abstract：:Changes in protein levels and lipid compositions in algal cells indicate the severity of stress related to toxic concentrations of heavy metals. In this study, the effects of exposure to cadmium and copper on Chlorella vulgaris and its capacity to remove metals were evaluated. The data revealed ion removal activity by...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： de Abreu FC,da Costa PN,Brondi AM,Pilau EJ,Gozzo FC,Eberlin MN,Trevisan MG,Garcia JS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study involves the assessment of metals (Cr, Ni, Pb and Cd) in contaminated agricultural soil (CAS) and abandoned chromite-asbestos waste (CW). High concentrations of Cr and Ni were found in CW (1,121-2,802 mg Cr kg(-1); 985-1,720 mg Ni kg(-1)), which CAS (1,058-1,242 mg Cr kg(-1); 1,002-1,295 mg Ni kg(-1)...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kumar A,Maiti SK

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to examine the possible presence of lead and cadmium in the liver and kidneys of hooded crows (Corvus cornix). Liver and kidneys of hooded crow carcasses were collected in Province of Cuneo (Piedmont, Italy) in order to detect lead and cadmium content. Significant differences were found in lead and cad...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Giammarino M,Quatto P,Squadrone S,Abete MC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physicochemical property of standard test media significantly influenced the aggregation and dissolution of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and the toxicity of the NPs to Daphnia magna. For all the NPs, the highest amount of metal ions was released from the ISO medium, whereas acute toxicity to D. magna was hi...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Seo J,Kim S,Choi S,Kwon D,Yoon TH,Kim WK,Park JW,Jung J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult mortality, biomass, fecundity and viability of cocoons were studied in Eisenia fetida and Octolasion tyrtaeum, in response to glyphosate exposure in soil. Exposure tests were carried out following USEPA procedure, with five concentrations of glyphosate in soil and a control. O. tyrtaeum was more sensitive to the...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： García-Torres T,Giuffré L,Romaniuk R,Ríos RP,Pagano EA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the effects of spilled crude oil on fish bacterial disease resistance, rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) were exposed to Iranian Heavy crude oil (IHCO) and Streptomyces iniae in combination. Hepatic biotransformation enzymes (ethoxyresorufin O-de-ethylase, glutathione-S-transferase) and plasma biochemical param...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kim HN,Chae YS,Shim WJ,Park CI,Jung JH

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of multi-metal mixtures on the life-table demography of rotifers are not well known. In this study, the freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus was exposed to mixture of Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, and Mn, and the life-table demographic parameters including net reproductive rate, generation time, life expectancy at...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Xu XP,Xi YL,Huang L,Xiang XL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate substance toxicity, it is critical to maintain specific concentrations of test substances throughout the exposure period. During the last decade, the need to improve methods for nanoparticle (NP) suspension preparations has gained attention because many published results on NPs toxicity have been inconsist...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Park JW,Oh JH,Kim WK,Lee SK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine soil pH conditions that allow cadmium (Cd) to precipitate as Cd minerals in phosphate (P) amended soil. Cadmium immobilization could be attributed primarily to Cd adsorption due to increase in pH and negative charge. Soil pH might not affect Cd precipitation as Cd3(PO4)2 by...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Hong CO,Owens VN,Kim YG,Lee SM,Park HC,Kim KK,Son HJ,Suh JM,Kim PJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emission rates and emission factors of particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in the emissions of three prevalent mosquito coil brands available in the market in India, under controlled conditions in an environmental chamber. The emission rates varied between the brands and rang...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Dubey J,Banerjee A,Meena RK,Kumari KM,Lakhani A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, juvenile catfish (Clarias gariepinus) were exposed to 2 mg/L Pb, 0.5 μg/L cypermethrin, or both for 96 h. Survival ranged from 100% in both treatments without cypermethrin, to 50% in fish exposed to cypermethrin only or the mixture. There were significant decreases in liver lysozyme, γ-glutamyl transpep...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Adeyemi JA,Adewale OO,Oguma AY

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide which gives effective control of plant and leaf hoppers in rice. The persistence and metabolism of imidacloprid in paddy leaves, rice grains, bran, straw and husk were studied following two applications of imidacloprid (Confidor 17.8 SL) @ 20 and 80 g a.i. ha(-1) at an interval o...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Akoijam R,Singh B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urea is the most frequently applied nitrogen (N) fertilizer in agriculture, while its loss is assumed triggering algal blooms in adjacent water bodies. In this context the present study assessed the growth, photosynthetic activity as well as toxin production of Microcystis aeruginosa at different urea concentrations (...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Huang W,Bi Y,Hu Z

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro short-term chronic phytotoxicity germination and root elongation test were applied to test the effects of nickel (Ni) in seed germination and root elongation in six plants species: Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae), Lepidium sativum and Brassica nigra (Brassicaceae), Trifolium alexandrinum and Medicago sativa (...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Visioli G,Conti FD,Gardi C,Menta C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of lethal and sublethal effects of crude oil and dispersants on mesozooplankton are important to understanding ecosystem impacts of oil spills in marine environments. Here we (1) establish median lethal concentrations for water accommodated fractions of Corexit EC9500A dispersant, MC-252 crude oil (WAF), and...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Cohen JH,McCormick LR,Burkhardt SM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicity of cadmium, copper and zinc was tested on four green algal species (Ankistrodesmus fusiformis, Chlorella ellipsoidea, Monoraphidium contortum and Scenedesmus acuminatus) isolated from a highly polluted river (Matanza-Riachuelo River, Buenos Aires, Argentina). The relative abundance of these species in river w...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Magdaleno A,Vélez CG,Wenzel MT,Tell G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The largest environmental release of coal ash in US history occurred in December 2008 with the failure of a retention structure at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant in East Tennessee. A byproduct of coal-burning power plants, coal ash is enriched in metals and metalloids such as selenium and ar...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Greeley MS Jr,Elmore LR,McCracken MK,Sherrard RM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of nine heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mn, As and Fe) in the muscle tissue of four fish species (Oreochromis niloticus, Clarias gariepinus, Poecilia latipinna and Aphanius dispar dispar) collected from Wadi Hanifah were detected in two different seasons. The concentrations of the studied heav...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mahboob S,Al-Balawi HF,Al-Misned F,Al-Quraishy S,Ahmad Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in six stations in Karaj River, which is the main resource of drinking water in Tehran. The single PAHs concentrations ranged from not detected to 2,327.8 ng L(-1), with a mean value of 31.5 ng L(-1). The total PAHs concentrations ranged from 25.6,...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Karyab H,Nasseri S,Ahmadkhaniha R,Rastkari N,Mahvi AH,Nabizadeh R,Yunesian M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of mercury in four freshwater fish species from Gandoman and Sooleghan Lagoons and Beheshtabad River were determined by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. Concentrations of mercury in muscle of 90 fish ranged from 21 to 31 μg kg(-1) (mean = 26 μg kg(-1)). Statistical analysis showed no statistic...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Raissy M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, zebrafish embryos were used to assess the neurotoxicity of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), diethyl phthalate (DEP) and their mixture. Four-hour post-fertilization (hpf) zebrafish embryos were exposed to various concentrations of DBP, DEP and their mixture (DBP-DEP) until 96 hpf. The transcriptions le...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Xu H,Shao X,Zhang Z,Zou Y,Chen Y,Han S,Wang S,Wu X,Yang L,Chen Z

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of a GC-MS analysis for targeted pesticides i.e. dieldrin, endosulfan, pp-DDT, endrin, HCB, heptachlor, mirex and aldrin in the Kafue Flats of Zambia are presented. Analysis was done in soils, sediments, water and vegetation samples from the Lochinvar and Blue Lagoon National Parks along the Kafue River. A val...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sichilongo K,Banda D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A demonstration of artificial groundwater recharge with tertiary effluent was evaluated using a set of bioassays (acute toxicity to Daphnia, genotoxicity, estrogenic and antiestrogenic toxicity). Around 95 % genotoxicity and 53 % antiestrogenicity were removed from the feed water by ozonation, whereas significant redu...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang X,Zhao X

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic effects of copper, atrazine and irgarol were evaluated on epiphytes attached to mimes (artificial devices that mimic the morphology of seagrasses) in order to check sensitivity of this biological group. Tube-dwelling diatoms were the major component of the epiphyte community. Superoxide dismutase activity was en...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Crespo E,Lozano P,Blasco J,Moreno-Garrido I

更新日期：2013-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread production of esters combined with their ability to migrate in different compartments, makes their environmental toxicity important. In this background, the multivariate image analysis-quantitative structure-toxicity relationship (MIA-QSTR) method coupled to principal component analysis-adaptive neuro-f...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Asadollahi-Baboli M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the biomagnification factor (BMF) of EDCs by the polychaete, Perinereis nuntia, organisms were exposed to EDCs through their diet. BMF values ranged from 0.001 to 0.028 indicating that EDCs were not biomagnified. Elimination rates were (0.20-0.25 day(-1)) and were higher than uptake rate (0.0003-0.003 d...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nurulnadia MY,Koyama J,Uno S,Kokushi E,Bacolod ET,Ito K,Chuman Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, surface soil samples from 14 representative college school yards in Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi province, China, were collected and analyzed for 21 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The total concentrations were in the ranges of 0.2-67.0 ng/g. HCHs and DDTs were the most dominant compounds among ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Lu H,Liu W

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissipation of pyraclostrobin, a strobilurin fungicide, in soil was found to be influenced by soil moisture, organic matter content and microbial population. Among the different moisture regimes, dissipation was faster under submerged condition (T1/2 10 days) followed by field capacity (T1/2 28.7 days) and in dry ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Reddy SN,Gupta S,Gajbhiye VT

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation aimed to analyze PBDE and PCB contamination in mussels (Perna perna) and two commercially important fish species, croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) and mullet (Mugil liza), in the Guanabara Bay, the most important Brazilian estuary, by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, in order ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： da Silva SF,Brüning IM,Montone RC,Taniguchi S,Cascaes MJ,Dias PS,Lavandier RC,Hauser-Davis RA,Moreira I

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catabolic potential of transformer oil contaminated soil bacteria in aerobic degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were assessed. Transformer oil contaminated soil sample was subjected to microcosm enrichment experiments (PAS medium/biphenyl as sole carbon source). PCB-degrading activity of the enrichment...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Somaraja PK,Gayathri D,Ramaiah N

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury toxicity to aquatic organisms was evaluated in different taxonomic groups showing the following species sensitivity gradient: Daphnia magna > Daphnia longispina > Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata > Chlorella vulgaris > Lemna minor > Chironomus riparius. Toxicity values ranged from 3.49 μg/L (48 h-EC₅₀ of D. mag...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Rodrigues AC,Jesus FT,Fernandes MA,Morgado F,Soares AM,Abreu SN

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TiO₂-system powders were investigated with respect to the crystallinity and the microstructure. The biocidal activity increased from TiO₂ to binary MnOx-TiO₂ to ternary MnOx-WO₃-TiO₂ against Vibrio fischeri as a model of Gram-negative bacteria. Anatase and rutile TiO₂ were not toxic even at 200 mg/L, but anatase h...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Shin B,Kim S,Lee H,Park H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated a suite of legacy organochlorine contaminants in the milk of two breeds of goats raised in the central region of Mexico, where this agricultural production is of national (Mexican) economic importance. Forty milk samples from Alpine and Saanen goats were assessed. It was found that the concentr...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Schettino B,Gutiérrez R,Ortiz R,Vega S,Urban G,Ramírez A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, accumulation of zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and lead (Pb) was determined in different tissues (skin, muscles, liver, gills, kidney and brain) of rohu (Labeo rohita) collected from the River Ganga in Varanasi, India. Concentrations of Cu (except gi...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Vaseem H,Banerjee TK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emamectin benzoate (Proclaim 5 SG) was applied to cabbage at 8.5 and 17 g a.i. ha⁻¹, during the head initiation stage. A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analytical method, for the determination of emamectin benzoate in cabbage, was developed. Average recoveries of emamectin benzoate ranged from 92 % to 9...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Singh G,Chahil GS,Jyot G,Battu RS,Singh B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate for the first time histopathologic effects of carbaryl on the testes of adult frog, Pelophylax bedriagae. Frogs were exposed to carbaryl once by oral gavage in concentrations of 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 mg/g. After 96 h, frogs were euthanized and dissected. Histopathological changes we...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Çakıcı Ö

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field trials were carried out to investigate the dissipation and residue levels of bifenthrin in wheat. After extraction with acetonitrile, the samples were cleaned up by dispersive solid-phase extraction and detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The half-lives of bifenthrin in wheat seedlings ranged from ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： You X,Jiang N,Liu F,Liu C,Wang S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential of wastewater treatment in car industry and groundwater contamination by volatile organic compounds include perchloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE) and dichloromethane (DCM) near car industry was conducted in this study. Samples were collected in September through December 2011 from automobile indus...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kargar M,Nadafi K,Nabizadeh R,Nasseri S,Mesdaghinia A,Mahvi AH,Alimohammadi M,Nazmara S,Rastkari N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissipation of penconazole was estimated in peach, plum, apricot, and mango fruits cultivated in different farms using QuEChERS method for sample preparation and High performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector. Following one application of normal dose 25 mL 100 L(-1) water, the average initial deposit...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Abd-Alrahman SH,Ahmed NS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural lands are exposed to pesticides continuously, which impact on habitat of wild species, such birds. The purpose of this study was to determine the plasma cholinesterase activity in two passeriform wild birds, the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) and the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), from agricultura...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： González-Escalante L,Mercado-Hernández R,González-Rojas JI,Bermúdez de León M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00