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1. Accumulation of Copper in Gill, Liver, Spleen, Kidney and Muscle Tissues of Clarias gariepinus Exposed to the Metal Singly and in Mixture with Chitosan

Author:
Mustafa Tunçsoy; Servet Duran; Özcan Ay; Bedii Cicik; Cahit Erdem
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 486-489
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Clarias gariepinus; chitosan; copper; exposure duration; fish; gills; kidneys; liver; mortality; muscle tissues; spectrophotometers; spleen
Abstract:
... Accumulation of copper (Cu), applied singly and in mixture with chitosan (CT), in gill, liver, spleen, kidney and muscle tissues of Clarias gariepinus was studied after exposing the fish to no Cu (control), 5 ppm Cu, 5 ppm Cu + 75 ppm CT mixture over 1, 7 and 15 days. Metal levels in tissues were determined using an ICP-AES spectrophotometer. No mortality was observed during the experiments. Highe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1900-x

2. Continued Studies on the Effects of Simazine on the Liver Histological Structure and Metamorphosis in the Developing Xenopus laevis

Author:
Linlin Sai; Binpeng Qu; Yan Li; Qiang Jia; Cunxiang Bo; Yanzhong Liu; Gongchang Yu; Lin Xie; Ling Li; Jack C. Ng; Cheng Peng
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 517-520
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Xenopus laevis; hepatosomatic index; liver; metamorphosis; mortality; risk assessment; simazine; tadpoles
Abstract:
... This study continued our previous work (Sai et al. in Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 95:157–163, 2015a) by analysing the effects of simazine on the liver histological structure and metamorphosis in the developing Xenopus laevis. Tadpoles (Nieuwkoop-Faber stage 46) were exposed to simazine at 0.1, 1.2, 11.0 and 100.9 μg/L for 100 days. When tadpoles were exposed to simazine at 11.0 and 100.9 µg/L, an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1897-1

3. Effects of Elevated In Ovo Selenium Exposure on Late Stage Development of Xenopus laevis Tadpoles

Author:
Anita J. Massé; Jorgelina R. Muscatello; David M. Janz
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 463-468
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Xenopus laevis; adults; diet; females; food availability; males; metamorphosis; mortality; rearing; selenium; selenomethionine; tadpoles
Abstract:
... The effects of elevated in ovo selenium (Se) exposure on late stage larval Xenopus laevis development were investigated. Adult females were fed diets augmented with selenomethionine for 68 days and bred with untreated males to obtain embryos with measured concentrations of 1.6 (control), 10.8, 28.1 and 81.7 μg Se/g dry mass. Embryos were reared under uncontaminated conditions until 50 % of individ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1884-6

4. Levels and Profiles of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Breast Milk During Different Nursing Durations

Author:
Lixin Yang; Yang Lu; Liying Wang; Fengqi Chang; Jianbo Zhang; Yinping Liu
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 510-516
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
body mass index; breast milk; colostrum; food intake; gas chromatography; infants; lipids; mass spectrometry; milk; mothers; polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Abstract:
... Eight PBDE congeners, BDE-28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183 and 209, were measured using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. The concentrations of Σ₈PBDEs ranged from 0.04 to 19.93 ng g⁻¹ lipid weight (lw), with median and mean value of 1.21 and 2.72 ng g⁻¹ lw. PBDE congeners were detected in approximately 90 % of samples with BDE-209 as the dominant one. No significant correlations were ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1908-2

5. Mercury Content in Organs and Tissues of Indigenous (Vulpes vulpes L.) and Invasive (Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray.) Species of Canids from Areas Near Cherepovets (North-Western Industrial Region, Russia)

Author:
V. T. Komov; E. S. Ivanova; V. A. Gremyachikh; N. Y. Poddubnaya
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 480-485
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Nyctereutes procyonoides; Vulpes vulpes; brain; kidneys; liver; mammals; mercury; niches; predators; Poland; Russia; Spain
Abstract:
... Trophic and spatial components of ecological niches of two canids native Vulpes vulpes and introduced Nyctereutes procyonoides are overlapping partially in the studied region. Maximum concentrations of mercury in predatory mammals of Canidae family from surroundings of Cherepovets have been determined in liver and kidneys (over 0.50 mg/kg wet weight), with minimal concentrations in brain (<0.2 mg/ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1891-7

6. Substrate Factors Determine Roadside Vegetation Structure and Species Richness: A Case Study Along a Meridional Gradient in Fennoscandia

Author:
Małgorzata Jaźwa; Waldemar Heise; Beata Klimek
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 554-560
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
botanical composition; case studies; community structure; correspondence analysis; pH; plant communities; roadside plants; salinity; traffic; vegetation; vegetation structure; Scandinavia
Abstract:
... This study assessed the effects of road-related alteration of substrate, including increased salinity, on vegetation along a meridional gradient in Fennoscandia. Vegetation community composition were surveyed in 29 randomly selected 1-m² sized roadside plots. Number of plant species and plant cover (%) on the plots were positively interrelated (p < 0.0001). Both variables also decreased towards th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1895-3
PubMed:
27485008
PubMed Central:
PMC5025485

7. Toxicological Effects Induced by Silver Nanoparticles in Zebra Fish (Danio Rerio) and in the Bacteria Communities Living at Their Surface

Author:
Carla Bacchetta; Gerardo López; Gisela Pagano; Diana Tomazi Muratt; Leandro Machado de Carvalho; José María Monserrat
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 456-462
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Danio rerio; anti-infective properties; bacteria; bacterial communities; environmental impact; gills; mucus; nanosilver; oxidative stress; silver; toxicity
Abstract:
... The antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) makes them useful in a wide range of products although their environmental impact is still uncertain. The main goal of this study was to evaluate short-term effects induced by AgNP on gills oxidative status and bacterial communities living at the skin mucus of zebrafish. Both the number of bacteria colony forming units and bacteria growth o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1883-7

8. Assessing the Effects of Amoxicillin on Antioxidant Enzyme Activities, Lipid Peroxidation and Protein Carbonyl Content in the Clam Ruditapes philippinarum and the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

Author:
Valerio Matozzo; Margherita Battistara; Ilaria Marisa; Valeria Bertin; Alessandro Orsetti
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 521-527
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Mytilus galloprovincialis; Ruditapes philippinarum; amoxicillin; biomarkers; catalase; clams; enzyme activity; gills; lipid peroxidation; mussels; oxidative stress; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... In this study, we evaluated the capability of amoxicillin (AMX)—one of the most widely used antibiotics worldwide—to induce oxidative stress in both gills and digestive gland from two bivalve species, the clam Ruditapes philippinarum and the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, as well as the lipid peroxidation levels (LPO) and protein carbony ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1902-8

9. Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Leaves of Ficus tikoua Under Arsenic Stress

Author:
Yong Wang; Liyuan Chai; Zhihui Yang; Hussani Mubarak; Chongjian Tang
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 576-581
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Ficus tikoua; arsenic; chlorophyll; electron transfer; energy; fluorescence; greenhouse production; leaves; photosystem II
Abstract:
... A greenhouse culture experiment was used to quantify effects of arsenic (As) stress on the growth and photochemical efficiency of Ficus tikoua (F. tikoua). Results showed growth of F. tikoua leaves was significantly inhibited at As concentrations higher than 80 μmol/L in solution. Root arsenic concentration was significantly higher than that in stem and leaf. The 320 and 480 μmol/L As concentratio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1905-5

10. Contamination of the Alluvium of the Nitra River in Slovakia by Cadmium, Mercury and Lead as a Result of Previous Intense Industrial Activity

Author:
A. Vollmannova; M. Kujovsky; R. Stanovic; J. Arvay; L. Harangozo
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 561-568
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
alluvial soils; alluvium; cadmium; floodplains; lead; loam soils; mercury; risk; risk estimate; rivers; sandy soils; sediment contamination; soil pollution; Slovakia
Abstract:
... The Nitra river is one of the most polluted rivers in the Slovak Republic. The aim of the study was to estimate the risk of Cd, Pb and Hg contamination of riverside sediments and alluvial soil in the vicinity of the Nitra river. The pseudototal Cd (all Cd forms except for residual fraction) and total Hg contents in riverside sediments (0.74–1.88 and 0.06–5.44 mg/kg, respectively) exceeded the limi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1880-x

11. Dissolved Copper, Nickel and Lead in Tampamachoco Lagoon and Tuxpan River Estuary in the SW Gulf of Mexico

Author:
E. P. Garduño Ruiz; L. Rosales Hoz; A. Carranza Edwards
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 490-496
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
coastal water; copper; estuaries; lead; nickel; power plants; rivers; salinity; seawater; water pollution; Gulf of Mexico
Abstract:
... In order to estimate the effects of a thermal power plant, physicochemical parameters and the concentrations of copper, nickel and lead were evaluated in water from both Tampamachoco Lagoon and the estuary of the Tuxpan River. Average salinities were 33.66 ups in the lagoon area, 32.77 ups in the channel that joins the lagoon and the river, and 24.74 ups in the river estuary. Total average metal c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1904-6

12. Effects of Acute Exposure to Sublethal Waterborne Cadmium on Energy Homeostasis in Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Author:
Jie Pi; Xuelin Li; Ting Zhang; Deliang Li
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 497-503
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; acute effects; acute exposure; blood glucose; cadmium; energy; fish; glycogen; homeostasis; juveniles; lactic acid; liver; muscles; triacylglycerols
Abstract:
... Effects of acute exposure to sublethal waterborne cadmium (Cd) on energy homeostasis in filter-feeding fishes have rarely been studied. The response patterns of energy substances were investigated in juvenile silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) exposed to sublethal waterborne Cd for 96 h. The results showed the 96hLC₅₀ of Cd on juvenile silver carp was 1.723 mg/L. Sublethal acute exposure of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1896-2

13. Effects of Calcium and Magnesium Ions on Acute Copper Toxicity to Glochidia and Early Juveniles of the Chinese Pond Mussel Anodonta woodiana

Author:
Hongbo Liu; Xiubao Chen; Yanping Su; Ik Joon Kang; Xuchun Qiu; Yohei Shimasaki; Yuji Oshima; Jian Yang
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 504-509
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Anodonta woodiana; calcium; cations; copper; juveniles; magnesium; median effective concentration; mussels; toxicity; toxicity testing
Abstract:
... We evaluated the effects of calcium (Ca²⁺) and magnesium (Mg²⁺) ions on copper (Cu) toxicity to glochidia and newly-transformed juvenile mussels (age 1–2 days) of the Chinese pond mussel (Anodonta woodiana). Acute Cu toxicity tests were performed with glochidia for 24 h and juveniles for 96 h with measured Ca²⁺ concentrations of 1.1, 14, 26, 51, and 99 mg L⁻¹, or measured Mg²⁺ concentrations of 2. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1890-8

14. Effects of Dietary Exposure to Sulfamethazine on the Hematological Parameters and Hepatic Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Author:
Fernanda Garcia Sampaio; Maria Lídia Carra; Claudio Martin Jonsson; Vitoria Teodoro Gonçalves; Genoefa Dal’Bo; Kátia Santos Damacena Nunes; José Henrique Valim; Bruno Stéfano Lima Dallago; Sonia Claudia do Nascimento de Queiroz; Felix Guillermo Reyes Reyes
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 528-535
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; biomarkers; body weight; catalase; dietary exposure; fish; fish culture; glutathione transferase; hematologic tests; juveniles; lipid peroxidation; medicated feeds; oral administration; oxidative stress
Abstract:
... Sulfamethazine (SMZ) is one of the most commonly used sulfonamide compounds in fish farming, and its physiological effects on fish are unknown. SMZ was administered to juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at a dose level of 422 mg kg⁻¹ body weight, for a period of 11 days, via medicated feed. Fish were divided into two groups, the control group (CG) and the group fed with SMZ in feed. The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1837-0

15. Environmental Contamination by Heavy Metals in Region with Previous Mining Activity

Author:
Janette Musilova; Julius Arvay; Alena Vollmannova; Tomas Toth; Jan Tomas
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 569-575
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Athyrium filix-femina; Poaceae; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; copper; heavy metals; herbs; humus; lead; mercury; mining; risk; soil; soil pollution; zinc; Slovakia
Abstract:
... Due to its status as one of the most contaminated regions in Slovakia, 45 soil and plant samples were collected in the Middle Spis region. In soil, the exchangeable soil reaction, humus content and heavy metals content (Zn, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg) were determined. Total content of heavy metals (TC-HMs) and content of mobile forms (MF-HMs) in soil, as well as metal content in plants, were determined by ato ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1907-3

16. Heavy Metal Levels in Fish from Heilongjiang River and Potential Health Risk Assessment

Author:
Haifeng Jiang; Dongli Qin; Zhongxiang Chen; Shizhan Tang; Shuyan Bai; Zhenbo Mou
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 536-542
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Lethenteron camtschaticum; arsenic; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; copper; fish; fish consumption; fishermen; heavy metals; lead; mercury; migratory behavior; neoplasms; risk; risk assessment; rivers; trophic levels; water pollution; zinc; China
Abstract:
... Concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cr, As, Cd, Pb and Hg were determined in 153 samples covering 18 fish species collected from Heilongjiang River, China, and the potential health risks to local residents through fish consumption were estimated. Results revealed that all metals were detected with Cd and Pb having considerably lower detection rate. There were 28.6 % of Lethenteron camtschaticum samples exce ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1894-4

17. Impact of Irrigation Using Water Containing CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles on Spinach oleracea Grown in Soil Media

Author:
Divya Singh; Arun Kumar
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 548-553
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Spinacia oleracea; carotenoids; chlorophyll; cupric oxide; ions; mechanism of action; nanoparticles; soil; spinach; toxicity; uptake mechanisms; wastewater irrigation; water pollution; water reuse; water stress; zinc; zinc oxide
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 and ZnO NPs as single compound and in binary mixture (10, 100, 1000 mg/L) till 11 w ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1872-x

18. Influence of Formulation on Mobility of Clomazone in Soil

Author:
Małgorzata Włodarczyk; Hanna Siwek
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 582-587
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
active ingredients; clomazone; leaching; loamy sand soils; pesticide application; sandy soils
Abstract:
... The mobility of clomazone [2-(2-chlorobenzylo)-4,4-dimetylo-1,2-oxazolidin-3-one] in a loamy sand soil and a sand soil was studied in a soil column under laboratory conditions. Commercial clomazone formulation (Command 480 EC) and clomazone immobilized in an alginate matrix were used for a leaching experiment. For both formulations, the same dose of 2.0 mg of the active substance was applied. Afte ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1903-7
PubMed:
27557602
PubMed Central:
PMC5025482

19. Investigation of Total and Hexavalent Chromium in Filtered and Unfiltered Groundwater Samples at the Tucson International Airport Superfund Site

Author:
Fred D Tillman; R. Blaine McCleskey; Edyth Hermosillo
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 543-547
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
airports; chromium; groundwater; groundwater contamination; wells; Arizona
Abstract:
... Potential health effects from hexavalent chromium in groundwater have recently become a concern to regulators at the Tucson International Airport Area Superfund site. In 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey sampled 46 wells in the area to characterize the nature and extent of chromium in groundwater, to understand what proportion of total chromium is in the hexavalent state, and to determine if substa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1882-8

20. Levels of Mercury in Feathers of Clapper Rails (Rallus crepitans) over 45 Years in Coastal Salt Marshes of New Hanover County, North Carolina

Author:
Auriel M.V. Fournier; Kyle James Welsh; Michael Polito; Steven D. Emslie; Rebecka Brasso
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016 v.97 no.4 pp. 469-473
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Rallus; bioavailability; birds; carbon; coasts; diet; feathers; foraging; habitats; mercury; nitrogen; salt marshes; stable isotopes; North Carolina
Abstract:
... We sampled clapper rail (Rallus crepitans) feathers from museum specimens collected between 1965 and 2010 to investigate changes in mercury (Hg) availability in coastal marshes of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Stable isotope analysis (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) was conducted to control for dietary shifts that may have influenced Hg exposure. Hg concentrations ranged from 0.96 to 9.22 μg/g (ppm), but sho ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-016-1870-z