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1. Acute and sub-chronic toxicity of four cytostatic drugs in zebrafish

Author:
Róbert Kovács; Katalin Bakos; Béla Urbányi; Judit Kövesi; Gyöngyi Gazsi; Andrea Csepeli; Ádám János Appl; Dóra Bencsik; Zsolt Csenki; Ákos Horváth
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14718-14729
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Danio rerio; adults; body weight; cisplatin; etoposide; fish; fluorouracil; guidelines; larvae; lethal concentration 50; mortality; toxicity
Abstract:
... The acute and sub-chronic effects of four cytostatic drugs—5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cisplatin (CisPt), etoposide (ET) and imatinib mesylate (IM)—on zebrafish (Danio rerio) were investigated. Acute tests were carried out in a static system in accordance with the OECD guideline 203 for adult fish and the draft guideline for fish embryos (FET test) in order to find the LC50 values of the four cytostati ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-015-5036-z

2. Adaptability comparison of E. fetida in vermicomposting against sludge from livestock wastewater treatment plant based on their several growth stages

Author:
Xiaoxia Hao; Hongwen Hu; Xuewei Li; Dongmei Jiang; Li Zhu; Lin Bai
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15452-15459
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Eisenia fetida; ammonium nitrogen; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; cattle manure; feeds; hatching; infancy; livestock; nitrate nitrogen; pH; phosphorus; pig manure; potassium; sludge; vermicomposting; vermicomposts; wastewater treatment; young adults
Abstract:
... Vermicomposting is a low-cost, eco-efficient process to deal with organic wastes. Mixtures of swine manure (SM), cow dung (CD), and animal wastewater treatment plant sludge (S) were applied as feeds, and Eisenia fetida was employed in this study to investigate the vermicomposting efficiency based on their several growth stages. The hatching test resulted in a 100 % hatching rate in S₆₀SM₄₀ (60 % S ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6300-6

3. Adsorptive amputation of hazardous azo dye Congo red from wastewater: a critical review

Author:
Nirav P. Raval; Prapti U. Shah; Nisha K. Shah
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14810-14853
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
activated carbon; adsorbents; adsorption; amputation; azo dyes; ecosystems; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; pH; sorption isotherms; surveys; thermodynamics; wastewater
Abstract:
... Increasing amount of dyes in an ecosystem has propelled the search of various methods for dye removal. Amongst all the methods, adsorption occupies a prominent place in dye removal. Keeping this in mind, many adsorbents used for the removal of hazardous anionic azo dye Congo red (CR) from aqueous medium were reviewed by the authors. The main objectives behind this review article are to assemble th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6970-0

4. Airborne biological hazards and urban transport infrastructure: current challenges and future directions

Author:
Zaheer Ahmad Nasir; Luiza Cintra Campos; Nicola Christie; Ian Colbeck
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15757-15766
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
biological hazards; biosecurity; disease transmission; infrastructure; issues and policy; pandemic; planning; public health; stakeholders
Abstract:
... Exposure to airborne biological hazards in an ever expanding urban transport infrastructure and highly diverse mobile population is of growing concern, in terms of both public health and biosecurity. The existing policies and practices on design, construction and operation of these infrastructures may have severe implications for airborne disease transmission, particularly, in the event of a pande ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-7064-8
PubMed:
27318484
PubMed Central:
PMC4956722

5. Allelopathic potential of oil seed crops in production of crops: a review

Author:
Adnan Noor Shah; Javaid Iqbal; Abid Ullah; Guozheng Yang; Muhammad Yousaf; Shah Fahad; Mohsin Tanveer; Waseem Hassan; Shahbaz Atta Tung; Leishan Wang; Aziz Khan; Yingying Wu
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14854-14867
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
agrochemicals; allelochemicals; allelopathy; companion crops; cultivars; fertilizers; herbicides; indigenous species; intercropping; mixed culture; oilseed crops; phytotoxicity; planting; products and commodities; sustainable development; weed control; weeds
Abstract:
... Agricultural production enhancement has been realized by more consumption of fossil energy such as fertilizer and agrochemicals. However, the production provides the present human with sufficient and diversified commodities, but at the same time, deprives in some extent the resources from the future human as well. In the other hand, it is known that synthetic herbicides face worldwide threats to h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6969-6

6. Analyses of combined effects of cytostatic drugs on micronucleus formation in the Tradescantia

Author:
Miroslav Mišík; Metka Filipic; Armen Nersesyan; Katarína Mišíková; Siegfried Knasmueller; Michael Kundi
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14762-14770
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Tradescantia; chromosome aberrations; cisplatin; environmental impact; etoposide; fluorouracil; genotoxicity; hospitals; models; wastewater
Abstract:
... Recent experiments showed that 5-fluorouracil (5FU), cisplatin (CDDP), etoposide (ET), and imatinib mesylate (IM), which are currently among the most widely used anticancer drugs, cause damage of the genetic material in higher plants. The aim of the present study was to determine whether mixtures of these drugs cause synergistic or antagonistic effects which may have an impact on their environment ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-015-5837-0

7. Antialgal effects of five individual allelochemicals and their mixtures in low level pollution conditions

Author:
Shengpeng Zuo; Shoubiao Zhou; Liangtao Ye; Ying Ding; Xiaofeng Jiang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15703-15711
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Chlorella pyrenoidosa; algae control; allelochemicals; chemical speciation; coumarin; environmental factors; lead; macrophytes; microalgae; pollution; protocatechuic acid; stearic acid; synergism
Abstract:
... An effective, environmentally friendly, and eco-sustainable approach for removing harmful microalgae is exploiting the allelopathic potential of aquatic macrophytes. In this study, we simulated field pollution conditions in the laboratory to investigate algal inhibition by allelochemicals, thereby providing insights into field practices. We tested five allelochemicals, i.e., coumarin, ρ-hydroxyben ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6770-6

8. Antibiotic and heavy-metal resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fresh shrimps in Shanghai fish markets, China

Author:
Yu He; Lanlan Jin; Fengjiao Sun; Qiongxia Hu; Lanming Chen
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15033-15040
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Litopenaeus vannamei; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Penaeus monodon; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; ampicillin; animal health; antibiotic resistance; aquaculture industry; bacteria; cadmium; chromium; copper; death; fish; food safety; gastroenteritis; genes; genetic variation; genotyping; heavy metals; lead; markets; metal tolerance; multiple drug resistance; phenotype; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; rifampicin; risk assessment; shrimp; spectinomycin; streptomycin; toxicity; zinc; China
Abstract:
... Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a causative agent of human serious seafood-borne gastroenteritis disease and even death. Shrimps, often eaten raw or undercooked, are an important reservoir of the bacterium. In this study, we isolated and characterized a total of 400 V. parahaemolyticus strains from commonly consumed fresh shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Penaeus monodon, and Ex ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6614-4
PubMed:
27083906
PubMed Central:
PMC4956696

9. Antineoplastic compounds in the environment—substances of special concern

Author:
Klaus Kümmerer; Annette Haiß; Armin Schuster; Arne Hein; Ina Ebert
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14791-14804
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
DNA; active ingredients; aquatic environment; fluorouracil; guidelines; mechanism of action; metabolites; neoplasms; risk; risk assessment; wastewater; Germany
Abstract:
... Antineoplastic drugs are important in the treatment of cancer. Some interact directly with the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and are of utmost importance in terms of risk. As highly active compounds, antineoplastics and their metabolites are largely excreted into wastewater and are found in the aquatic environment up to the lower μg/L range. Their predicted environmental concentrations are often bel ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-014-3902-8

10. Assessment of Coriolopsis gallica-treated olive mill wastewater phytotoxicity on tomato plants

Author:
Dalel Daâssi; Sahar Sellami; Fakher Frikha; Susana Rodriguez-Couto; Moncef Nasri; Tahar Mechichi
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15370-15380
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; chlorophyll; experimental design; fertilizers; food processing wastes; greenhouse experimentation; irrigation; leaves; olives; phenols; photosynthesis; phytotoxicity; plant growth; reducing sugars; roots; tomatoes; wastewater; white-rot fungi
Abstract:
... The aim of the present study was to evaluate the phytotoxicity of olive mill wastewater (OMW) after being treated by the white-rot fungus Coriolopsis gallica. For this, the effect of irrigation with treated OMW (TOMW) and untreated OMW (UOMW) on tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) for 3 weeks was studied. The control plants were irrigated with distilled water. Agronomic tests were performed in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6615-3

11. Assessment of crude oil biodegradation in arctic seashore sediments: effects of temperature, salinity, and crude oil concentration

Author:
Priyamvada Sharma; Silke Schiewer
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14881-14888
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
activated carbon; biodegradation; bioremediation; flame ionization; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; hydrocarbons; microorganisms; oil spills; oils; petroleum; respiratory rate; salinity; sediments; shorelines; temperature; topographic slope; volatile organic compounds; volatilization; Alaska; Arctic region
Abstract:
... The expected increase in offshore oil exploration and production in the Arctic may lead to crude oil spills along arctic shorelines. To evaluate the potential effectiveness of bioremediation to treat such spills, oil spill bioremediation in arctic sediments was simulated in laboratory microcosms containing beach sediments from Barrow (Alaska), spiked with North Slope Crude, and incubated at varyin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6601-9

12. Bioelectrochemical denitrification on biocathode buried in simulated aquifer saturated with nitrate-contaminated groundwater

Author:
Van Khanh Nguyen; Younghyun Park; Jaecheul Yu; Taeho Lee
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15443-15451
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Thiobacillus; aquifers; bacteria; denitrification; drinking water; electrochemistry; groundwater; human health; microbial communities; nitrate reduction; nitrates; people; remediation; risk; sand
Abstract:
... Nitrate contamination in aquifers has posed human health under high risk because people still rely on groundwater withdrawn from aquifers as drinking water and running water sources. These days, bioelectrochemical technologies have shown a great number of benefits for nitrate remediation via autotrophic denitrification in groundwater. This study tested the working possibility of a denitrifying bio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6709-y

13. Brominated flame retardants in the hair and serum samples from an e-waste recycling area in southeastern China: the possibility of using hair for biomonitoring

Author:
Si Liang; Feng Xu; Weibiao Tang; Zheng Zhang; Wei Zhang; Lili Liu; Junxia Wang; Kuangfei Lin
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14889-14897
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
blood serum; electronic wastes; flame retardants; gender differences; hairs; humans; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; principal component analysis; recycling; urban areas; China
Abstract:
... Hair samples and paired serum samples were collected from e-waste and urban areas in Wenling of Zhejiang Province, China. The PBDE and DBDPE concentrations in hair and serum samples from e-waste workers were significantly higher than those of non-occupational residents and urban residents. BDE209 was the dominating BFRs in hair and serum samples from the e-waste area, while DBDPE was the major BFR ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6491-x

14. Cadmium accumulation characteristics and removal potentials of high cadmium accumulating rice line grown in cadmium-contaminated soils

Author:
Hao Tang; Tingxuan Li; Haiying Yu; Xizhou Zhang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15351-15357
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Oryza sativa; cadmium; phytoremediation; phytotoxicity; polluted soils; rice; shoots
Abstract:
... Phytoextraction is a promising technique to remove cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soils. In this research, the two different Cd accumulation rice lines of Lu527-8 (the high Cd accumulating rice line) and Lu527-4 (the normal rice line) were grown in soils with different Cd treatments (0, 5, 10, and 20 mg kg⁻¹ soil) to evaluate Cd accumulation characteristics and Cd removal potentials. When the conc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6710-5

15. Cadmium availability and uptake by radish (Raphanus sativus) grown in soils applied with wheat straw or composted pig manure

Author:
Hong Shan; Shiming Su; Rongle Liu; Shutian Li
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15208-15217
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Ferralsols; Raphanus sativus; bioaccumulation; biomass; cadmium; composted manure; fulvic acids; harvesting; humic acids; leaves; manure spreading; pig manure; radishes; roots; soil amendments; soil pH; soil pollution; swine; wheat straw
Abstract:
... Soil cadmium (Cd) availability and uptake by cherry-red radish (Raphanus sativus) grown in Cd-contaminated soils after addition with wheat straw or composted pig manure were studied. The results indicated that wheat straw application promoted radish growth until the second harvest, while pig manure application improved radish biomass in Acid Ferralsols regardless of harvesting seasons. Application ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6464-0

16. Co and Fe-catalysts supported on sepiolite: effects of preparation conditions on their catalytic behaviors in high temperature gas flow treatment of dye

Author:
Xiangfeng Lin; Jian Fang; Menglin Chen; Zhi Huang; Chengyuan Su
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15294-15301
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
adsorbents; adsorption; catalysts; catalytic activity; cobalt; oxidation; pH; sepiolite; temperature; wastewater
Abstract:
... An efficient adsorbent/catalyst Co and Fe-catalysts loaded on sepiolite (Co-Fe/sepiolite) was successfully prepared for high temperature gas flow catalytic reaction by a simple impregnation method. The impact of preparation conditions (such as pH value of impregnation solution, impregnation time, calcination temperature, and time) on catalytic activity was studied. We found that the catalytic acti ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6631-3

17. Combined promoting effects of low-Pd-containing and Cu-doped LaCoO3 perovskite supported on cordierite for the catalytic combustion of benzene

Author:
Y. W. Chen; B. Li; Q. Niu; L. Li; J. W. Kan; S. M. Zhu; S. B. Shen
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15193-15201
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; active ingredients; benzene; catalysts; catalytic activity; combustion; copper; physicochemical properties; poisoning; scanning electron microscopy; sulfur; sulfur dioxide; temperature
Abstract:
... The catalytic activities for benzene oxidation and resistance to SO₂ poisoning were tested for a series of Pd/La-Cu-Co-O/cordierite catalysts, which were prepared using a multiple-step impregnation method. The XRD, SEM, and IR characterization techniques were performed to investigate the relationship between the catalytic performance and its physicochemical properties. When Pd/La-Cu-Co-O/cordierit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6594-4

18. Comparative effects of selenate and selenite on selenium accumulation, morphophysiology, and glutathione synthesis in Ulva australis

Author:
Michela Schiavon; Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits; Anna Citta; Alessandra Folda; Maria Pia Rigobello; Francesca Dalla Vecchia
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15023-15032
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Ulva; bioaccumulation; carotenoids; chlorophyll; food chain; glutathione; macroalgae; selenates; selenites; selenium; surface water; thiols; toxicity; transporters
Abstract:
... The capacity of Ulva australis Areschoug to tolerate and accumulate selenium (Se) supplied in the form of selenate or selenite was investigated. The macroalga was provided for 3 and 7 days with concentrations of selenate (Na₂SeO₄) or selenite (Na₂SeO₃) ranging from 0 to 400 μM. U. australis exhibited the highest ability to accumulate selenium when fed with 100 μM selenate and 200 μM selenite after ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6649-6

19. Comprehensive characterization of anticoagulant rodenticides in sludge by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Author:
Cristian Gómez-Canela; Silvia Lacorte
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15739-15748
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
activated carbon; activated sludge; agricultural soils; aluminum oxide; anticoagulants; brodifacoum; bromadiolone; dicoumarol; difenacoum; fertilizers; flocoumafen; liquid chromatography; methanol; methylene chloride; risk; solvents; tandem mass spectrometry; warfarin; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... The occurrence of 10 commonly used anticoagulant rodenticides in centrifuged sludge of 27 wastewater treatment plants was evaluated using solid-liquid extraction (SLE) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Activated carbon, alumina, and Florisil cartridges with methanol/dichloromethane as eluting solvents were tested in combination with primary-secondary amine (PSA) to opt ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6743-9

20. Contamination characteristics and source apportionment of trace metals in soils around Miyun Reservoir

Author:
Haiyang Chen; Yanguo Teng; Ruihui Chen; Jiao Li; Jinsheng Wang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15331-15342
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
agrochemicals; anthropogenic activities; atmospheric deposition; bioaccumulation; chemometrics; data collection; drinking water; fertilizers; humans; least squares; metals; microorganisms; mining; model validation; models; plants (botany); pollution control; principal component analysis; risk; soil; toxicity; trace elements; China
Abstract:
... Due to their toxicity and bioaccumulation, trace metals in soils can result in a wide range of toxic effects on animals, plants, microbes, and even humans. Recognizing the contamination characteristics of soil metals and especially apportioning their potential sources are the necessary preconditions for pollution prevention and control. Over the past decades, several receptor models have been deve ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6694-1