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1. Accumulation, elimination and neuro-oxidative damage under lanthanum exposure in glass eels (Anguilla anguilla)

Author:
Figueiredo, Cátia; Grilo, Tiago F.; Lopes, Clara; Brito, Pedro; Diniz, Mário; Caetano, Miguel; Rosa, Rui; Raimundo, Joana
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 414-423
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Anguilla anguilla; acetylcholine; acetylcholinesterase; animal organs; aquatic ecosystems; catalase; conservation status; eel; environmental technology; enzyme activity; free radical scavengers; glutathione transferase; head; lanthanum; lipid peroxidation; lutetium; neurotoxicity; scandium; yttrium
Abstract:
... Rare earth elements (REEs) comprise elements from lanthanum to lutetium that together with yttrium and scandium are emergent contaminants of critical importance for numerous groundbreaking environmental technologies. Transfer to aquatic ecosystems is expected to increase, however, little information is known about their potential impacts in marine biota. Considering the endangered conservation sta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.029

2. Adsorption and precipitation of cadmium affected by chemical form and addition rate of phosphate in soils having different levels of cadmium

Author:
Lee, Hyun Ho; Owens, Vance N.; Park, Sungkyun; Kim, Jiwoong; Hong, Chang Oh
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 369-375
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; arable soils; cadmium; dipotassium hydrogen phosphate; minerals; models; potassium dihydrogen phosphate
Abstract:
... Although a number of studies have examined cadmium (Cd) immobilization by phosphate (P) in soils, determining the exact mechanism of Cd immobilization in various conditions, including P chemical form, P rate, and inherent Cd concentrations in soil has not been examined. The objective of this study was to determine changes in Cd immobilization through adsorption and precipitation in different condi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.176

3. A 2D tank test on remediation of nitrobenzene-contaminated aquifer using in-situ reactive zone with emulsified nanoscale zero-valent iron

Author:
Dong, Jun; Dong, Yang; Wen, Chunyu; Gao, Song; Ren, Liming; Bao, Qiburi
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 766-776
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
acetates; aniline; aquifers; bicarbonates; durability; electrons; groundwater; groundwater contamination; iron; nitrates; nitrobenzenes; oils; organic acids and salts; oxidation; pH; pollutants; remediation; sulfates
Abstract:
... Nitrobenzene (NB) is one of the most challenging pollutants for groundwater remediation due to its great harm and recalcitrance. Emulsified nanoscale zero-valent iron (EZVI) is considered as a promising agent for in-situ remediation of contaminated groundwater for its high reactivity, good durability and low cost. In this paper, 2D tank experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of enh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.067

4. Advances in understanding the response of fish to linear alcohols in the environment

Author:
Belanger, Scott E.; Rawlings, Jane M.; Stackhouse, Ricky
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 539-548
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Danio rerio; Daphnia magna; Pimephales promelas; acute toxicity; carbon; chronic toxicity; ecotoxicology; embryo (animal); environmental assessment; environmental exposure; environmental hazards; ethanol; fish; hydrophobic bonding; hydrophobicity; juveniles; lethal concentration 50; quantitative structure-activity relationships; risk assessment; solubility
Abstract:
... Short to long chain alcohols have a range of ecotoxicity to aquatic life driven by hydrophobic interactions with biological membranes. Carbon chain length and octanol:water partitioning coefficients are surrogates for hydrophobicity and strongly relate to aquatic toxicity. In these investigations, the toxicity of ethanol to 1-n-dodecanol to juvenile fish in standard acute toxicity tests is reviewe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.152

5. Aging effect of minerals on biochar properties and sorption capacities for atrazine and phenanthrene

Author:
Ren, Xinhao; Wang, Fei; Zhang, Peng; Guo, Junkang; Sun, Hongwen
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 51-58
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
atrazine; biochar; elemental composition; hydrophilicity; minerals; phenanthrenes; pig manure; soil minerals; sorption; surface area; temperature
Abstract:
... Biochars that were produced from pig manure at two different temperatures were incubated with three different minerals to examine the effects of soil minerals on biochar properties and sorption capacities. Biochars freshly mixed with minerals showed dramatic decreases in the sorption of atrazine (maximum decrease by 70.9% at Cₑ = 0.5 Sw) and phenanthrene (maximum decrease by 69.5% at Cₑ = 0.5 Sw) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.125

6. An effective and low cost carbon based clean-up method for PCDD/Fs and PCBs analysis in food

Author:
Kedikoglou, Kleopatra; Costopoulou, Danae; Vassiliadou, Irene; Bakeas, Evangelos; Leondiadis, Leondios
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 531-538
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
European Union; automation; carbon; chromatography; farmed fish; lipids; monitoring; olive oil; polychlorinated biphenyls; polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; solvents; sorbents
Abstract:
... Sample preparation is of critical importance in dioxin analysis of food and feed samples. It is a complex procedure that includes lipid extraction followed by the application of chromatographic separation techniques, aiming in removing undesirable interferences from the matrix. The separation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) from polychlorinate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.038

7. An experimental and theoretical study of the adsorption removal of toluene and chlorobenzene on coconut shell derived carbon

Author:
Zhao, Xiaoyan; Zeng, Xiaolan; Qin, Yu; Li, Xiang; Zhu, Tianle; Tang, Xiaolong
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 285-292
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; activated carbon; adsorbents; adsorption; chlorobenzene; coconuts; micropores; moieties; porosity; sorption isotherms; texture; thermodynamic models; toluene; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... The adsorption performance of toluene and chlorobenzene on prepared coconut shell derived carbon (CDC) is investigated and compared with commercial activated carbon (CAC) by experiment and theory calculation. Textural properties of prepared adsorbents are characterized by N₂ adsorption, infrared spectra (FT-IR), Raman spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). Adsorption isotherms of toluene a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.126

8. A novel use of Moringa oleifera seed powder in enhancing the primary treatment of paper mill effluent

Author:
Boulaadjoul, Soumia; Zemmouri, Hassiba; Bendjama, Zoubida; Drouiche, Nadjib
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 142-149
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Moringa oleifera; alum; aluminum sulfate; biodegradability; chemical oxygen demand; coagulants; coagulation; pH; paper; pulp and paper mill effluents; seeds; turbidity; Algeria
Abstract:
... In this study, Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) performance as an eco-friendly coagulant in the enhanced primary treatment of paper mill effluent was investigated. Its performance in terms of turbidity removal and COD abatement was examined. Local M. oleifera seed powder from ADRAR-city, South of Algeria, was used. Conventional jar tests were conducted for enhancing the primary treatment of paper mi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.123

9. Antibiotic resistance in urban and hospital wastewaters and their impact on a receiving freshwater ecosystem

Author:
Lorenzo, Proia; Adriana, Anzil; Jessica, Subirats; Carles, Borrego; Marinella, Farrè; Marta, Llorca; Luis, Balcázar Jose; Pierre, Servais
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 70-82
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Escherichia coli; amoxicillin; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance genes; bacterial communities; effluents; fecal bacteria; freshwater ecosystems; hospitals; nalidixic acid; rivers; sulfamethoxazole; urban areas; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Belgium
Abstract:
... The main objective of this study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance (AR) levels in wastewater (WW) and the impact on the receiving river. Samples were collected once per season over one year in the WW of a hospital, in the raw and treated WW of two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), as well as upstream and downstream from the release of WWTPs effluents into the Zenne River (Belgium). C ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.163

10. Application of indices to evaluate LID facilities for sediment and heavy metal removal

Author:
Gurung, Sher Bahadur; Geronimo, Franz Kevin; Hong, Jungsun; Kim, Lee-Hyung
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 693-700
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
cadmium; decision making; decision support systems; heavy metals; humans; lead; nickel; particle size; plants (botany); risk; sediments; streams; surface water; toxicity; urban areas; urban runoff; watersheds
Abstract:
... Heavy metal and sediments transported from the urban catchment are the prime interest among researchers these days due to its toxic behaviour and hazardous effect on the animals, plants and human. The inflow from urban catchments and outflow from the Low impact development technologies (LID) were evaluated using different types of indices. Indices like fd, fₚ and Kd showed that heavy metals like P ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.077

11. A review of the impacts of tobacco heating system on indoor air quality versus conventional pollution sources

Author:
Kaunelienė, Violeta; Meišutovič-Akhtarieva, Marija; Martuzevičius, Dainius
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 568-578
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Culicidae; acetaldehyde; aerosols; air pollutants; air pollution; air quality; benzene; cigarettes; electronic equipment; epidemiological studies; formaldehyde; heating systems; markets; nicotine; particulates; toluene
Abstract:
... With the introduction of novel and potentially less polluting nicotine containing products to the market, the impacts of their usage to indoor air quality as opposed to conventional pollution sources must be reviewed and considered. This review study aimed to comparatively analyse changes in indoor air quality as the consequence of tobacco heating system (THS) generated pollution against general i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.039

12. Arsenic removal by As-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata from two contaminated soils: A 5-year study

Author:
da Silva, Evandro B.; Lessl, Jason T.; Wilkie, Ann C.; Liu, Xue; Liu, Yungen; Ma, Lena Q.
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 736-741
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Pteris vittata; arsenic; biomass production; phosphorus fertilizers; polluted soils; rock phosphate; soil separates; solubilization; wood
Abstract:
... The ability of As-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata to remove As from two contaminated soils (CCA from an As-treated wood facility and DVA from a cattle-dipping vat) over 5 years was investigated for the first time. The goal was to evaluate P. vittata's ability to continuously remove As during 10 harvests and identify how soil As was affected by P. vittata under P-sufficient (P-fertilizer) and P-lim ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.055

13. Atrazine-xenobiotic nuclear receptor interactions induce cardiac inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress in quail (Coturnix coturnix coturnix)

Author:
Li, Xue-Nan; Zuo, Yu-Zhu; Qin, Lei; Liu, Wei; Li, Yan-Hua; Li, Jin-Long
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 549-559
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Coturnix coturnix; agricultural land; atrazine; cytochrome P-450; cytochrome b; endoplasmic reticulum stress; groundwater; heart; histopathology; homeostasis; inducible nitric oxide synthase; inflammation; interleukin-10; interleukin-6; interleukin-8; metabolism; nitric oxide; quails; receptors; signal transduction; surface water; transcription factor NF-kappa B; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; xenobiotics
Abstract:
... Atrazine (ATR) is one of the most extensively used herbicide that eventually leaches into groundwater and surface water from agricultural areas. Exposure to ATR does harm to the health of human and animals, especially the heart. However, ATR exposure caused cardiotoxicity in bird remains unclear. To evaluate ATR-exerted potential cardiotoxicity in heart, quail were exposed with 0, 50, 250, and 500 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.049

14. Behavior of tetracycline and macrolide antibiotics in activated sludge process and their subsequent removal during sludge reduction by ozone

Author:
Wang, Lu; Ben, Weiwei; Li, Yangang; Liu, Chao; Qiang, Zhimin
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 184-191
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
activated sludge; azithromycin; desorption; doxycycline; heat production; hydrophobicity; oxidation; oxytetracycline; ozonation; ozone; pH; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Ozonation is a promising means for the reduction of excess sludge in wastewater treatment plants. However, little information is available on the removal of antibiotics during sludge ozonation. Therefore, this study investigated first the behavior of four commonly-used hydrophobic antibiotics, including three tetracyclines (tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and doxycycline) and one macrolide (azithro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.180

15. Biodegradation in seawater of PAH and alkylphenols from produced water of a North Sea platform

Author:
Lofthus, Synnøve; Almås, Inger K.; Evans, Peter; Pelz, Oliver; Brakstad, Odd Gunnar
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 465-473
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
alkylphenols; biodegradation; biomarkers; biotransformation; environmental fate; half life; marine environment; oils; phenol; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk; seawater; North Sea
Abstract:
... Operational planned discharges of produced water (PW) to the marine environment from offshore oil production installations, contain low concentrations of dispersed oil compounds, like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated phenols (APs). Biotransformation in natural seawater (SW) of naphthalenes/PAHs and phenol/APs in field-collected PW from a North Sea platform was investigated in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.006

16. Biomineralization mechanism of U(VI) induced by Bacillus cereus 12-2: The role of functional groups and enzymes

Author:
Zhang, Jian; Song, Han; Chen, Zhi; Liu, Shasha; Wei, Yali; Huang, Jingyi; Guo, Chuling; Dang, Zhi; Lin, Zhang
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 682-692
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Bacillus cereus; X-ray diffraction; aerobes; ammonium; anaerobes; biomass; biomineralization; biosorption; electron microscopy; enzyme activity; heavy metals; metabolism; minerals; moieties; molecular weight; pH; phosphates; phosphotransferases (kinases); proteins; uranium
Abstract:
... Current studies reveal that the biomineralization of U(VI) by anaerobes normally produces nano-sized U(IV) minerals that can easily re-migrate/re-oxidize, while the biomineralization of U(VI) by aerobes has been constrained because the general mechanism has not yet been fully characterized. The biomineralization of U(VI) by Bacillus cereus 12-2 was investigated in this work. The maximum biosorptio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.181

17. Carbon composite lignin-based adsorbents for the adsorption of dyes

Author:
Wang, Xiaohong; Jiang, Chenglong; Hou, Bingxia; Wang, Yingying; Hao, Chen; Wu, Jingbo
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 587-596
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
adsorbents; adsorption; azo dyes; calcium; carbon; glucose; hot water treatment; lignosulfonates; pH; raw materials; sorption isotherms; temperature; thermodynamics
Abstract:
... Carbon composite lignin-based adsorbent were prepared through hydrothermal method with glucose as carbon source, calcium lignosulfonate and triethylene tetramine as raw materials, respectively. The optimum synthesis conditions were determined by investigating the addition of carbon and triethylene tetramine. The adsorbent was used for the adsorption of azo dyes Congo red and Eriochrome blue black ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.183

18. Characterization and coagulation-flocculation performance of a composite flocculant in high-turbidity drinking water treatment

Author:
Xia, Xiang; Lan, Shuhuan; Li, Xudong; Xie, Yifei; Liang, Yajie; Yan, Peihan; Chen, Zhengyang; Xing, Yunxiao
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 701-708
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Klebsiella variicola; adsorption; bacteria; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; chemical analysis; culture media; drinking water; ferric chloride; flocculants; flocculation; galactose; neutralization; nitrogen; nucleotide sequences; pH; polysaccharides; response surface methodology; ribosomal RNA; temperature; turbidity; water treatment
Abstract:
... Klebsiella variicola B16, a microbial bioflocculant (MBF-B16)-producing bacteria, was isolated and identified by its 16S rRNA sequence, biochemical properties, and physiological characteristics. The effects of culture conditions on MBF-B16 production, including carbon source, nitrogen source, C/N ratio, initial pH, and culture temperature, were investigated in this study. Results showed that 6.96  ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.159

19. Chitin synthesis inhibitors promote liver cancer cell metastasis via interfering with hypoxia-inducible factor 1α

Author:
Ning, Xia; Wang, Yue; Yan, Wei; Li, Guangke; Sang, Nan
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 231-237
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
bioassays; cadherins; cell movement; diflubenzuron; dose response; enzyme activity; extracellular matrix; fibronectins; gelatinase A; hormone receptors; human cell lines; humans; hypoxia-inducible factor 1; insecticides; liver neoplasms; luciferase; metastasis; neoplasm cells; phenotype; reporter genes; risk; triflumuron
Abstract:
... Chitin synthesis inhibitors (CSIs), as alternatives to conventional insecticides, have been in worldwide demand in recent years. However, little attention has been paid to the potential ecological safety and health risks of CSIs, especially their abilities to interfere with nonsexual hormone receptors such as hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α). In this work, we conducted a systematic study regar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.014

20. Combination of bioleaching by gross bacterial biosurfactants and flocculation: A potential remediation for the heavy metal contaminated soils

Author:
Yang, Zhihui; Shi, Wei; Yang, Weichun; Liang, Lifen; Yao, Wenbin; Chai, Liyuan; Gao, Shikang; Liao, Qi
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.206 pp. 83-91
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Burkholderia; aluminum chloride; arsenic; bioleaching; biosurfactants; cadmium; copper; cost effectiveness; flocculation; heavy metals; leachates; lead; liquids; manganese; models; polluted soils; remediation; rhamnolipids; wastes; zinc
Abstract:
... Combining bioleaching by the gross biosurfactants of Burkholderia sp. Z-90 and flocculation by poly aluminium chloride (PAC) was proposed to develop a potential environment-friendly and cost-effective technique to remediate the severely contaminated soils by heavy metals. The factors affecting soil bioleaching by the gross biosurfactants of Burkholderia sp. Z-90 were optimized. The results showed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.166