abstract：:In this study, we investigated zinc and copper effects on acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC. 3.1.1.7) activity and metal accumulation in tissues of native fish Leporinus obtusidens (piava). Fish were exposed to 10 and 20 % of the LC(50) that corresponded at 2.28 and 4.57 mg/L (zinc) and 0.018 and 0.038 mg/L (copper) for ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Gioda CR,Loro VL,Pretto A,Salbego J,Dressler V,Flores EM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cd, Pb, Mn, Zn, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr and Cu content were determined in various teas available in local markets of Jeddah and Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Concentrations of the trace metals were measured after acid digestion using a flame atomic absorption spectrometer. Validation of the digestion procedure was performed by the ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Al-Othman ZA,Yilmaz E,Sumayli HM,Soylak M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to find the association between urinary aflatoxin M(1) level and milk and dairy products consumption. Of 160 morning urine samples collected, aflatoxin M(1) was detected in 61.3 % samples (n = 98) [mean ± SD = 0.0234 ± 0.0177 ng/mL; range = 0-0.0747 ng/mL]. Of these positive samples, 67.3 % (n = 66) h...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mohd Redzwan S,Rosita J,Mohd Sokhini AM,Nurul Aqilah AR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of organophosphorous insecticides are chiral compounds. In this study, the enantioselective effects of organophosphate insecticide methamidophos on the coelomocytes lysosomal membrane stability of earthworm Eisenia fetida were studied: (1) The enantiomers of methamidophos were absolutely separated by high-perform...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chen L,Lu X,Ma Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiresidue method was developed and optimized for the quantification of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in milk, egg and meat samples. Sample extraction was performed by adopting QuEChERS principle and the extracts were cleaned-up dispersive solid-phase extraction with primary secondary amine after salting out wi...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Selvi C,Paramasivam M,Rajathi DS,Chandrasekaran S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorpyrifos is a common surface water contaminant in California, USA. We evaluated five years of chlorpyrifos use and surface water monitoring data in California's principal agricultural regions. Imperial County and three central coastal regions accounted for only 10% of chlorpyrifos statewide use, but displayed cons...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang X,Starner K,Spurlock F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to detect, isolate and characterize tensioactive agents with or without emulsifying activity from marine bacterial strains present in seawater and sediment samples from the Venezuelan Atlantic Front. Biosurfactants found in cell-free supernatants from all cultures presented high surface activity as the...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Bozo-Hurtado L,Rocha CA,Malavé R,Suárez P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic effects of buprofezin on Daphnia magna after both chronic and acute exposures were evaluated according to OECD guidelines. A 48-h acute exposure of buprofezin resulted in daphnid immobility at an EC(50) of 0.44 mg/L. In a 14 days chronic exposure of buprofezin (0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/L), the develo...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Liu Y,Qi S,Zhang W,Li X,Qiu L,Wang C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel analytical approach has been developed and evaluated for the quantitative analysis of 15 organophorous pesticides residues in camellia oils. The proposed methodology is based on acetonitrile/water (3:1, V/V) extraction, followed by matrix solid-phase dispersion, using aminopropyl as dispersant material. Then g...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Liu Y,Shen D,Tang F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metal pollution in Sediments and Avicenna marina tissues in the Hara Biosphere Reserve was monitored for Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), and Nickel (Ni) with atomic absorption spectrometer. The results showed that the mean concentration of Pb, Cd, and Ni in the water and sediments were much higher than the recommended th...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nowrouzi M,Pourkhabbaz A,Rezaei M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to investigate the levels of metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Cr) in muscle, gill, liver, kidney and intestine of two freshwater fish, Ctenopharyngodon idella and Perca fluviatilis, in Anzali Wetland, Iran. The concentrations were different between the fish species as well as among the...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Baramaki Yazdi R,Ebrahimpour M,Mansouri B,Rezaei MR,Babaei H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth study and hydrocarbonoclastic potential of microorganisms isolated from aviation fuel spill sites at Inua-eyet Ikot in Ibeno, Nigeria were examined using standard microbiological methods. The results of the analysis revealed that the viable plate count of microorganisms in the polluted soil ranged from 2.2 ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Etuk CU,John RC,Ekong UE,Akpan MM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal contamination in Chennai city was evaluated using a heavy metal pollution index (HPI) model in conjunction with the spatial distribution maps. Metals such as Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in the groundwater were determined using standard methods and the resultant data was utilized in the development of a HPI model...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Sajil Kumar PJ,Davis Delson P,Thomas Babu P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataturk Dam Lake, the largest impounded lake in Turkey, has been contaminated by domestic, industrial and agricultural effluents coming from Adiyaman city. In this study, we investigated the possible effects of pollutants on several biochemical parameters in the cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, by comparing the paramet...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Fırat Ö,Alıcı MF

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pattern of arsenic bioaccumulation in six organ systems (blood, brain, gills, liver, muscles and skin) of Clarias batrachus was analysed following exposure to sublethal (1 mg L(-1); 5% of 96 h LC(50) value) concentration of sodium arsenite. After 60 days of treatment the liver accumulated highest concentration (9.711 ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kumar R,Banerjee TK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Selenium (Se), Chromium (Cr) and Cadmium (Cd) concentrations in liver, muscle, gills and kidney tissues of Capoeta trutta collected from four sites of Keban Dam Lake, Turkey. The highest heavy metal level in all tissues was for Zn, while Cd was the lowest. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Danabas D,Ural M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new analytical method for the determination of 14 pesticide residues in fresh peppermint was developed based on the QuEChERS sample preparation technique followed by gas chromatography coupled to electron capture and nitrogen phosphorus detectors (GC/ECD/NPD). The validation study clearly demonstrated suitability of...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Słowik-Borowiec M,Szpyrka E,Walorczyk S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were measured in various environmental compartments in Tangshan, China, which contains multiple thermal-related industries. The total toxic equivalent concentrations ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Li C,Zheng MH,Zhang B,Gao LR,Liu LD,Jiang XX,Liu ZT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between sex, size (length and weight) and metal concentrations in the tissues of two commercially valuable fish species (silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus and tiger tooth croaker, Otolithes ruber) from Persian Gulf were evaluated. Concentrations of the metals in fish species ranged as follows: Mn 0.743...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mortazavi MS,Sharifian S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of 12 metal(oid)s were investigated in the bloom-forming cyanobacteria and ambient water samples collected monthly between March 2009 and February 2010 at the Nanquan coast of Taihu Lake, China. The metal(oid) concentrations in ambient water decreased in the order Fe > Zn > Ni ≈ As ≈ Cu > Mn > Ag > Cr >...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Su Y,Liu H,Yang J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propamocarb-hydrochloride is a widely used fungicide around the world. The dissipation of propamocarb-hydrochloride in tomatoes, potatoes and cucumber were evaluated. QuEChERS methodology before quantification using HPLC-DAD was used. Preharvest interval and maximum residue limit were 4 days and 1.0 mg kg(-1) for toma...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Abd-Alrahman SH,Almaz MM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodiesel is promoted as environmentally less harmful than diesel fuel. Nevertheless its water-soluble-fraction (WSF) may contain methanol, which appears by a reversion of the transesterification reaction, when biodiesel contacts water. This paper evaluated the loss of the lysosomal membrane integrity in liver homogen...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： da Cruz AC,Leite MB,Rodrigues LE,Nascimento IA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromafenozide is a lepidopteran insecticide. It is highly effective in controlling various lepidopteran pests. Chromafenozide technical and formulation (80WP) was applied at 2.5 and 5.0 μg g(-1) in 4 types of soils (air dried and sieved) separately in laboratory condition. Half-lives of active ingredient were calcula...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ditya P,Das SP,Bhattacharyya A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using several extraction methods including the QuEChERS approach, samples of both model and natural sediments were prepared. For the isolation of the target group of pesticides, two variants of two complementary extractions had to be used. Resulting extracts were analysed with LC/MS/MS. Selected methods furnishing the...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Kvíčalová M,Doubravová P,Jobánek R,Jokešová M,Očenášková V,Süssenbeková H,Svobodová A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to confirm the utility of the Comet assay as a genotoxicity screening test for evaluating the impact of walnut husk aqueous extract. Phytotoxicity assays using diluted and undiluted walnut husk aqueous extracts were performed on young roots of Raphanus sativus (radish), and the Comet assay wa...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Petriccione M,Ciniglia C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury accumulation was investigated by constructing and testing empirical equations based on mercury in soil (C(s)) and in 10 terrestrial insects (C(i)). C(s) ranged from 0.13 to 41.01 mg/kg. C(i) differed with species and the highest was found in dragonfly. C(s) and C(i) showed a good linear fit, and a simple equat...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zhang Z,Song X,Wang Q,Lu X

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallic acid is known as a potent antioxidant active compound of the edible and medicinal plant Peltiphyllum peltatum. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of gallic acid against sodium fluoride induced oxidative stress in rat brain. Gallic acid (10 and 20 mg/kg) and vitamin C (1...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Nabavi SF,Habtemariam S,Jafari M,Sureda A,Nabavi SM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, fast and effective pre-concentration procedure for the extraction of benzene, toluene and xylenes isomers (BTX) was developed using an ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-flame ionization detector in water samples. The effects of different experimental...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Khajeh M,Zadeh FM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variations in concentrations of herbicide bromobutide (RS)-2-bromo-N-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide, and its metabolite bromobutide-debromo, N-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide were investigated in soils from three paddy fields used for rice farming at 24 weeks after application. The bromobutide...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Morohashi M,Nagasawa S,Enya N,Ohno M,Suzuki K,Kose T,Kawata K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study provides novel data regarding levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (DDTs) in muscle tissue of European conger eel (Conger conger) from Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea). The mean concentration of PCBs (891 ng g(-1) lipid weight) was higher than those of DDTs (543 ng g...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Storelli MM,Perrone VG,Busco VP,Spedicato D,Barone G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of molinate on retinoids homeostasis in rat testis. Molinate was administrated to male Sprague-Dawley rats (200 mg kg(-1) in corn oil, ip). Retinoid measurements were made at 6, 12, 48 and 168 h time points after administration. Testis levels of retinoic acid decreased (...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Zuno-Floriano FG,Holstege D,Hengel MJ,Gaikwad NW,Aldana-Madrid ML,Miller MG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imidacloprid is a nicotine-based, systemic, widely used insecticide. In order to investigate the effects of imidacloprid on the spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae), specimens were exposed to different concentrations of imidacloprid (12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 mg/L) by the dipping method. Surviving spiders w...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Chen XQ,Xiao Y,Wu LB,Chen Y,Peng Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation of imidacloprid in chrysanthemi flos and cultivated soil was studied. The half-lives of imidacloprid were 3.55-5.17 days (soil), 2.10-3.98 days (fresh buds and flowers), 22.14 days (dry flowers, 5°C) and 13.08 days (dry flower, 20°C), separately. The temperature can affect imidacloprid degradation in soil ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Wu J,Wei H,Xue J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study has demonstrated that anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil causes acute toxicity and interferes with the growth of green microalgae, Scenedesmus vacuolatus. It accumulates in microalgae biomass with bioaccumulation factor of 1.84 × 10(4) and further integrates into the DNA and RNA of microalgae. In addition, the l...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ud-Daula A,Pfister G,Schramm KW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field study was conducted to evaluate the phytoremediation efficiency of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil utilizing the Cd hyperaccumulator Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla during one growing season (about 2 months) on farmland in Zhangshi Irrigation Area, the representative wastewater irrigation area in China. Results sho...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Song X,Hu X,Ji P,Li Y,Chi G,Song Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residual dynamics of flubendiamide in three different types of soils were investigated under laboratory condition. Flubendiamide was applied at 5 and 10 μg g(-1) for each soil and samples drawn periodically were analyzed on HPLC. The results showed that the degradation of flubendiamide in soils were followed first-ord...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Paramasivam M,Banerjee H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistence behavior of two combination mix formulations of insecticides viz. profenofos + cypermethrin (Roket 44EC) and chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin (Nacraj-505) were studied in eggplant fruits following spray application at recommended and double dose. Half-life values were calculated from first order dissipation kin...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Mukherjee I,Aman Kumar,Ashok Kumar

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A soil survey was carried out to determine the levels and sources and concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in 2 semi-rural terrains in Mexico City (Tlahuac and Milpa Alta) during 2008-2009. PAH determination was made by Soxhlet extraction and chromatographic clean-up with final analysis by gas chromat...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Ortiz R,Vega S,Gutiérrez R,Gibson R,Schettino B,Ramirez Mde L

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorescence excitation-emission matrix of Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) samples from rainwater collected at Rameswaram, Tamilnadu, India are analysed. Total five peaks were observed for humic/marine and protein likes substances respectively. The peak A and C intensities varies form 1.98 ± 0.28 and ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Salve PR,Lohkare H,Gobre T,Bodhe G,Krupadam RJ,Ramteke DS,Wate SR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DR-Congo is a main world producer of copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co). Several hydrometallurgical plants and smelters also produced zinc, arsenic, and cadmium as by-products. In Sudbury (Canada), the production of nickel, copper and other metals has been maintained at high levels while industrial SO(2) emissions have been ...

journal_title：Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

authors： Narendrula R,Nkongolo KK,Beckett P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00