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1. Absence of effects of different types of detergents on the cholinesterasic activity and histological markers of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) after a sub-lethal chronic exposure

Author:
Nunes, B.; Miranda, M. T.; Correia, A. T.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14937-14944
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Gambusia holbrooki; acetylcholinesterase; aquatic environment; aquatic organisms; benzalkonium chloride; bioactive properties; chronic exposure; detergents; gills; liver; nontarget organisms; octoxynol; sodium dodecyl sulfate; xenobiotics
Abstract:
... The release of anthropogenic compounds into the aquatic environment has been a particular concern, since some of these substances exhibit biologic activity of different types in non-target species. Among anthropogenic compounds present in the aquatic compartment, detergents are commonly found and may be responsible for physiological modifications in exposed organisms. The impairment of key physiol ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6608-2

2. A chamber study on the reactions of O3, NO, NO2 and selected VOCs with a photocatalytically active cementitious coating material

Author:
Mothes, F.; Böge, O.; Herrmann, H.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15250-15261
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
additives; air pollution; coatings; gases; irradiation; isoprene; nitric oxide; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; photocatalysis; relative humidity; toluene; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... Chamber studies were performed to investigate the efficiency of a photocatalytically active cementitious coating material to depollute contaminated air. The results showed a photocatalytic effect on ozone (O₃), proven by an increase of the geometric uptake coefficient from 5.2 × 10⁻⁶ for the inactive to 7.7 × 10⁻⁶ for the active material under irradiation. Measured first-order rate constants for n ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6612-6

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

Author:
Kovács, Róbert; Bakos, Katalin; Urbányi, Béla; Kövesi, Judit; Gazsi, Gyöngyi; Csepeli, Andrea; Appl, Ádám János; Bencsik, Dóra; Csenki, Zsolt; Horváth, Ákos
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

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

Author:
Hao, Xiaoxia; Hu, Hongwen; Li, Xuewei; Jiang, Dongmei; Zhu, Li; Bai, Lin
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

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

Author:
Raval, Nirav P.; Shah, Prapti U.; Shah, Nisha K.
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

6. A Fe3O4/FeAl2O4 composite coating via plasma electrolytic oxidation on Q235 carbon steel for Fenton-like degradation of phenol

Author:
Wang, Jiankang; Yao, Zhongping; Yang, Min; Wang, Yajing; Xia, Qixing; Jiang, Zhaohua
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14927-14936
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; butanol; carbon; catalysts; catalytic activity; coatings; hydrogen peroxide; hydroxyl radicals; iron; iron oxides; leaching; oxidation; pH; phenol; reaction kinetics; scanning electron microscopy; steel
Abstract:
... The Fe₃O₄/FeAl₂O₄ composite coatings were successfully fabricated on Q235 carbon steel by plasma electrolytic oxidation technique and used to degrade phenol by Fenton-like system. XRD, SEM, and XPS indicated that Fe₃O₄ and FeAl₂O₄ composite coating had a hierarchical porous structure. The effects of various parameters such as pH, phenol concentration, and H₂O₂ dosage on catalytic activity were inv ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6613-5

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

Author:
Nasir, Zaheer Ahmad; Campos, Luiza Cintra; Christie, Nicola; Colbeck, Ian
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

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

Author:
Shah, Adnan Noor; Iqbal, Javaid; Ullah, Abid; Yang, Guozheng; Yousaf, Muhammad; Fahad, Shah; Tanveer, Mohsin; Hassan, Waseem; Tung, Shahbaz Atta; Wang, Leishan; Khan, Aziz; Wu, Yingying
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

9. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in water columns and sediments of a highly eutrophic plateau freshwater lake

Author:
Yang, Yuyin; Li, Ningning; Zhao, Qun; Yang, Mengxi; Wu, Zhen; Xie, Shuguang; Liu, Yong
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15358-15369
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
genes; dissolved organic carbon; summer; phosphorus; ammonium nitrogen; plateaus; sediments; lakes; nitrate nitrogen; oxidation; surface water; temporal variation; freshwater; autumn; community structure; microbial communities; eutrophication; spatial variation; plankton; Archaea; pH; bacteria
Abstract:
... Both ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) can play important roles in the microbial oxidation of ammonia nitrogen in freshwater lake, but information on spatiotemporal variation in water column and sediment community structure is still limited. Additionally, the drivers of the differences between sediment and water assemblages are still unclear. The present study investigated the var ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6707-0

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

Author:
Mišík, Miroslav; Filipic, Metka; Nersesyan, Armen; Mišíková, Katarína; Knasmueller, Siegfried; Kundi, Michael
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

11. An inter-comparison of PM10 source apportionment using PCA and PMF receptor models in three European sites

Author:
Cesari, Daniela; Amato, F.; Pandolfi, M.; Alastuey, A.; Querol, X.; Contini, D.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15133-15148
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aerosols; air quality; chemical composition; chemical speciation; combustion; data collection; models; nitrates; oils; principal component analysis; regression analysis; sulfates; traffic; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Source apportionment of aerosol is an important approach to investigate aerosol formation and transformation processes as well as to assess appropriate mitigation strategies and to investigate causes of non-compliance with air quality standards (Directive 2008/50/CE). Receptor models (RMs) based on chemical composition of aerosol measured at specific sites are a useful, and widely used, tool to pe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6599-z

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

Author:
Zuo, Shengpeng; Zhou, Shoubiao; Ye, Liangtao; Ding, Ying; Jiang, Xiaofeng
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

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

Author:
He, Yu; Jin, Lanlan; Sun, Fengjiao; Hu, Qiongxia; Chen, Lanming
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

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

Author:
Kümmerer, Klaus; Haiß, Annette; Schuster, Armin; Hein, Arne; Ebert, Ina
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

15. Application of modified attapulgite in phthalate acid ester-contaminated soil: Effects on phthalate acid ester dissipation and the composition of soil microbial community

Author:
Gao, Jun; Shi, Yi-ying; Zhou, Hai-feng; Ren, Xu-qin; Ji, Huai
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15175-15182
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
bacteria; dibutyl phthalate; equations; particle size; phospholipid fatty acids; plasticizers; polluted soils; principal component analysis; soil analysis; soil microorganisms
Abstract:
... The effects of modified attapulgite (MA) on the dissipations of the plasticizers di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in soil, as well as on the composition of soil microbial community, were studied. DBP, DEHP (50 mg kg⁻¹ in soil, respectively), and MA (1, 5, and 10 % in soil) were mixed thoroughly with soil and incubated for 60 days. DBP- and DEHP-contaminated soils w ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6663-8

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

Author:
Daâssi, Dalel; Sellami, Sahar; Frikha, Fakher; Rodriguez-Couto, Susana; Nasri, Moncef; Mechichi, Tahar
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

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

Author:
Sharma, Priyamvada; Schiewer, Silke
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

18. Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of southern Taiwan in relation to monsoons

Author:
Cheng, Jing-O; Ko, Fung-Chi; Lee, Chon-Lin; Fang, Meng-Der
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 15675-15688
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aerosols; air; emissions; mass movement; monsoon season; partition coefficients; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; principal component analysis; rain; rural areas; seasonal variation; vapors; Taiwan
Abstract:
... The concentrations and gas-particle partitioning of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were intensively measured in the Hengchun Peninsula of southern Taiwan. The concentrations of total PAH (Σ₃₈PAH), including gas and particle phases, ranged from 0.85 to 4.40 ng m⁻³. No significant differences in the PAH levels and patterns were found between the samples taken at day and at night ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6751-9

19. Bacterial biodegradation of melamine-contaminated aged soil: influence of different pre-culture media or addition of activation material

Author:
Hatakeyama, Takashi; Takagi, Kazuhiro
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14997-15002
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Arthrobacter; Nocardioides; betaine; biodegradation; melamine; nitrogen; soil weathering; upland soils
Abstract:
... This study aimed to investigate the biodegrading potential of Arthrobacter sp. MCO, Arthrobacter sp. CSP, and Nocardioides sp. ATD6 in melamine-contaminated upland soil (melamine: approx. 10.5 mg/kg dry weight) after 30 days of incubation. The soil sample used in this study had undergone annual treatment of lime nitrogen, which included melamine; it was aged for more than 10 years in field. When R ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6616-2

20. Biodegradability of the anticancer drug etoposide and identification of the transformation products

Author:
Kosjek, Tina; Negreira, Noelia; Heath, Ester; de Alda, Miren López; Barceló, Damià
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2016 v.23 no.15 pp. 14706-14717
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
activated sludge; biodegradability; biotransformation; chemical structure; computer software; etoposide; ions; monitoring; nutrients; salts; tandem mass spectrometry; ultra-performance liquid chromatography; wastewater
Abstract:
... Etoposide susceptibility to microbiological breakdown was studied in a batch biotransformation system, in the presence or absence of artificial wastewater containing nutrients, salts and activated sludge at two concentration levels. The primary focus of the present study was to study etoposide transformation products by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution hybrid ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6889-5