Journal: Environmental pollution / Publication Year: 2015 / Text Availability: Citation in PubAg

1. Accumulation of trace metals in sediments in a Mediterranean Lagoon: Usefulness of metal sediment fractionation and elutriate toxicity assessment

Author:: Zaaboub, Noureddine; Martins, Maria Virgínia Alves; Dhib, Amel; Béjaoui, Béchir; Galgani, François; El Bour, Monia; Aleya, Lotfi
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 226-237
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: acid volatile sulfides; bioassays; bioavailability; cadmium; chromium; copper; fractionation; lead; nickel; redox potential; sediments; toxicity; zinc; Tunisia
Abstract:: ... The authors investigated sediment quality in Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia) focusing on geochemical characteristics, metal sediment fractionation and elutriate toxicity assessment. Nickel, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr and Cd partitioning in sediments was studied; accumulation and bioavailability were elucidated using enrichment factors, sequential extractions, redox potential, acid volatile sulfide and biotest proced ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.033
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.033

2. Atrazine triggers developmental abnormality of ovary and oviduct in quails (Coturnix Coturnix coturnix) via disruption of hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis

Author:: Qin, Lei; Du, Zheng-Hai; Zhu, Shi-Yong; Li, Xue-Nan; Li, Nan; Guo, Jing-Ao; Li, Jin-Long; Zhang, Ying
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 299-307
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Coturnix coturnix; abnormal development; animal ovaries; atrazine; developmental toxicity; feed intake; females; follicle-stimulating hormone; gene expression; gonadotropin-releasing hormone; luteinizing hormone; messenger RNA; mortality; ovarian development; oviducts; quails; reproduction; toxicology
Abstract:: ... There has been a gradual increase in production and consumption of atrazine (ATR) in agriculture to meet the population rising demands. Female reproduction is necessary for growth and maintenance of population. However, ATR impact on females and particularly ovarian developmental toxicity is less clear. The aim of this study was to define the pathways by which ATR exerted toxic effects on ovarian ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.044
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.044

3. Biological effects of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) and Pb on earthworm (Eisenia fetida) in a soil system

Author:: Li, Jing; Zhang, Wei; Chen, Lin; Liang, Jun; Lin, Kuangfei
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 220-225
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: DNA damage; Eisenia fetida; biomarkers; dose response; earthworms; electronic wastes; habitats; lead; pollutants; recycling; reproduction; soil; tail; toxicity
Abstract:: ... BDE209 and Pb are ubiquitous contaminants at e-waste recycling sites (EWRSs). This study aimed to determine acute and sub-acute toxicity to earthworm Eisenia fetida induced by BDE209 and Pb in natural soil. Results demonstrated that the inhibition of Pb on growth and reproduction of earthworms followed a dose-dependent pattern. Earthworms exposed to 100 mg kg−1 of BDE209 displayed avoidance respon ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.034
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.034

4. Chromatographic fingerprint similarity analysis for pollutant source identification

Author:: Xie, Juan-Ping; Ni, Hong-Gang
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 341-344
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: chemistry; chromatography; electronic wastes; forensic sciences; plastics; pollutants; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; qualitative analysis; sediments; soil; source-sink relationships
Abstract:: ... In the present study, a similarity analysis method was proposed to evaluate the source-sink relationships among environmental media for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which were taken as the representative contaminants. Chromatographic fingerprint analysis has been widely used in the fields of natural products chemistry and forensic chemistry, but its application to environmental science ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.049
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.049

5. Concentration- and flux-based ozone dose–response relationships for five poplar clones grown in North China

Author:: Hu, Enzhu; Gao, Feng; Xin, Yue; Jia, Huixia; Li, Kaihui; Hu, Jianjun; Feng, Zhaozhong
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 21-30
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: biomass production; clones; dose response; models; ozone; peroxidase; phytotoxicity; stomatal conductance; China
Abstract:: ... Concentration- and flux-based O3 dose–response relationships were developed for poplars in China. Stomatal conductance (gs) of five poplar clones was measured to parameterize a Jarvis-type multiplicative gs model. The maximum gs and other model parameters varied between clones. The strongest relationship between stomatal O3 flux and total biomass was obtained when phytotoxic ozone dose (POD) was i ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.034
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.034

6. Detecting the sensitivity of magnetic response on different pollution sources – A case study from typical mining cities in northwestern China

Author:: Wang, Bo; Xia, Dunsheng; Yu, Ye; Jia, Jia; Nie, Yan; Wang, Xin
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 288-298
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: arsenic; case studies; chromium; cities; cluster analysis; copper; dust; energy use and consumption; heavy metals; iron; lead; magnetic properties; magnetite; manganese; mining; monitoring; pollutants; principal component analysis; regression analysis; steel; topsoil; urban areas; zinc; China
Abstract:: ... Rapid monitoring and discriminating different anthropogenic pollution is a key scientific issue. To detect the applicability and sensitivity of magnetic measurements for evaluating different industrial pollution in urban environment, characteristics of topsoil from three typical fast developing industrial cities (Jinchang, Baiyin and Jiayuguan in Gansu province, northwestern China) were studied by ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.041
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.041

7. Development and comparison of regression models for the uptake of metals into various field crops

Author:: Novotná, Markéta; Mikeš, Ondřej; Komprdová, Klára
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 357-364
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: barley; bioaccumulation factor; cadmium; carbon; chromium; copper; corn; field crops; grasses; lead; models; molybdenum; nickel; pH; potatoes; rapeseed; regression analysis; silt fraction; silty clay soils; wheat; zinc
Abstract:: ... Field crops represent one of the highest contributions to dietary metal exposure. The aim of this study was to develop specific regression models for the uptake of metals into various field crops and to compare the usability of other available models. We analysed samples of potato, hop, maize, barley, wheat, rape seed, and grass from 66 agricultural sites. The influence of measured soil concentrat ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.043
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.043

8. Distribution of mercury in archived fur from little brown bats across Atlantic Canada

Author:: Little, Megan E.; Burgess, Neil M.; Broders, Hugh G.; Campbell, Linda M.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 52-58
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chiroptera; adults; bioaccumulation; carbon; diet; females; fur; isotopes; mercury; national parks; nitrogen; Nova Scotia
Abstract:: ... Total mercury (Hg) concentrations were measured in archived fur from adult female little brown bats sampled at maternity roosts across Atlantic Canada. Mercury concentrations varied significantly among regions and roosts. Bats from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland had the highest median Hg concentrations (9.67 μg/g and 9.51 μg/g) among regions, and individuals from Kejimkujik National Park had the hig ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.049
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.049

9. Diurnal variation of apoplastic ascorbate in winter wheat leaves in relation to ozone detoxification

Author:: Wang, Liang; Pang, Jing; Feng, Zhaozhong; Zhu, Jianguo; Kobayashi, Kazuhiko
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 413-419
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: air; apoplast; diurnal variation; leaves; ozone; stomatal movement; tissues; winter wheat
Abstract:: ... Besides stomatal closure, biological detoxification is an important protection mechanism for plants against ozone (O3). This study investigated the diurnal changes of ascorbate (a major detoxification agent) in the apoplast and leaf tissues of winter wheat grown under ambient air field conditions. Results showed the reduced ascorbate in the apoplast (ASCapo) exhibited a peak in late morning or mid ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.040
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.040

10. Do constructed wetlands in grass strips reduce water contamination from drained fields?

Author:: Vallée, Romain; Dousset, Sylvie; Schott, François-Xavier; Pallez, Christelle; Ortar, Agnès; Cherrier, Richard; Munoz, Jean-François; Benoît, Marc
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 365-373
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: agricultural land; conservation buffers; constructed wetlands; drainage; grasses; half life; nitrates; pesticides; rivers; runoff; sorption; water pollution
Abstract:: ... This study evaluates the efficiency of two small constructed wetlands installed in the regulatory grass strips between a drained plot and a river. The observed nitrate removal efficiencies were independent of the season or type of constructed wetland and ranged from 5.4 to 10.9% of the inlet amounts. The pesticide mass budgets ranged from −618.5 to 100%, depending on the molecule. The negative eff ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.027
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.027

11. Effect of aging on the bioavailability and fractionation of arsenic in soils derived from five parent materials in a red soil region of Southern China

Author:: Wang, Yanan; Zeng, Xibai; Lu, Yahai; Su, Shiming; Bai, Lingyu; Li, Lianfang; Wu, Cuixia
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 79-87
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: aluminum; aluminum oxide; arsenic; bioavailability; clay; fractionation; iron oxides; models; shale; soil; soil parent materials; China
Abstract:: ... The effects of aging time and soil parent materials on the bioavailability and fractionations of arsenic (As) in five red soils were studied. The results indicated that As bioavailability in all soils decreased during aging, especially with a sharp decline occurring in the first 30 days. After aging for 360 days, the highest available As concentration, which accounted for 12.3% of the total, was o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.033
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.033

12. Effects of environmentally relevant mixtures of major ions on a freshwater mussel

Author:: Ciparis, Serena; Phipps, Andrew; Soucek, David J.; Zipper, Carl E.; Jones, Jess W.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 280-287
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: calcium; chlorides; chronic toxicity; coal; freshwater; ions; juveniles; magnesium; mining; mussels; potassium; rivers; sulfates; watersheds; Virginia
Abstract:: ... The Clinch and Powell Rivers (Virginia, USA) support diverse mussel assemblages. Extensive coal mining occurs in both watersheds. In large reaches of both rivers, major ion concentrations are elevated and mussels have been extirpated or are declining. We conducted a laboratory study to assess major ion effects on growth and survival of juvenile Villosa iris. Mussels were exposed to pond water and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.023
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.023

13. Effects of tropospheric ozone on loblolly pine seedlings inoculated with root infecting ophiostomatoid fungi

Author:: Chieppa, Jeff; Chappelka, Art; Eckhardt, Lori
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 130-137
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Grosmannia; Leptographium; Pinus taeda; air; analysis of variance; chlorophyll; decline; fungi; ozone; seedlings; troposphere; water potential
Abstract:: ... Seedlings from four loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) families were exposed in open-top chambers to charcoal-filtered air (CF), non-filtered air (NF) or air amended with ozone to 2 times ambient (2×). Two of the families used were selected for their tolerance to fungi associated with Southern Pine Decline while two were selected for their susceptibility. Seedlings were treated with five inoculation t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.053
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.053

14. Emerging issue of e-waste in Pakistan: A review of status, research needs and data gaps

Author:: Iqbal, Mehreen; Breivik, Knut; Syed, Jabir Hussain; Malik, Riffat Naseem; Li, Jun; Zhang, Gan; Jones, Kevin C.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 308-318
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: electronic wastes; human health; imports; inventories; issues and policy; recycling; Pakistan
Abstract:: ... This review article focuses on the current situation of e-waste in Pakistan with the emphasis on defining the major e-waste recycling sites, current and future domestic generation of e-waste, hidden flows or import of e-waste and discusses various challenges for e-waste management. Needed policy interventions and possible measures to be taken at governmental level are discussed to avoid the increa ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.002
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.002

15. Environmental contamination in an Australian mining community and potential influences on early childhood health and behavioural outcomes

Author:: Dong, Chenyin; Taylor, Mark Patrick; Kristensen, Louise Jane; Zahran, Sammy
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 345-356
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: aerosols; arsenic; cadmium; childhood; children; cities; dust; lead; mining; pollution; schools; soil; watersheds; Australia
Abstract:: ... Arsenic, cadmium and lead in aerosols, dusts and surface soils from Australia's oldest continuous lead mining town of Broken Hill were compared to standardised national childhood developmental (year 1) and education performance measures (years 3,5,7,9). Contaminants close to mining operations were elevated with maximum lead levels in soil: 8900 mg/kg; dust wipe: 86,061 μg/m2; dust deposition: 2950 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.037
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.037

16. Estimating emissions of PFOS and PFOA to the Danube River catchment and evaluating them using a catchment-scale chemical transport and fate model

Author:: Lindim, C.; Cousins, I.T.; vanGils, J.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 97-106
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: basins; emissions; exposure assessment; freshwater; gross domestic product; human population; income and wealth; models; monitoring; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; surface water; wastewater treatment; watersheds; Danube River
Abstract:: ... Novel approaches for estimating the emissions of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to surface waters are explored. The Danube River catchment is used to investigate emissions contributing to riverine loads of PFOS and PFOA and to verify the accuracy of estimates using a catchment-scale dynamic fugacity-based chemical transport and fate model (STREAM-EU; Spatial ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.050
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.050

17. Exploring the bioaccessibility of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sewage sludge

Author:: Meng, Xiang-Zhou; Xiang, Nan; Yu, Lihong; Zhang, Jiying; Chen, Ling; Dai, Xiaohu
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 1-5
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: bioavailability; industrial wastewater treatment; landfills; models; municipal wastewater; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; risk; sediments; sewage sludge; toxicity; China
Abstract:: ... Environmental risks of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sewage sludge are assessed based on the concentration by exhaustive extraction, which is a likely overestimation of the pool available to exposed organisms. This study evaluated the bioaccessibility of PBDEs in sewage sludge from Shanghai using a 3-compartment model and a 6-d Tenax extraction. The very slowly fraction contributed 56– ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.043
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.043

18. Individual and population intake fractions of diesel particulate matter (DPM) in bus stop microenvironments

Author:: Xu, Jia; Jin, Taosheng; Miao, Yaning; Han, Bin; Gao, Jiajia; Bai, Zhipeng; Xu, Xiaohong
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 161-167
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: bicycling; diesel fuel; emissions; emissions factor; exposure assessment; human health; models; particulates; risk management
Abstract:: ... Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is associated with adverse human health effects. This study aims to investigate the relationship between DPM exposure and emissions by estimating the individual intake fraction (iFi) and population intake fraction (iFp) of DPM. Daily average concentrations of particulate matter at two bus stops during rush hours were measured, and then they were apportioned to DPM d ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.005
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.005

19. Influence of feeding and earthworm density on compound bioaccumulation in earthworms Eisenia andrei

Author:: Šmídová, Klára; Šerá, Jana; Bielská, Lucie; Hofman, Jakub
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 168-175
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Eisenia andrei; lindane; DDT (pesticide); phenanthrenes; models; bioaccumulation factor; pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls; carbon; risk assessment; hydrophobicity; earthworms; polluted soils
Abstract:: ... Earthworm density and feeding during exposure to contaminated soil have been used inconsistently in bioaccumulation studies, which may lead to possible errors in risk assessment and modeling. Hydrophobic organic pollutants with a wide range of environmental properties (phenanthrene, pyrene, lindane, p,p′-DDT, and PCB 153) were used to study the effect of different earthworm densities in combinatio ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.025
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.025

20. Investigating social inequalities in exposure to drinking water contaminants in rural areas

Author:: Delpla, Ianis; Benmarhnia, Tarik; Lebel, Alexandre; Levallois, Patrick; Rodriguez, Manuel J.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 88-96
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: drinking water; lead; risk; rural areas; social inequality; water pollution; water quality; water treatment; Quebec
Abstract:: ... Few studies have assessed social inequalities in exposure to drinking water contaminants. This study explores this issue in 593 rural municipalities of Québec, Canada. Quartiles of an ecological composite deprivation index were used as a proxy of socioeconomic status. Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) and lead were chosen as proxies of chemical drinking water quality. The results show that the majorit ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.046
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.046

21. Joint effects of pesticides and ultraviolet-B radiation on amphibian larvae

Author:: Yu, Shuangying; Wages, Mike; Willming, Morgan; Cobb, George P.; Maul, Jonathan D.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 248-255
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Xenopus laevis; abnormal development; additive effect; amphibians; body length; chlorothalonil; cypermethrin; digestive system; ecosystems; edema; endosulfan; larvae; malathion; models; mortality; risk assessment; statistics; synergism; tail; ultraviolet radiation
Abstract:: ... A combination of multiple stressors may be linked to global amphibian declines. Of these, pesticides and UVB radiation co-exposures were examined on the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) to provide information that may be useful for amphibian conservation. The independent action model and inferential statistics were used to examine interactions between pesticides (malathion, endosulfan, α-cyper ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.029
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.029

22. Joint toxicity of sediment-associated permethrin and cadmium to Chironomus dilutus: The role of bioavailability and enzymatic activities

Author:: Chen, Xin; Li, Huizhen; You, Jing
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 138-144
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chironomus dilutus; benthic organisms; bioavailability; cadmium; carboxylesterase; enzyme activity; glutathione transferase; invertebrates; midges; permethrin; pyrethrins; risk assessment; sediment contamination; sediments; solid phase microextraction; toxicity
Abstract:: ... Pyrethroid insecticides and metals commonly co-occurred in sediment and caused toxicity to benthic organisms jointly. To improve accuracy in assessing risk of the sediments contaminated by insecticides and metals, it is of great importance to understand interaction between the contaminants and reasons for the interaction. In the current study, permethrin and cadmium were chosen as representative c ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.012
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.012

23. Lead in Chinese villager house dust: Geographical variation and influencing factors

Author:: Bi, Xiangyang; Liu, Jinling; Han, Zhixuan; Yang, Wenlin
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 183-189
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: children; coal; combustion; dust; elemental composition; geographical variation; heat; lead; pollution; principal component analysis; scanning electron microscopy; soil; China
Abstract:: ... House dust has been recognized as an important contributor to Pb exposure of children. Here we conducted a comprehensive study to investigate geographical variation of Pb in Chinese villager house dust. The influences of outdoor soil Pb concentrations, dates of construction, house decoration materials, heating types, and site specific pollution on Pb concentrations in house dust were evaluated. Th ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.015
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.015

24. Linking selective chemical extraction of iron oxyhydroxides to arsenic bioaccessibility in soil

Author:: Palumbo-Roe, Barbara; Wragg, Joanna; Cave, Mark
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 256-265
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: arsenic; bioavailability; crystal structure; hydroxylamine; iron; iron oxyhydroxides; mined soils; surveys; England
Abstract:: ... The relationship between As bioaccessibility using the physiologically based extraction test (PBET) and As extracted by hydroxylamine hydrochloride (HH), targeting the dissolution of amorphous Fe oxyhydroxides, is established in soils from the British Geological Survey Geochemical Baseline Survey of SW England, UK, to represent low As background and high As mineralised/mined soils. The HH-extracte ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.026
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.026

25. Mass concentration coupled with mass loading rate for evaluating PM2.5 pollution status in the atmosphere: A case study based on dairy barns

Author:: Joo, HungSoo; Park, Kihong; Lee, Kwangyul; Ndegwa, Pius M.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 374-380
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: air; animals; barns; case studies; emissions; particulates; pollution; relative humidity; solar radiation; temperature; traffic; wind speed
Abstract:: ... This study investigated particulate matter (PM) loading rates and concentrations in ambient air from naturally ventilated dairy barns and also the influences of pertinent meteorological factors, traffic, and animal activities on mass loading rates and mass concentrations. Generally, relationships between PM2.5 concentration and these parameters were significantly poorer than those between the PM l ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.048
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.048

26. Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China

Author:: Li, Jiana; Yang, Dongqi; Li, Lan; Jabeen, Khalida; Shi, Huahong
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 190-195
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Scapharca; fisheries; markets; pellets; plastics; pollution; seafoods; China
Abstract:: ... We investigated microplastic pollution in 9 commercial bivalves from a fishery market in China. Multiple types of microplastics, including fibers, fragments and pellets, occurred in the tissue of all bivalves. The number of total microplastics varied from 2.1 to 10.5 items/g and from 4.3 to 57.2 items/individual for bivalves. Scapharca subcrenata contained on average 10.5 items/g and exhibited the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.018
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.018

27. Multigenerational contaminant exposures produce non-monotonic, transgenerational responses in Daphnia magna

Author:: Kimberly, David A.; Salice, Christopher J.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 176-182
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Daphnia magna; cadmium; chronic exposure; life history; reproductive performance; temperature
Abstract:: ... Generally, ecotoxicologists rely on short-term tests that assume populations to be static. Conversely, natural populations may be exposed to the same stressors for many generations, which can alter tolerance to the same (or other) stressors. The objective of this study was to improve our understanding of how multigenerational stressors alter life history traits and stressor tolerance. After contin ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.020
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.020

28. Organochlorine and mercury residues in eggs of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) from a long term study in the eastern Mediterranean

Author:: Goutner, Vassilis; Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E.; Papakosta, Malamati A.; Vlachos, Christos G.; Mattig, Frank R.; Pijanowska, Ursula; Becker, Peter H.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 196-204
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Falco naumanni; birds; clutch size; eggs; food chain; hexachlorobenzene; mercury; nests; pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls; Greece
Abstract:: ... Organochlorine and mercury residues were analyzed in unhatched eggs of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) (2002–2012) in central Greece. Concentrations graded as ∑DDTs > ∑PCBs > HCB > ∑HCHs > ∑Chlordanes. Temporal declines were found in the concentrations of ∑DDTs, ∑HCHs and ∑Chlordanes but not in Hg, HCB and ∑PCBs. TEQs of PCBs and their degree of metabolisation showed no time trend. The reprodu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.021
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.021

29. Organochlorine pesticides in follicular fluid of women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies from central China

Author:: Zhu, Yindi; Huang, Bo; Li, Qing X.; Wang, Jun
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 266-272
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: DDT (pesticide); HCH (pesticide); adverse effects; assisted reproductive technologies; developed countries; diet; drinking water; endrin; female fertility; follicular fluid; humans; lipids; methoxychlor; occupational exposure; patients; pollutants; tissues; women; China
Abstract:: ... Female infertility rates have increased by approximately 4% since the 1980s. There is evidence of adverse effects on female fertility in relation to exposure of chemical pollution in recent years. Follicular fluid samples were collected from 127 woman patients (aged 20–35) who underwent assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and had no records indicating occupational exposure to OCPs. Seventeen ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.030
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.030

30. Parametric retrieval model for estimating aerosol size distribution via the AERONET, LAGOS station

Author:: Emetere, Moses Eterigho; Akinyemi, Marvel Lola; Akin-Ojo, Omololu
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 381-390
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Reynolds number; aerosols; governmental programs and projects; latitude; longitude; models; particulates; tropics; turbulent flow; weather; Nigeria
Abstract:: ... The size characteristics of atmospheric aerosol over the tropical region of Lagos, Southern Nigeria were investigated using two years of continuous spectral aerosol optical depth measurements via the AERONET station for four major bands i.e. blue, green, red and infrared. Lagos lies within the latitude of 6.465°N and longitude of 3.406°E. Few systems of dispersion model was derived upon specified ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.047
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.047

31. Phytoplankton and the Macondo oil spill: A comparison of the 2010 phytoplankton assemblage to baseline conditions on the Louisiana shelf

Author:: Parsons, M.L.; Morrison, W.; Rabalais, N.N.; Turner, R.E.; Tyre, K.N.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 152-160
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Bacillariophyceae; Ciliophora; coastal water; oil spills; oils; phytoplankton; species diversity; Louisiana; Mississippi River
Abstract:: ... The Macondo oil spill was likely the largest oil spill to ever occur in United States territorial waters. We report herein our findings comparing the available baseline phytoplankton data from coastal waters west of the Mississippi River, and samples collected monthly from the same sampling stations, during and after the oil spill (May–October, 2010). Our results indicate that overall, the phytopl ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.019
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.019

32. Predicting fecal indicator organism contamination in Oregon coastal streams

Author:: Pettus, Paul; Foster, Eugene; Pan, Yangdong
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 68-78
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; bacteria; cattle; coasts; forests; geographic information systems; indicator species; land use; landscapes; models; pathogens; prediction; riparian areas; streams; variance; Oregon
Abstract:: ... In this study, we used publicly available GIS layers and statistical tree-based modeling (CART and Random Forest) to predict pathogen indicator counts at a regional scale using 88 spatially explicit landscape predictors and 6657 samples from non-estuarine streams in the Oregon Coast Range. A total of 532 frequently sampled sites were parsed down to 93 pathogen sampling sites to control for spatial ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.025
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.025

33. Prenatal nonylphenol exposure, oxidative and nitrative stress, and birth outcomes: A cohort study in Taiwan

Author:: Wang, Pei-Wei; Chen, Mei-Lien; Huang, Li-Wei; Yang, Winnie; Wu, Kuen-Yuh; Huang, Yu-Fang
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 145-151
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: DNA damage; biomarkers; birth weight; chest; cohort studies; gestational age; head; humans; infants; lipid peroxidation; monitoring; mothers; oxidative stress; pregnant women; Taiwan
Abstract:: ... Data concerning the effects of prenatal exposures to nonylphenol (NP) and oxidative stress on neonatal birth outcomes from human studies are limited. A total of 146 pregnant women were studied (1) to investigate the association between prenatal NP exposure and maternal oxidative/nitrative stress biomarkers of DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), 8-nitroguanine (8-NO2Gua)) and lipid pe ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.044
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.044

34. Present knowledge and perspectives on the role of copper in brake materials and related environmental issues: A critical assessment

Author:: Straffelini, Giovanni; Ciudin, Rodica; Ciotti, Alessandro; Gialanella, Stefano
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 211-219
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: combustion; copper; environmental health; heavy metals; particulate emissions
Abstract:: ... This critical review presents several aspects related to the use of copper as a main component in brake pads in road vehicles. The compositions of these materials are attracting increasing interest and concern due to the relative contribution of wear products to particulate matter emissions in the environment as a result of braking action even though there has been a reduction in exhaust products ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.024
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.024

35. Progress in the reduction of carbon monoxide levels in major urban areas in Korea

Author:: Kim, Ki-Hyun; Sul, Kyung-Hwa; Szulejko, Jan E.; Chambers, Scott D.; Feng, Xinbin; Lee, Min-Hee
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 420-428
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: carbon monoxide; cities; coal; energy; mixing; natural gas; nuclear power; oils; urban areas; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:: ... Long-term trends in observed carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations were analyzed in seven major South Korean cities from 1989 to 2013. Temporal trends were evident on seasonal and annual timescales, as were spatial gradients between the cities. As CO levels in the most polluted cities decreased significantly until the early 2000s, the data were arbitrarily divided into two time periods (I: 1989–2000 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.008
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.008

36. Progressive risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls through a Total Diet Study in the Korean population

Author:: Shin, Eun-su; Nguyen, Khanh-Hoang; Kim, Jongchul; Kim, Cho-il; Chang, Yoon-Seok
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 403-412
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Total Diet Study; World Health Organization; body weight; data collection; dietary exposure; food intake; foods; humans; polychlorinated biphenyls; risk assessment; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:: ... Human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from foods was investigated through a Total Diet Study (TDS) for the first time in Korea. A representative food list was developed from food intake data. Non-selected foods were also included in the TDS through the mapping process to anticipate practical risk assessment. For better representativeness, data (2008–2011) from the Korea National Healt ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.051
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.051

37. Quantitative evaluation of noncovalent interactions between polyphosphate and dissolved humic acids in aqueous conditions

Author:: Fang, Wei; Sheng, Guo-Ping; Wang, Long-Fei; Ye, Xiao-Dong; Yu, Han-Qing
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 123-129
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: humic acids; hydrogen bonding; models; oxygen; phosphorus; quantitative analysis; sediments; soil
Abstract:: ... As one kind of phosphorus species, polyphosphate (poly-P) is ubiquitous in natural environments, and the potential interactions between poly-P and humic substances in the sediments or natural waters would influence the fate of poly-P in the environments. However, the mechanism of the interactions has not yet been understood clearly. In this work, the characteristics and mechanisms of the interacti ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.001
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.001

38. RhizoFlowCell system reveals early effects of micropollutants on aquatic plant rhizosphere

Author:: Mynampati, Kalyan Chakravarthy; Lee, Yong Jian; Wijdeveld, Arjan; Reuben, Sheela; Samavedham, Lakshminarayanan; Kjelleberg, Staffan; Swarup, Sanjay
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 205-210
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: aquatic plants; environmental health; exudation; instrumentation; microbial communities; monitoring; naphthalene; pollutants; rhizosphere; root exudates; toxicity
Abstract:: ... In aquatic systems, one of the non-destructive ways to quantify toxicity of contaminants to plants is to monitor changes in root exudation patterns. In aquatic conditions, monitoring and quantifying such changes are currently challenging because of dilution of root exudates in water phase and lack of suitable instrumentation to measure them. Exposure to pollutants would not only change the plant e ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.047
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.047

39. Sensitivity of walleye (Sander vitreus) and fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) early-life stages to naphthenic acid fraction components extracted from fresh oil sands process-affected waters

Author:: Marentette, Julie R.; Frank, Richard A.; Hewitt, L. Mark; Gillis, Patricia L.; Bartlett, Adrienne J.; Brunswick, Pamela; Shang, Dayue; Parrott, Joanne L.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 59-67
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Pimephales promelas; Sander vitreus; developmental stages; fish development; larval development; median effective concentration; mortality; naphthenates; oil sands; oils; rearing; toxicity; Alberta
Abstract:: ... Unconventional oil production in Alberta's oil sands generates oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), which contains toxic constituents such as naphthenic acid fraction components (NAFCs). There have been few studies examining effects of NAFC exposure over long periods of early-life stage development in fish. Here we examined the effects of NAFCs extracted from OSPW to embryo-larval fathead minn ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.022
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.022

40. Short-term exposure to fine and coarse particles and mortality: A multicity time-series study in East Asia

Author:: Lee, Hyewon; Honda, Yasushi; Hashizume, Masahiro; Guo, Yue Leon; Wu, Chang-Fu; Kan, Haidong; Jung, Kweon; Lim, Youn-Hee; Yi, Seungmuk; Kim, Ho
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 43-51
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: acute exposure; cities; confidence interval; meta-analysis; models; mortality; particulates; pollutants; time series analysis; China; Japan; Korean Peninsula; Taiwan
Abstract:: ... Few studies on size-specific health effects of particulate matter have been conducted in Asia. We examined the association between both fine and coarse particles (PM2.5 and PM10−2.5) and mortality across 11 East Asian cities from 4 countries (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China). We performed a two-stage analysis: we generated city-specific estimates using a time-series analysis with a generalized add ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.036
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.036

41. Source contributions and regional transport of primary particulate matter in China

Author:: Hu, Jianlin; Wu, Li; Zheng, Bo; Zhang, Qiang; He, Kebin; Chang, Qing; Li, Xinghua; Yang, Fumo; Ying, Qi; Zhang, Hongliang
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 31-42
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: autumn; burning; carbon; dust; emissions; particulates; spatial variation; spring; summer; temporal variation; transportation; winter; China
Abstract:: ... A source-oriented CMAQ was applied to determine source sector/region contributions to primary particulate matter (PPM) in China. Four months were simulated with emissions grouped to eight regions and six sectors. Predicted elemental carbon (EC), primary organic carbon (POC), and PPM concentrations and source contributions agree with measurements and have significant spatiotemporal variations. Resi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.037
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.037

42. Storage and source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments downstream of a major coal district in France

Author:: Bertrand, O.; Mondamert, L.; Grosbois, C.; Dhivert, E.; Bourrain, X.; Labanowski, J.; Desmet, M.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 329-340
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; atmospheric deposition; basins; coal; coal tar; combustion; derivatization; factories; flood control; fluorescence; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; high performance liquid chromatography; mining; molecular weight; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; sediment contamination; sediment deposition; sediments; weathering; wood; France
Abstract:: ... During the 20th century, the local economy of the Upper Loire Basin (ULB) was essentially based on industrial coal mining extraction. One of the major French coal districts with associated urban/industrial activities and numerous coking/gas plants were developed in the Ondaine-Furan subbasins, two tributaries of the upper Loire main stream. To determine the compositional assemblage, the level and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.028
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.028

43. Sub-lethal toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of esfenvalerate to Chironomus riparius

Author:: Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Gravato, Carlos; Quintaneiro, Carla; Barata, Carlos; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pestana, João L.T.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 273-279
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chironomus riparius; acetylcholinesterase; antioxidant activity; biomarkers; catalase; ecotoxicology; energy; esfenvalerate; glutathione; glutathione transferase; larval development; life history; lipid peroxidation; neurophysiology; oxidative stress; pyrethrins; sex ratio; toxicity
Abstract:: ... Integrative studies focused on sub-organismal responses to pyrethroid exposure are important to understand life history responses. In this study, the ecotoxicological effects of esfenvalerate (ESF) on Chironomus riparius were assessed using five biochemical biomarkers related to neurophysiological function (acetylcholinesterase) and oxidative stress (catalase; glutathione-S-transferase; total glut ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.035
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.035

44. The comet assay in higher terrestrial plant model: Review and evolutionary trends

Author:: Lanier, Caroline; Manier, Nicolas; Cuny, Damien; Deram, Annabelle
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 6-20
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: DNA; DNA damage; genotoxicity; models; plant tissues; tail; wild plants
Abstract:: ... The comet assay is a sensitive technique for the measurement of DNA damage in individual cells. Although it has been primarily applied to animal cells, its adaptation to higher plant tissues significantly extends the utility of plants for environmental genotoxicity research. The present review focuses on 101 key publications and discusses protocols and evolutionary trends specific to higher plants ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.020
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.020

45. The role of phytoplankton composition, biomass and cell volume in accumulation and transfer of endocrine disrupting compounds in the Southern Baltic Sea (The Gulf of Gdansk)

Author:: Staniszewska, Marta; Nehring, Iga; Zgrundo, Aleksandra
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 319-328
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Bacillariophyceae; Chlorophyta; Miozoa; biomass; bisphenol A; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; fluorescence; food webs; high performance liquid chromatography; phytoplankton; species diversity; Baltic Sea
Abstract:: ... Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) like bisphenol A (BPA), 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) and 4-nonylphenol (NP) are introduced to the trophic webs through among others phytoplankton. This paper describes BPA, OP and NP concentrations in phytoplankton in the Gulf of Gdansk (Southern Baltic Sea) in the years 2011–2012. The assays of BPA, OP and NP in samples were performed using HPLC with fluorescence ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.031
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.031

46. Toxic heritage: Maternal transfer of pyrethroid insecticides and sunscreen agents in dolphins from Brazil

Author:: Alonso, Mariana B.; Feo, Maria Luisa; Corcellas, Cayo; Gago-Ferrero, Pablo; Bertozzi, Carolina P.; Marigo, Juliana; Flach, Leonardo; Meirelles, Ana Carolina O.; Carvalho, Vitor L.; Azevedo, Alexandre F.; Torres, João Paulo M.; Lailson-Brito, José; Malm, Olaf; Diaz-Cruz, M. Silvia; Eljarrat, Ethel; Barceló, Damià
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 391-402
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: UV filters; blubber; coasts; dolphins; fetus; lipids; maternal-fetal transfer; muscles; placenta; proteins; pyrethrins; pyrethroid insecticides; sunscreens; toxicity; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Pyrethroids (PYR) and UV filters (UVF) were investigated in tissues of paired mother-fetus dolphins from Brazilian coast in order to investigate the possibility of maternal transfer of these emerging contaminants. Comparison of PYR and UVF concentrations in maternal and fetal blubber revealed Franciscana transferred efficiently both contaminants to fetuses (F/M > 1) and Guiana dolphin transferred ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.039
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.039

47. Tracking polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in lichens: It's all about the algae

Author:: Augusto, Sofia; Sierra, Jordi; Nadal, Martí; Schuhmacher, Marta
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 441-445
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: air; algae; fungi; hyphae; lichens; monitoring; photosynthesis; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:: ... Lichens, symbioses of fungi and algae and/or cyanobacteria, have the remarkable ability to uptake and accumulate semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) from air, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), but the mechanism of accumulation is still unknown. Understanding these mechanisms is critical to standardize the use of lichens as environmental bioindicators and to further integrate the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.013
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.013

48. Trends of deposition fluxes and loadings of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the artificial Three Northern Regions Shelter Forest across northern China

Author:: Zhang, Xiaodong; Huang, Tao; Zhang, Leiming; Gao, Hong; Shen, Yanjie; Ma, Jianmin
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 238-247
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: agricultural land; air; air pollution; dry deposition; forests; nitrogen dioxide; pollutants; sulfur dioxide; China
Abstract:: ... This study provides the first estimate of dry deposition fluxes of criteria air pollutants (SO2 and NOx) across the Three Northern Regions Shelter Forest (TNRSF) region in Northern China and their long-term trends from 1982 to 2010 using the inferential method. Dry deposition velocities of SO2 and NOx increased in many places of the TNRSF up to 118.2% for SO2 and 112.1% for NOx over the last three ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.022
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.022

49. Urban particle size distributions during two contrasting dust events originating from Taklimakan and Gobi Deserts

Author:: Zhao, Suping; Yu, Ye; Xia, Dunsheng; Yin, Daiying; He, Jianjun; Liu, Na; Li, Fang
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.207 pp. 107-122
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: aerosols; deserts; dust; emissions; mixing; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; particle size distribution; remote sensing; Gobi Desert
Abstract:: ... The dust origins of the two events were identified using HYSPLIT trajectory model and MODIS and CALIPSO satellite data to understand the particle size distribution during two contrasting dust events originated from Taklimakan and Gobi deserts. The supermicron particles significantly increased during the dust events. The dust event from Gobi desert affected significantly on the particles larger tha ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.052
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.052

50. Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid in the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana

Author:: Yang, Xinping; Ye, Chengchen; Liu, Yu; Zhao, Fang-Jie
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 560-566
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Arabidopsis thaliana; agar; biomass; household products; hydrogen peroxide; malondialdehyde; manufacturing; median effective concentration; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oxidative stress; perfluorooctanoic acid; phytotoxicity; plant growth; risk; roots; shoots; sodium fluoride
Abstract:: ... Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is widely used in the manufacture of many industrial and household products. To assess the potential environmental risk of PFOA, its accumulation, translocation and phytotoxic effects were investigated using the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. Exposure to 18 μM PFOA-F in agar plates did not affect plant growth, but 181–1811 μM PFOA-F inhibited root and shoot ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.050
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.050

51. Air pollution in moderately polluted urban areas: How does the definition of “neighborhood” impact exposure assessment?

Author:: Tenailleau, Quentin M.; Mauny, Frédéric; Joly, Daniel; François, Stéphane; Bernard, Nadine
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 437-448
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: air pollution; benzene; buildings; environmental health; exposure assessment; nitrogen dioxide; particulates; urban areas
Abstract:: ... Environmental health studies commonly quantify subjects' pollution exposure in their neighborhood. How this neighborhood is defined can vary, however, leading to different approaches to quantification whose impacts on exposure levels remain unclear. We explore the relationship between neighborhood definition and exposure assessment. NO2, benzene, PM10 and PM2.5 exposure estimates were computed in ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.021
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.021

52. Antibiotic resistance marker genes as environmental pollutants in GMO-pristine agricultural soils in Austria

Author:: Woegerbauer, Markus; Zeinzinger, Josef; Gottsberger, Richard Alexander; Pascher, Kathrin; Hufnagl, Peter; Indra, Alexander; Fuchs, Reinhard; Hofrichter, Johannes; Kopacka, Ian; Korschineck, Irina; Schleicher, Corina; Schwarz, Michael; Steinwider, Johann; Springer, Burkhard; Allerberger, Franz; Nielsen, Kaare M.; Fuchs, Klemens
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 342-351
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: DNA; agricultural soils; aminoglycosides; antibiotic resistance; biotechnology; confidence interval; corn; ecosystems; genes; genetic markers; genetically modified organisms; pollutants; potatoes; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rendering; soil bacteria; Austria
Abstract:: ... Antibiotic resistance genes may be considered as environmental pollutants if anthropogenic emission and manipulations increase their prevalence above usually occurring background levels. The prevalence of aph(3′)-IIa/nptII and aph(3′)-IIIa/nptIII – frequent marker genes in plant biotechnology conferring resistance to certain aminoglycosides – was determined in Austrian soils from 100 maize and pot ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.028
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.028

53. Antioxidative and immunological responses in the haemolymph of wolf spider Xerolycosa nemoralis (Lycosidae) exposed to starvation and dimethoate

Author:: Stalmach, Monika; Wilczek, Grażyna; Homa, Joanna; Szulinska, Elżbieta
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 551-559
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Lycosidae; antioxidant activity; catalase; dimethoate; females; glutathione peroxidase; glutathione-disulfide reductase; hemolymph; immune response; males; starvation
Abstract:: ... The aim of this study was to assess the intensity of enzymatic antioxidative parameters [catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSTPx), glutathione reductase (GR), total antioxidant capacity (TAC)] and percentage of high granularity cells as well as low to medium granularity cells in haemolymph of wolf spiders Xerolycosa nemoralis exposed to starvation and dimethoate under laboratory conditions. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.007
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.007

54. Assessing comparative terrestrial ecotoxicity of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn: The influence of aging and emission source

Author:: Owsianiak, Mikołaj; Holm, Peter E.; Fantke, Peter; Christiansen, Karen S.; Borggaard, Ole K.; Hauschild, Michael Z.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 400-410
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; cadmium; cobalt; copper; ecotoxicology; lead; nickel; soil organic carbon; soil pH; soil weathering; toxicity; uncertainty; zinc
Abstract:: ... Metal exposure to terrestrial organisms is influenced by the reactivity of the solid-phase metal pool. This reactivity is thought to depend on the type of emission source, on aging mechanisms that are active in the soil, and on ambient conditions. Our work shows, that when controlling for soil pH or soil organic carbon, emission source occasionally has an effect on reactivity of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.025
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.025

55. Assessing the state of environmental quality in cities – A multi-component urban performance (EMCUP) index

Author:: Stossel, Zeev; Kissinger, Meidad; Meir, Avinoam
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 679-687
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: air; cities; environmental performance; environmental quality; issues and policy; open space; sanitation; solid wastes
Abstract:: ... Urban environmental quality indices can provide policy makers and the public with valuable information. However, common assessment tools have several shortcomings: most indices do leave out some important components of the state of urban environmental quality; they use a relative assessment in which urban environmental performance is evaluated relative to other cities, not against established envi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.036
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.036

56. Biotransformation of arsenite and bacterial aox activity in drinking water produced from surface water of floating houses: Arsenic contamination in Cambodia

Author:: Chang, Jin-Soo
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 315-323
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Achromobacter xylosoxidans; Alcaligenes faecalis; arsenic; arsenites; bacteria; bioremediation; biotransformation; drinking water; operon; surface water; Cambodia
Abstract:: ... The potential arsenite bioteansformation activity of arsenic was investigated by examining bacterial arsenic arsenite-oxidizing gene such as aoxS, aoxR, aoxA, aoxB, aoxC, and aoxD in high arsenic-contaminated drinking water produced from the surface water of floating houses. There is a biogeochemical cycle of activity involving arsenite oxidase aox system and the ars (arsenic resistance system) ge ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.027
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.027

57. Body size-dependent toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics could explain intra- and interspecies variability in sensitivity

Author:: Gergs, André; Kulkarni, Devdutt; Preuss, Thomas G.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 449-455
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chaoborus; Daphnia magna; Mesocyclops leuckarti; adverse effects; body size; environmental assessment; interspecific variation; models; pharmacokinetics; prediction; risk assessment
Abstract:: ... Ecological risk assessment of chemicals aims at quantifying the likelihood of adverse effects posed to non-target populations and the communities they constitute, often based on lethal concentration estimates for standard test species. There may, however, be intra- and interspecific differences in responses to chemical exposure. Here with the help of a toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic model, we explore ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.045
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.045

58. Carcinogenic risk of chromium, copper and arsenic in CCA-treated wood

Author:: Ohgami, Nobutaka; Yamanoshita, Osamu; Thang, Nguyen Dinh; Yajima, Ichiro; Nakano, Chihiro; Wenting, Wu; Ohnuma, Shoko; Kato, Masashi
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 456-460
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: air; arsenic; carcinoma; chromated copper arsenate; chromium; copper; earthquakes; humans; lumber; lungs; risk; wood; Japan
Abstract:: ... We showed that 2.1% of 233 pieces of lumber debris after the Great East Japan Earthquake was chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood. Since hexavalent chromium (Cr), copper (Cu) and pentavalent arsenic (As) in the debris may be diffused in the air via incineration, we exposed human lung normal (BEAS-2B) and carcinoma (A549) cells to Cr, Cu and As at the molar ratio in a representative CCA-tre ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.041
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.041

59. Cardiomyocyte H9c2 cells present a valuable alternative to fish lethal testing for azoxystrobin

Author:: Rodrigues, Elsa T.; Pardal, Miguel Â.; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela, M. Leonor; Oliveira, Paulo J.; Serafim, Teresa L.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 619-626
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Sparus aurata; azoxystrobin; cardiomyocytes; cell proliferation; ethics; fish; inhibitory concentration 50; lethal concentration 50; mammals; prediction; toxicity
Abstract:: ... The present study aims at identifying, among six mammalian and fish cell lines, a sensitive cell line whose in vitro median inhibitory concentration (IC50) better matches the in vivo short-term Sparus aurata median lethal concentration (LC50). IC50s and LC50 were assessed after exposure to the widely used fungicide azoxystrobin (AZX). Statistical results were relevant for most cell lines after 48 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.026
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.026

60. Catecholate-siderophore produced by As-resistant bacterium effectively dissolved FeAsO4 and promoted Pteris vittata growth

Author:: Liu, Xue; Yang, Guang-Mei; Guan, Dong-Xing; Ghosh, Piyasa; Ma, Lena Q.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 376-381
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Pseudomonas; Pteris vittata; arsenic; biomass; deferoxamine; fronds; iron; phytoremediation; plant growth; rhizosphere bacteria; roots; siderophores; soil
Abstract:: ... The impact of siderophore produced by arsenic-resistant bacterium Pseudomonas PG12 on FeAsO4 dissolution and plant growth were examined. Arsenic-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata was grown for 7 d in 0.2-strength Fe-free Hoagland solution containing FeAsO4 mineral and PG12-siderophore or fungal-siderophore desferrioxamine B (DFOB). Standard siderophore assays indicated that PG12-siderophore was cate ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.034
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.034

61. Characterisation of particulate matter on airborne pollen grains

Author:: Ribeiro, Helena; Guimarães, Fernanda; Duque, Laura; Noronha, Fernando; Abreu, Ilda
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 7-16
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: allergenicity; atmospheric chemistry; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; metals; oxides; particulates; pollen; spores; weather
Abstract:: ... A characterization of the physical–chemical composition of the atmospheric PM adsorbed to airborne pollen was performed. Airborne pollen was sampled using a Hirst-type volumetric spore sampler and observed using a Field Emission Electron Probe Microanalyser for PM analysis. A secondary electron image was taken of each pollen grain and EDS spectra were obtained for individually adsorbed particles. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.015
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.015

62. Characterization and phthalate esters sorption of organic matter fractions isolated from soils and sediments

Author:: Jin, Jie; Sun, Ke; Wang, Ziying; Han, Lanfang; Pan, Zezhen; Wu, Fengchang; Liu, Xitao; Zhao, Ye; Xing, Baoshan
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 24-31
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: sediments; correlation; micropores; organic matter; phenanthrenes; sorption; surface area; phthalates; carbon; hydrophobicity; hydrogen bonding; temperature
Abstract:: ... The sorption of two phthalate esters (PAEs) and phenanthrene (PHE) by different natural organic matter fractions (NOMs) was examined. The surface area of the NOMs correlated positively with the starting decomposition temperature (SDT), implying increased number of micropores with the rise of condensation. Sorption of PHE on nonhydrolyzable carbons (NHCs) and other NOMs was respectively dependent o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.031
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.031

63. Characterizations of wet mercury deposition on a remote high-elevation site in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

Author:: Huang, Jie; Kang, Shichang; Zhang, Qianggong; Guo, Junming; Sillanpää, Mika; Wang, Yongjie; Sun, Shiwei; Sun, Xuejun; Tripathee, Lekhendra
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 518-526
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: economic development; mercury; methylmercury compounds; monsoon season; pollution load; wet deposition; China; South Asia
Abstract:: ... Accurate measurements of wet mercury (Hg) deposition are critically important for the assessment of ecological responses to pollutant loading. The Hg in wet deposition was measured over a 3-year period in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau. The volume-weighted mean (VWM) total Hg (HgT) concentration was somewhat lower than those reported in other regions of the Tibetan Plateau, but the VWM methyl-Hg ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.024
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64. Characterizing direct emissions of perfluoroalkyl substances from ongoing fluoropolymer production sources: A spatial trend study of Xiaoqing River, China

Author:: Shi, Yali; Vestergren, Robin; Xu, Lin; Song, Xiaowei; Niu, Xiameng; Zhang, Chunhui; Cai, Yaqi
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 104-112
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: emissions; isomers; perfluorooctanoic acid; rivers; China
Abstract:: ... The spatial trend of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) along Xiaoqing River and its tributaries was studied to characterize isomer profiles and quantify emissions from fluoropolymer (FP) manufacturers in China. Substantially elevated ∑PFAS concentrations downstream of tributary 4 demonstrated that the emissions from this FP manufacturer dominated total riverine discharges. Isomer profiles of perfl ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.035
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65. Chronic bisphenol A exposure alters behaviors of zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Author:: Wang, Ju; Wang, Xia; Xiong, Can; Liu, Jian; Hu, Bing; Zheng, Lei
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 275-281
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Danio rerio; adults; aggression; bisphenol A; chronic exposure; estradiol; fish; freezing; locomotion; risk; wildlife
Abstract:: ... The adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed to treated-effluent concentration of bisphenol A (BPA) or 17β-estradiol (E2) for 6 months to evaluate their effects on behavioral characteristics: motor behavior, aggression, group preference, novel tank test and light/dark preference. E2 exposure evidently dampened fish locomotor activity, while BPA exposure had no marked effect. Interestingly, BPA-e ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.015
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.015

66. City as a major source area of fine particulate (PM2.5) in China

Author:: Han, Lijian; Zhou, Weiqi; Li, Weifeng
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 183-187
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: at-risk population; cropland; particulates; pollution; risk; China
Abstract:: ... The PM2.5 concentration in 31% of China's territorial areas was less than 10 μg/m3, and in 26% of China's territorial areas was higher than 35 μg/m3. High concentrations of PM2.5 were found in the East China Plain, Sichuan province, and the Taklimakan desert. East China Plain was also found with strong significant positive trends. 73% of artificial surface (L01) was found with significant positive ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.038
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.038

67. Comparison of global inventories of CO2 emissions from biomass burning during 2002–2011 derived from multiple satellite products

Author:: Shi, Yusheng; Matsunaga, Tsuneo; Saito, Makoto; Yamaguchi, Yasushi; Chen, Xuehong
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 479-487
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: biomass; burning; carbon dioxide; cropland; databases; forests; greenhouse gas emissions; inventories; satellites; savannas; South America; South East Asia; Southern Africa
Abstract:: ... This study compared five widely used globally gridded biomass burning emissions inventories for the 2002–2011 period (Global Fire Emissions Database 3 (GFED3), Global Fire Emissions Database 4 (GFED4), Global Fire Assimilation System 1.0 (GFAS1.0), Fire INventory from NCAR 1.0 (FINN1.0) and Global Inventory for Chemistry-Climate studies-GFED4 (G-G)). Average annual CO2 emissions range from 6521.3 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.009
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68. Concentration and chiral signature of chlordane in soils and sediments of the Central Tibetan Plateau, China: Transformation in the surficial process

Author:: Yuan, Guo-Li; Wu, Ming-Zhe; Sun, Yong; Li, Jun; Han, Peng; Wang, Gen-Hou
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 282-288
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: cis-chlordane; clay fraction; enantiomers; lakes; sediments; soil organic carbon; trans-chlordane; watersheds; China
Abstract:: ... The fraction of trans-chlordane (TC) in chlordane was used to indicate racemic degradation while the enantiomer fractions (EFs) indicated enantioselective depletion. In 44 soils of the Central Tibetan Plateau, the fractions of TC ranged from 0.368 to 0.411. The EFs ranged from 0.174 to 0.696 for TC and from 0.483 to 0.672 for cis-chlordane (CC). (−) enantiomer excess (ee) was found to be 80.0% in ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.019
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.019

69. Determination of dechlorane flame retardants in soil and fish at Guiyu, an electronic waste recycling site in south China

Author:: Tao, Wuqun; Zhou, Zhiguang; Shen, Li; Zhao, Bin
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 361-368
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: developed countries; electronic wastes; environmental fate; fish; flame retardants; imports; photolysis; recycling; soil; China
Abstract:: ... Dechlorane 602 (Dec 602), Dechlorane 603 (Dec 603), Dechlorane 604 (Dec 604), Dechlorane 604 component B (Dec 604 CB) and Dechlorane Plus (DP) were analyzed in soil and fish collected across e-waste recycling sites in Guiyu. The results indicate that soil and fish are contaminated with dechlorane compounds especially Dec 602 and DP which show high concentrations in the samples near recycling sites ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.043
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70. Differential embryotoxicity of the organic pollutants in rural and urban air particles

Author:: Mesquita, Sofia R.; van Drooge, Barend L.; Oliveira, Eva; Grimalt, Joan O.; Barata, Carlos; Vieira, Natividade; Guimarães, Laura; Piña, Benjamin
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 535-542
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Danio rerio; air; air pollution; at-risk population; cold; embryotoxicity; eye lens; fish; genes; human population; humans; particulates; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk factors; signal transduction; transcriptomics
Abstract:: ... Airborne particulate matter (PM) is a recognized risk factor for human populations. Here we assessed the toxic potential of the organic constituents from PM collected in urban and rural sites during warm and cold periods of 2012/2013, and fractionated into 6 size fractions. The finest PM fraction (<0.5 μm) showed the highest biological activity (dioxin-like activity and fish embryotoxicity) in all ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.008
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71. Distribution of persistent organic pollutants (PAHs, Me-PAHs, PCBs) in dissolved, particulate and sedimentary phases in freshwater systems

Author:: Rabodonirina, Suzanah; Net, Sopheak; Ouddane, Baghdad; Merhaby, Dima; Dumoulin, David; Popescu, Tudor; Ravelonandro, Pierre
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 38-48
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: aquatic environment; cities; combustion; ecotoxicology; freshwater; guidelines; industrialization; molecular weight; persistent organic pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; rivers; sediments; toxicity
Abstract:: ... The occurrence of three groups of hazardous organic contaminants (PCBs, PAHs, Me-PAHs) in fifteen watercourses and rivers located in highly urbanized and industrialized zones was studied. The distribution of 62 organic contaminants was determined in three matrices: in the dissolved phase, associated with suspended solid matter (SSM) and in sediment. Their distributions in the aquatic environment d ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.023
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72. Does ochre have the potential to be a remedial treatment for As-contaminated soils?

Author:: Olimah, J.A.; Shaw, L.J.; Hodson, M.E.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 150-158
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: adsorption; arsenic; calcium chloride; groundwater; humans; laboratory experimentation; plant growth; polluted soils; soil pH; soil remediation; surface area; surface water; wastes; water treatment
Abstract:: ... Ochre is an iron oxyhydroxide-rich waste that accumulates in water bodies associated with disused mines. Laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the potential of four different ochres to be used as remedial agents for As contaminated soils. The ochres removed As from solution (200 and 500 mg L−1) in adsorption experiments at pH 3 and 8 and, when added to As contaminated soil (5% w/w) sign ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.011
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73. Dynamic modeling predicts continued bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomiu) post phase-out due to invasive prey and shifts in predation

Author:: Wallace, Joshua S.; Blersch, David M.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 289-297
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Dreissena polymorpha; Melanostoma; Micropterus dolomieu; Neogobius melanostomus; Scenedesmus quadricauda; bioaccumulation; diet; dynamic models; food chain; invasive species; pollutants; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; predation; Lake Erie
Abstract:: ... Unprecedented food chain links between benthic and pelagic organisms are often thought to disrupt traditional contaminant transport and uptake due to changes in predation and mobilization of otherwise sequestered pollutants. A bioaccumulation model for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is developed to simulate increases in biotic congener loads based upon trophic transfer through diet and gil ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.023
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.023

74. Eco-toxicity and human estrogenic exposure risks from OH-initiated photochemical transformation of four phthalates in water: A computational study

Author:: Gao, Yanpeng; An, Taicheng; Ji, Yuemeng; Li, Guiying; Zhao, Cunyuan
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 510-517
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: aquatic organisms; environmental assessment; estrogenic properties; humans; oxidation; phthalates; risk; risk assessment; toxicity
Abstract:: ... Transformation products (TPs) of emerging organic contaminates (EOCs) in water are still rarely considered in environmental risk assessment, although some have been found to be concern. OH is believed as an important reactive species both in indirect phototransformation and advanced oxidation technology. Thus, eco-toxicity and human estrogenic exposure risks of four phthalates and TPs during the O ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.006
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75. Ecotoxicology of bromoacetic acid on estuarine phytoplankton

Author:: Gordon, Ana R.; Richardson, Tammi L.; Pinckney, James L.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 369-375
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Dunaliella tertiolecta; Rhodomonas; Thalassiosira; bioassays; chlorine; chlorophyll; community structure; discriminant analysis; ecosystems; ecotoxicology; estuaries; fluorometry; growth retardation; high performance liquid chromatography; median effective concentration; phytoplankton; trophic levels; water quality criteria
Abstract:: ... Bromoacetic acid is formed when effluent containing chlorine residuals react with humics in natural waters containing bromide. The objective of this research was to quantify the effects of bromoacetic acid on estuarine phytoplankton as a proxy for ecosystem productivity. Bioassays were used to measure the EC50 for growth in cultured species and natural marine communities. Growth inhibition was est ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.014
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76. Effect of biochar aging on surface characteristics and adsorption behavior of dialkyl phthalates

Author:: Ghaffar, Abdul; Ghosh, Saikat; Li, Fangfang; Dong, Xudong; Zhang, Di; Wu, Min; Li, Hao; Pan, Bo
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 502-509
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; binding sites; biochar; elemental composition; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; environmental exposure; hydrophobic bonding; oxidation; oxygen; phthalates; scanning electron microscopy; surface area
Abstract:: ... The implications of biochar aging regarding their material properties as well as their interactions with other contaminants are not vivid. We report the role of biochar aging on sorption behavior of di-alkyl phthalates (PAEs). Biochars used in this study were produced from peanut-shell and their aging was simulated by chemical oxidation. The structural composition and morphology of the obtained bi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.001
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77. Effects of atrazine on egg masses of the yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) and its endosymbiotic alga (Oophila amblystomatis)

Author:: Baxter, Leilan; Brain, Richard A.; Hosmer, Alan J.; Nema, Mohini; Müller, Kirsten M.; Solomon, Keith R.; Hanson, Mark L.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 324-331
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Ambystoma; Oophila; algae; atrazine; egg masses; eggs; growth retardation; hatching; photosystem II; salamanders and newts; toxicity testing
Abstract:: ... Embryonic growth of the yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is enhanced by the presence of the green alga Oophila amblystomatis, in the egg capsule. To further assess potential impacts of herbicides on this relationship, A. maculatum egg masses were exposed to atrazine (0–338 μg/L) until hatching (up to 66 days). Exposure to atrazine reduced PSII yield of the symbiotic algae in a conce ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.017
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78. Effects of biochar and Arbuscular mycorrhizae on bioavailability of potentially toxic elements in an aged contaminated soil

Author:: Qiao, Yuhui; Crowley, David; Wang, Kun; Zhang, Huiqi; Li, Huafen
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 636-643
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Zea mays; bioavailability; biochar; cadmium; chromium; copper; corn stover; heavy metals; land application; lead; nickel; polluted soils; sewage sludge; soil amendments; soil remediation; toxic substances; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; zinc
Abstract:: ... Biochar pyrolyzed from corn stalks at 300 °C/500 °C and arbuscular mycorrhizae (AMF) were examined independently and in combination as possible treatments for soil remediation contaminated with Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn after 35 years following land application of sewage sludge in the 1970s. The results showed that biochar significantly decreased the heavy metal concentrations and their bioavailabili ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.029
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79. Effects of environmental cadmium and lead exposure on adults neighboring a discharge: Evidences of adverse health effects

Author:: Cabral, Mathilde; Toure, Aminata; Garçon, Guillaume; Diop, Cheikh; Bouhsina, Saâd; Dewaele, Dorothée; Cazier, Fabrice; Courcot, Dominique; Tall-Dia, Anta; Shirali, Pirouz; Diouf, Amadou; Fall, Mamadou; Verdin, Anthony
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 247-255
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: adults; adverse effects; antioxidant activity; biomarkers; blood; cadmium; humans; lead; lipid peroxidation; nephrotoxicity; oxidative stress; protein content; reactive oxygen species; renal function; selenium; urine
Abstract:: ... The purpose of the study was to determine Pb and Cd concentrations in humans and to assess the effect of co-exposure to these metals on biomarkers of oxidative stress and nephrotoxicity. Blood and urine levels of Pb and Cd, oxidative stress and urinary renal biomarkers were measured in 77 subjects neighboring a discharge and 52 in the control site. Exposed subjects showed significantly higher leve ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.032
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80. Effects of landscape heterogeneity on the elevated trace metal concentrations in agricultural soils at multiple scales in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Author:: Li, Cheng; Li, Fangbai; Wu, Zhifeng; Cheng, Jiong
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 264-274
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: agricultural soils; arsenic; cadmium; chromium; land use; landscapes; lead; nickel; river deltas; rivers; China
Abstract:: ... Based on multiple geo-accumulation indices and correlation and partial redundancy analyses, we examined the spatial patterns of agricultural soil contaminations for As, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni in the Pearl River Delta, South China and their relations with landscape heterogeneity at small, medium and large spatial scales. We found that the concentrations of trace elements were slightly elevated, and mos ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.007
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81. Effects of long-term ambient ozone exposure on biomass and wood traits in poplar treated with ethylenediurea (EDU)

Author:: Carriero, G.; Emiliani, G.; Giovannelli, A.; Hoshika, Y.; Manning, W.J.; Traversi, M.L.; Paoletti, E.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 575-581
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: belowground biomass; dry matter partitioning; long term effects; ontogeny; ozone; planting; roots; shoots; trees; water content; wood; wood anatomy
Abstract:: ... This is the longest continuous experiment where ethylenediurea (EDU) was used to protect plants from ozone (O3). Effects of long-term ambient O3 exposure (23 ppm h AOT40) on biomass of an O3 sensitive poplar clone (Oxford) were examined after six years from in-ground planting. Trees were irrigated with either water or 450 ppm EDU. Above (−51%) and below-ground biomass (−47%) was reduced by O3 alth ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.014
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82. Effects of nitrogen deposition on carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems of China: A meta-analysis

Author:: Chen, Hao; Li, Dejun; Gurmesa, Geshere A.; Yu, Guirui; Li, Linghao; Zhang, Wei; Fang, Huajun; Mo, Jiangming
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 352-360
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; meta-analysis; models; nitrogen; soil; terrestrial ecosystems; China
Abstract:: ... Nitrogen (N) deposition in China has increased greatly, but the general impact of elevated N deposition on carbon (C) dynamics in Chinese terrestrial ecosystems is not well documented. In this study we used a meta-analysis method to compile 88 studies on the effects of N deposition C cycling on Chinese terrestrial ecosystems. Our results showed that N addition did not change soil C pools but incre ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.033
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83. Effects of silver sulfide nanomaterials on mycorrhizal colonization of tomato plants and soil microbial communities in biosolid-amended soil

Author:: Judy, Jonathan D.; Kirby, Jason K.; Creamer, Courtney; McLaughlin, Mike J.; Fiebiger, Cathy; Wright, Claire; Cavagnaro, Timothy R.; Bertsch, Paul M.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 256-263
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Solanum lycopersicum; bacteria; biomass; community structure; ecosystem services; microbial communities; mycorrhizal fungi; nanomaterials; poisonous plants; polyvinylpyrrolidone; silver; soil; sulfides; symbiosis; tomatoes
Abstract:: ... We investigated effects of Ag2S engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coated Ag ENMs (PVP-Ag), and Ag+ on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), their colonization of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and overall microbial community structure in biosolids-amended soil. Concentration-dependent uptake was measured in all treatments. Plants exposed to 100 mg kg−1 PVP-Ag ENMs and 100 m ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.002
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84. Environmentally realistic concentrations of the antibiotic Trimethoprim affect haemocyte parameters but not antioxidant enzyme activities in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum

Author:: Matozzo, Valerio; De Notaris, Chiara; Finos, Livio; Filippini, Raffaella; Piovan, Anna
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 567-574
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Ruditapes philippinarum; antibiotics; antioxidants; biomarkers; clams; enzyme activity; hemocytes; lactate dehydrogenase; lysozyme; models; tanks; trimethoprim
Abstract:: ... Several biomarkers were measured to evaluate the effects of Trimethoprim (TMP; 300, 600 and 900 ng/L) in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum after exposure for 1, 3 and 7 days. The actual TMP concentrations were also measured in the experimental tanks. The total haemocyte count significantly increased in 7 day-exposed clams, whereas alterations in haemocyte volume were observed after 1 and 3 days of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.021
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85. Evaluation of the measurement of Cu(II) bioavailability in complex aqueous media using a hollow-fiber supported liquid membrane device (HFSLM) and two microalgae species (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Scenedesmus acutus)

Author:: Rodríguez-Morales, Erik A.; Rodríguez de San Miguel, Eduardo; de Gyves, Josefina
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 712-719
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Scenedesmus; Selenastrum capricornutum; anions; bioavailability; cations; copper; liquid membranes; microalgae; models; organic matter; pH; specific ion electrodes
Abstract:: ... The environmental bioavailability of copper was determined using a hollow-fiber supported liquid membrane (HFSLM) device as a chemical surrogate and two microalgae species (Scenedesmus acutus and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata). Several experimental conditions were studied: pH, the presence of organic matter, inorganic anions, and concomitant cations. The results indicated a strong relationship b ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.011
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86. Evolved pesticide tolerance in amphibians: Predicting mechanisms based on pesticide novelty and mode of action

Author:: Hua, Jessica; Jones, Devin K.; Mattes, Brian M.; Cothran, Rickey D.; Relyea, Rick A.; Hoverman, Jason T.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 56-63
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: mechanism of action; Lithobates sylvaticus; malathion; thiamethoxam; amphibians; carbaryl; cypermethrin; imidacloprid; pesticide resistance; permethrin; prediction
Abstract:: ... We examined 10 wood frog populations distributed along an agricultural gradient for their tolerance to six pesticides (carbaryl, malathion, cypermethrin, permethrin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam) that differed in date of first registration (pesticide novelty) and mode-of-action (MOA). Our goals were to assess whether: 1) tolerance was correlated with distance to agriculture for each pesticide, 2 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.030
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87. Exposure to environmentally-relevant levels of ozone negatively influence pollen and fruit development

Author:: Gillespie, Colin; Stabler, Daniel; Tallentire, Eva; Goumenaki, Eleni; Barnes, Jeremy
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 494-501
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; accelerated ripening; adverse effects; air; ascorbic acid; flowering; fruiting; germ tube; in vivo studies; ovules; ozone; pollen; pollen germination; pollutants; risk assessment; starch; stigma; tomatoes; viability
Abstract:: ... A combination of in vitro and in vivo studies on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Triton) revealed that environmentally-relevant levels of ozone (O3) pollution adversely affected pollen germination, germ tube growth and pollen-stigma interactions – pollen originating from plants raised in charcoal-Purafil® filtered air (CFA) exhibited reduced germ tube development on the stigma of plants ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.003
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88. Facilitated bioaccumulation of perfluorooctanesulfonate in zebrafish by nano-TiO2 in two crystalline phases

Author:: Qiang, Liwen; Shi, Xiaomei; Pan, Xiaoyu; Zhu, Lingyan; Chen, Meng; Han, Yuwei
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 644-651
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Danio rerio; adhesion; adsorption; aquariums; bioaccumulation; fish; hydrodynamics; ingestion; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
Abstract:: ... Zebrafish were placed in the upper layer of aquariums to investigate the impacts of anatase and rutile nano-TiO2 on perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) bioaccumulation in zebrafish. Both variations of particle hydrodynamic size and concentration in water column suggest that anatase was better dispersed than rutile. PFOS could be significantly adsorbed on nano-TiO2 to form TiO2-PFOS complexes, leading ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.032
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89. Factors controlling peat chemistry and vegetation composition in Sudbury peatlands after 30 years of pollution emission reductions

Author:: Barrett, Sophie E.; Watmough, Shaun A.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 122-132
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chamaedaphne calyculata; Sphagnum; botanical composition; community structure; copper; correlation; nickel; pH; peat; peatlands; plant biochemistry; plant tissues; pollution
Abstract:: ... The objective of this research was to assess factors controlling peat and plant chemistry, and vegetation composition in 18 peatlands surrounding Sudbury after more than 30 years of large (>95%) pollution emission reductions. Sites closer to the main Copper Cliff smelter had more humified peat and the surface horizons were greatly enriched in copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni). Copper and Ni concentratio ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.021
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90. Fate and transport of free and conjugated estrogens during soil passage

Author:: Goeppert, Nadine; Dror, Ishai; Berkowitz, Brian
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 80-87
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: conjugated estrogens; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; enzymes; estradiol; estrone; laboratory experimentation; soil; sorption
Abstract:: ... Endocrine disrupting chemicals, such as the free estrogens 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1) and the conjugated estrogen estrone-sulfate (E1-3S) are found at low concentration levels in the environment. This is somehow contradictory to the strong sorption and high degradation potentials found in laboratory experiments. In particular, the fate and transport behavior of conjugated estrogens is poorly ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.024
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91. Food preferences and Hg distribution in Chelonia mydas assessed by stable isotopes

Author:: Bezerra, M.F.; Lacerda, L.D.; Rezende, C.E.; Franco, M.A.L.; Almeida, M.G.; Macêdo, G.R.; Pires, T.T.; Rostán, G.; Lopez, G.G.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 236-246
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chelonia mydas; adults; anthropogenic activities; coastal water; coasts; food choices; foraging; industrialization; juveniles; kidneys; liver; mercury; muscles; nesting; pollutants; risk; sea turtles; stable isotopes; tissues; toxicity
Abstract:: ... Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic pollutant that poses in risk several marine animals, including green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Green turtles are globally endangered sea turtle species that occurs in Brazilian coastal waters as a number of life stage classes (i.e., foraging juveniles and nesting adults). We assessed total Hg concentrations and isotopic signatures (13C and 15N) in muscle, kidney, liv ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.011
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92. Fullerenes(nC60) affect the growth and development of the sediment-dwelling invertebrate Chironomus riparius larvae

Author:: Waissi-Leinonen, Greta C.; Nybom, Inna; Pakarinen, Kukka; Akkanen, Jarkko; Leppänen, Matti T.; Kukkonen, Jussi V.K.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 17-23
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Chironomus riparius; adults; benthic organisms; body length; fullerene; invertebrates; larvae; long term effects; midges; particle size; risk; sediments; toxicity
Abstract:: ... The possible toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) to aquatic organisms needs to be investigated for chronic effects at low concentrations. Chronic effects of carbon NPs, fullerenesC60, on the midges of Chironomus riparius at different life stages on larvae and adult midges were investigated. Sediment associated fullerenesC60 were studied by 10-day growth and 42-day emergence tests with artificial sedim ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.010
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.010

93. Growth overcompensation against O3 exposure in two Japanese oak species, Quercus mongolica var. crispula and Quercus serrata, grown under elevated CO2

Author:: Kitao, Mitsutoshi; Komatsu, Masabumi; Yazaki, Kenichi; Kitaoka, Satoshi; Tobita, Hiroyuki
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 133-141
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Quercus mongolica; Quercus serrata; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide enrichment; dry matter partitioning; gas exchange; growing season; indigenous species; leaves; ozone; photosynthesis; root growth; seedlings; East Asia
Abstract:: ... To assess the effects of elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone (O3) on the growth of two mid-successional oak species native to East Asia, Quercus mongolica var. crispula and Quercus serrata, we measured gas exchange and biomass allocation in seedlings (initially 1-year-old) grown under combinations of elevated CO2 (550 μmol mol−1) and O3 (twice-ambient) for two growing seasons ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.034
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.034

94. Hexabromocyclododecane affects benthic-pelagic coupling in an experimental ecosystem

Author:: Bradshaw, Clare; Näslund, Johan; Hansen, Joakim; Kozlowsky-Suzuki, Betina; Sundström, Bo; Gustafsson, Kerstin
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 306-314
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: biomass; dose response; ecosystems; hexabromocyclododecane; nutrients; plankton; toxicity; Baltic Sea
Abstract:: ... Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) is an additive brominated flame retardant and a recognized PBT chemical. However, little is known about its effects on coastal species, and even less on ecosystem effects. We investigated the dose–response effects of HBCDD over 8 months in 1000 L experimental mesocosms assembled from coastal Baltic Sea ecosystem components. HBCDD was added via spiked plankton materia ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.012
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.012

95. Hexabromocyclododecane flame retardant in Antarctica: Research stations as sources

Author:: Chen, Da; Hale, Robert C.; La Guardia, Mark J.; Luellen, Drew; Kim, Stacy; Geisz, Heidi N.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 611-618
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: additives; carbon; dust; fish; hexabromocyclododecane; invertebrates; lipids; marine sediments; persistent organic pollutants; polymers; sewage sludge; textile products; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Antarctic region; Antarctica; New Zealand; United States
Abstract:: ... Historical persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are banned from Antarctica under international treaty; but contemporary-use POPs can enter as additives within polymer and textile products. Over their useful lives these products may release additives in-situ. Indeed, we observed 226 and 109 ng/g dry weight (dw) of the total concentrations of α-, β- and γ-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in indoor dust ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.024
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.024

96. Human dietary exposure and levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) and non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) in free-range eggs close to a secondary aluminum smelter, Northern Italy

Author:: Squadrone, S.; Brizio, P.; Nespoli, R.; Stella, C.; Abete, M.C.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 429-436
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: European Union; World Health Organization; adverse effects; aluminum; animal products; bioaccumulation; children; dietary exposure; eggs; feeds; foods; free range husbandry; human health; humans; infants; pastures; polychlorinated biphenyls; polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; risk; small farms; soil; Italy
Abstract:: ... PCDD/Fs and PCBs are environmentally persistent substances that have been associated with adverse effects on human health. Contamination of soils, animal feed and pastures leads to their bioaccumulation of in food products of animal origin, which are considered the major source of intake of these contaminants in humans. We analyzed eggs from free-range hens, sampled from small farms, located withi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.048
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.048

97. Influence of organic amendment on fate of acetaminophen and sulfamethoxazole in soil

Author:: Li, Juying; Ye, Qingfu; Gan, Jay
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 543-550
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: acetaminophen; binding sites; biosolids; composts; land application; microorganisms; mineralization; risk assessment; soil; soil pollution; sulfamethoxazole
Abstract:: ... Land application of biosolids or compost constitutes an important route of soil contamination by emerging contaminants such as acetaminophen and sulfamethoxazole. Using 14C labeling, we evaluated the influence of biosolids and compost on individual fate processes of acetaminophen and sulfamethoxazole in soil. The amendment of biosolids or compost consistently inhibited the mineralization of both c ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.019
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.019

98. Influence of polyethylene microplastic beads on the uptake and localization of silver in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Author:: Khan, Farhan R.; Syberg, Kristian; Shashoua, Yvonne; Bury, Nicolas R.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 73-79
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: radiolabeling; bioavailability; silver; polyethylene; fish; uptake mechanisms; Danio rerio; adsorption
Abstract:: ... This study aimed to determine whether the uptake and localization of Ag in zebrafish was affected by the presence of polyethylene microplastic beads (PE MPBs). Zebrafish were exposed to 1 μg Ag L−1 (radiolabelled with 110mAg) for 4 and 24 h in the presence or absence of PE MPBs (10, 100 or 1000 MPBs mL−1), and one treatment in which MPBs (1000 MPBs mL−1) were incubated with Ag to promote adsorptio ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.009
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.009

99. Influences of binding to dissolved organic matter on hydrophobic organic compounds in a multi-contaminant system: Coefficients, mechanisms and ecological risks

Author:: Li, Yi-Long; He, Wei; Liu, Wen-Xiu; Kong, Xiang-Zhen; Yang, Bin; Yang, Chen; Xu, Fu-Liu
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 461-468
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: bioaccumulation factor; dissolved organic carbon; flocculation; hydrophobicity; lowest observed effect level; methoxychlor; octanol-water partition coefficients; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk
Abstract:: ... The complexation flocculation (CF) method was successfully employed to identify binding coefficients (Kdoc) of specific organic contaminants to dissolved organic matter (DOM, often indicated by dissolved organic carbon, DOC) in a multi-contaminant hydrophobic organic contaminant (HOC) system. Kdoc values were obtained for most of the evaluated 33 HOCs, indicating the feasibility and applicability ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.047
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.047

100. International scale implementation of the CNOSSOS-EU road traffic noise prediction model for epidemiological studies

Author:: Morley, D.W.; de Hoogh, K.; Fecht, D.; Fabbri, F.; Bell, M.; Goodman, P.S.; Elliott, P.; Hodgson, S.; Hansell, A.L.; Gulliver, J.
Source:: Environmental pollution 2015 v.206 pp. 332-341
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: exposure models; cohort studies; data collection; model validation; land cover; traffic; Europe
Abstract:: ... The EU-FP7-funded BioSHaRE project is using individual-level data pooled from several national cohort studies in Europe to investigate the relationship of road traffic noise and health. The detailed input data (land cover and traffic characteristics) required for noise exposure modelling are not always available over whole countries while data that are comparable in spatial resolution between diff ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.031
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.031

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1. Accumulation of trace metals in sediments in a Mediterranean Lagoon: Usefulness of metal sediment fractionation and elutriate toxicity assessment

2. Atrazine triggers developmental abnormality of ovary and oviduct in quails (Coturnix Coturnix coturnix) via disruption of hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis

3. Biological effects of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) and Pb on earthworm (Eisenia fetida) in a soil system

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5. Concentration- and flux-based ozone dose–response relationships for five poplar clones grown in North China

6. Detecting the sensitivity of magnetic response on different pollution sources – A case study from typical mining cities in northwestern China

7. Development and comparison of regression models for the uptake of metals into various field crops

8. Distribution of mercury in archived fur from little brown bats across Atlantic Canada

9. Diurnal variation of apoplastic ascorbate in winter wheat leaves in relation to ozone detoxification

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11. Effect of aging on the bioavailability and fractionation of arsenic in soils derived from five parent materials in a red soil region of Southern China

12. Effects of environmentally relevant mixtures of major ions on a freshwater mussel

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14. Emerging issue of e-waste in Pakistan: A review of status, research needs and data gaps

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16. Estimating emissions of PFOS and PFOA to the Danube River catchment and evaluating them using a catchment-scale chemical transport and fate model

17. Exploring the bioaccessibility of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sewage sludge

18. Individual and population intake fractions of diesel particulate matter (DPM) in bus stop microenvironments

19. Influence of feeding and earthworm density on compound bioaccumulation in earthworms Eisenia andrei

20. Investigating social inequalities in exposure to drinking water contaminants in rural areas

21. Joint effects of pesticides and ultraviolet-B radiation on amphibian larvae

22. Joint toxicity of sediment-associated permethrin and cadmium to Chironomus dilutus: The role of bioavailability and enzymatic activities

23. Lead in Chinese villager house dust: Geographical variation and influencing factors

24. Linking selective chemical extraction of iron oxyhydroxides to arsenic bioaccessibility in soil

25. Mass concentration coupled with mass loading rate for evaluating PM2.5 pollution status in the atmosphere: A case study based on dairy barns

26. Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China

27. Multigenerational contaminant exposures produce non-monotonic, transgenerational responses in Daphnia magna

28. Organochlorine and mercury residues in eggs of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) from a long term study in the eastern Mediterranean

29. Organochlorine pesticides in follicular fluid of women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies from central China

30. Parametric retrieval model for estimating aerosol size distribution via the AERONET, LAGOS station

31. Phytoplankton and the Macondo oil spill: A comparison of the 2010 phytoplankton assemblage to baseline conditions on the Louisiana shelf

32. Predicting fecal indicator organism contamination in Oregon coastal streams

33. Prenatal nonylphenol exposure, oxidative and nitrative stress, and birth outcomes: A cohort study in Taiwan

34. Present knowledge and perspectives on the role of copper in brake materials and related environmental issues: A critical assessment

35. Progress in the reduction of carbon monoxide levels in major urban areas in Korea

36. Progressive risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls through a Total Diet Study in the Korean population

37. Quantitative evaluation of noncovalent interactions between polyphosphate and dissolved humic acids in aqueous conditions

38. RhizoFlowCell system reveals early effects of micropollutants on aquatic plant rhizosphere

39. Sensitivity of walleye (Sander vitreus) and fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) early-life stages to naphthenic acid fraction components extracted from fresh oil sands process-affected waters

40. Short-term exposure to fine and coarse particles and mortality: A multicity time-series study in East Asia

41. Source contributions and regional transport of primary particulate matter in China

42. Storage and source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments downstream of a major coal district in France

43. Sub-lethal toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of esfenvalerate to Chironomus riparius

44. The comet assay in higher terrestrial plant model: Review and evolutionary trends

45. The role of phytoplankton composition, biomass and cell volume in accumulation and transfer of endocrine disrupting compounds in the Southern Baltic Sea (The Gulf of Gdansk)

46. Toxic heritage: Maternal transfer of pyrethroid insecticides and sunscreen agents in dolphins from Brazil

47. Tracking polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in lichens: It's all about the algae

48. Trends of deposition fluxes and loadings of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the artificial Three Northern Regions Shelter Forest across northern China

49. Urban particle size distributions during two contrasting dust events originating from Taklimakan and Gobi Deserts

50. Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid in the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana

51. Air pollution in moderately polluted urban areas: How does the definition of “neighborhood” impact exposure assessment?

52. Antibiotic resistance marker genes as environmental pollutants in GMO-pristine agricultural soils in Austria

53. Antioxidative and immunological responses in the haemolymph of wolf spider Xerolycosa nemoralis (Lycosidae) exposed to starvation and dimethoate

54. Assessing comparative terrestrial ecotoxicity of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn: The influence of aging and emission source

55. Assessing the state of environmental quality in cities – A multi-component urban performance (EMCUP) index

56. Biotransformation of arsenite and bacterial aox activity in drinking water produced from surface water of floating houses: Arsenic contamination in Cambodia

57. Body size-dependent toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics could explain intra- and interspecies variability in sensitivity

58. Carcinogenic risk of chromium, copper and arsenic in CCA-treated wood

59. Cardiomyocyte H9c2 cells present a valuable alternative to fish lethal testing for azoxystrobin

60. Catecholate-siderophore produced by As-resistant bacterium effectively dissolved FeAsO4 and promoted Pteris vittata growth

61. Characterisation of particulate matter on airborne pollen grains

62. Characterization and phthalate esters sorption of organic matter fractions isolated from soils and sediments

63. Characterizations of wet mercury deposition on a remote high-elevation site in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

64. Characterizing direct emissions of perfluoroalkyl substances from ongoing fluoropolymer production sources: A spatial trend study of Xiaoqing River, China

65. Chronic bisphenol A exposure alters behaviors of zebrafish (Danio rerio)

66. City as a major source area of fine particulate (PM2.5) in China

67. Comparison of global inventories of CO2 emissions from biomass burning during 2002–2011 derived from multiple satellite products

68. Concentration and chiral signature of chlordane in soils and sediments of the Central Tibetan Plateau, China: Transformation in the surficial process

69. Determination of dechlorane flame retardants in soil and fish at Guiyu, an electronic waste recycling site in south China

70. Differential embryotoxicity of the organic pollutants in rural and urban air particles