentally exposed to mercury through their diet. We used the phytohemagglutinin (PHA) skin-swelling test to assay the effect of two m...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Caudill MT,Spear EL,Varian-Ramos CW,Cristol DA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A highly effective naphthalene-degrading bacterial strain was isolated from acclimated activated sludge from a coal gasification wastewater plant, and identified as a Streptomyces sp., designated as strain QWE-35. The optimal pH and temperature for naphthalene degradation were 7.0 and 35°C. The presence of additional ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Xu P,Ma W,Han H,Jia S,Hou B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total mercury (Hg) content of the soft tissues of cultured oysters of the genus Crassostrea obtained during the dry and rainy seasons at sampling sites of NW Mexico with different degrees of urbanization, was determined by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Hg levels ranged from 0.05 to 0.37 µg/g (dry...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Delgado-Álvarez CG,Ruelas-Inzunza J,Osuna-López JI,Voltolina D,Frías-Espericueta MG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth, oxidative damage and antioxidant response of Exophiala pisciphila ACCC32496, a dark septate endophyte isolated from an abandoned lead-zinc mining area, were measured at cadmium (Cd) concentrations of 0, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg L(-1). The EC50 values of E. pisciphila ACCC32496 to Cd were 332.2 mg L(-1) ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhan F,He Y,Li T,Yang YY,Toor GS,Zhao Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discharge of treated animal wastewater produced in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on surface soil (within CAFOs borders) leads to groundwater degradation. In this research, groundwater degradation effects of an intensive hog farming operation, located in a Mediterranean area, were investigated. Tre...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Michalopoulos C,Tzamtzis N,Liodakis S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd) were evaluated in the sediments, roots and leaves of a mangrove species (Avicennia marina) in Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), Manila Bay. The concentrations showed a general pattern of Zn > Pb > Cu > Cd in sedimen...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Gabriel AV,Salmo SG 3rd

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the spatial distribution of total mercury (THg) and total arsenic (TAs) in water, soil and cassava (Manihot esculenta) (leaves and roots) samples taken from areas in Rwamagasa village in northwestern Tanzania where daily living activities occur in close proximity to extensive artisanal and small sc...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nyanza EC,Dewey D,Thomas DS,Davey M,Ngallaba SE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of phenolic compounds, i.e., o-cresol, m-cresol, and p-cresol from aqueous solution have been evaluated employing activated carbon (AC) coated with polymer supported iron nanoparticles (FeNPs). The synthesized FeNPs were characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction analysis. High cor...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sen BK,Deshmukh DK,Deb MK,Verma D,Pal J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00