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1. Acetylcholinesterase in honey bees (Apis mellifera) exposed to neonicotinoids, atrazine and glyphosate: laboratory and field experiments

Author:
Boily, Monique; Sarrasin, Benoit; DeBlois, Christian; Aras, Philippe; Chagnon, Madeleine
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5603-5614
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Apis mellifera; acetylcholinesterase; atrazine; beehives; biomarkers; clothianidin; corn; crops; field experimentation; foraging; glyphosate; honey bees; imidacloprid; invertebrates; mortality; pollen
Abstract:
... In Québec, as observed globally, abnormally high honey bee mortality rates have been reported recently. Several potential contributing factors have been identified, and exposure to pesticides is of increasing concern. In maize fields, foraging bees are exposed to residual concentrations of insecticides such as neonicotinoids used for seed coating. Highly toxic to bees, neonicotinoids are also repo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1568-2
PubMed:
23443944

2. Active moss biomonitoring of small-scale spatial distribution of airborne major and trace elements in the Belgrade urban area

Author:
Vuković, Gordana; Aničić Urošević, Mira; Razumenić, Ivana; Goryainova, Zoya; Frontasyeva, Marina; Tomašević, Milica; Popović, Aleksandar
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5461-5470
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Sphagnum; air; air pollution; bags; exposure duration; microclimate; mosses and liverworts; pollutants; spectroscopy; surveys; topography; trace elements; traffic; urban areas
Abstract:
... In urban environments, human exposure to air pollutants is expected to be significantly increased, especially near busy traffic streets, street canyons, tunnels, etc. where urban topography and microclimate may additionally cause poor air conditions giving rise to pollution hotspots. As a practical and cost-effective approach, active moss biomonitoring survey of some major and trace element air po ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1561-9
PubMed:
23430735

3. Adsorption behavior of light green anionic dye using cationic surfactant-modified wheat straw in batch and column mode

Author:
Su, Yinyin; Zhao, Binglu; Xiao, Wei; Han, Runping
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5558-5568
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; adsorption; dyes; models; nitrogen; sodium chloride; temperature; wheat straw
Abstract:
... An agricultural by-product, natural wheat straw (NWS), was soaked in 1 % cationic surfactant (hexadecylpyridinium bromide, CPB) solution for 24 h (at 293 K), and modified wheat straw (MWS) was obtained. Analysis of FTIR, XFR, and nitrogen element showed that CPB was adsorbed onto surface of NWS. Then, MWS was used as adsorbent for the removal of light green dye (LG, anionic dye) from aqueous solut ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1571-7
PubMed:
23440440

4. Alleviating versus stimulating effects of bicarbonate on the growth of Vallisneria natans under ammonia stress

Author:
Dou, Yanyan; Wang, Baozhong; Chen, Liangyan; Yin, Daqiang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5281-5288
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Vallisneria; ammonia; carbohydrates; carbon; free amino acids; lakes; macrophytes; physiological response; plant tissues
Abstract:
... Bicarbonate plays a crucial role in limiting the growth of submersed aquatic macrophytes in eutrophic lakes, and high ammonia is often toxic to macrophytes. In order to evaluate the combined effect of HCO3 (-) and total ammonia (i.e., the total of NH3 and NH4 (+)) on submersed macrophytes Vallisneria natans, the growth and physiological response of V. natans in the presence of HCO3 (-) and ammonia ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1514-3
PubMed:
23381797

5. An evaluation approach for livable urban environments

Author:
Chiang, Chia-Ling; Liang, Jeng-Jong
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5229-5242
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
air pollution; cities; environmental factors; issues and policy; public opinion; surveys; weather; Taiwan
Abstract:
... This study proposes a method for evaluating livable urban environments using the analytic hierarchy process, a survey of public opinions (n = 1,075), and gray relational analysis with a pollutant standards index to estimate the weights of weather, air pollution, and environment aspects and each respective factor. This study investigates the positive or negative correlation of these factors and the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1511-6
PubMed:
23370852

6. Aphanizomenon gracile (Nostocales), a cylindrospermopsin-producing cyanobacterium in Polish lakes

Author:
Kokociński, Mikołaj; Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joanna; Jurczak, Tomasz; Spoof, Lisa; Meriluoto, Jussi; Rejmonczyk, Edyta; Hautala, Henna; Vehniäinen, Markus; Pawełczyk, Jakub; Soininen, Janne
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5243-5264
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
lakes; cylindrospermopsin; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; high performance liquid chromatography; Anabaena; environmental factors; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; genes; genotype; summer; toxicity; Aphanizomenon gracile; temperature; nutrients; spectroscopy; Australia; Poland
Abstract:
... The cyanobacterial cytotoxin cylindrospermopsin (CYN) has become increasingly common in fresh waters worldwide. It was originally isolated from Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in Australia; however, in European waters, its occurrence is associated with other cyanobacterial species belonging to the genera Aphanizomenon and Anabaena. Moreover, cylindrospermopsin-producing strains of widely distribute ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-012-1426-7
PubMed:
23378259
PubMed Central:
PMC3713259

7. Applicability of polar organic compound integrative samplers for monitoring pesticides in groundwater

Author:
Berho, Catherine; Togola, Anne; Coureau, Charlotte; Ghestem, Jean-Philippe; Amalric, Laurence
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5220-5228
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
groundwater; monitoring; pesticides; samplers; screening; surface water
Abstract:
... Polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCISs) for the monitoring of polar pesticides in groundwater were tested on two sites in order to evaluate their applicability by comparison with the spot-sampling approach. This preliminary study shows that, as in surface water, POCIS is a useful tool, especially for the screening of substances at low concentration levels that are not detected by labo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1508-1
PubMed:
23370850

8. Application of GIS and modelling in health risk assessment for urban road mobility

Author:
Vu, Van-Hieu; Le, Xuan-Quynh; Pham, Ngoc-Ho; Hens, Luc
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5138-5149
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
air pollution; economic development; environmental impact; exposure assessment; geographic information systems; health hazards; industry; models; mortality; particulates; respiratory tract diseases; traffic; urban areas; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Transport is an essential sector in modern societies. It connects economic sectors and industries. Next to its contribution to economic development and social interconnection, it also causes adverse impacts on the environment and results in health hazards. Transport is a major source of ground air pollution, especially in urban areas, and therefore contributes to the health problems, such as cardi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1492-5
PubMed:
23354617

9. Assessment of ozone variations and meteorological influences in a tourist and health resort area on the island of Mali Lošinj (Croatia)

Author:
Kovač-Andrić, Elvira; Gvozdić, Vlatka; Herjavić, Glenda; Muharemović, Hasan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5106-5113
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
European Union; air; meteorological parameters; ozone; pollution; principal component analysis; vegetation; Croatia; Mali
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study was to investigate ozone, variations, and its correlation with meteorological parameters at a remote location on the Mali Lošinj Island, which has been a tourist and health resort area in the northern Adriatic. The measured data are discussed in relation to the EU guidelines (Directive 2002/3/EC; Directive 2008/50/EC). In order to characterize ambient air with respect to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1484-5
PubMed:
23338994

10. Assessment of the ecological security of immobilized enzyme remediation process with biological indicators of soil health

Author:
Zhang, Ying; Dong, Xiaonan; Jiang, Zhao; Cao, Bo; Ge, Shijie; Hu, Miao
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5773-5780
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Arthrobacter; atrazine; bioremediation; carbon; gel electrophoresis; immobilized enzymes; indicator species; microbial biomass; polluted soils; sodium alginate; soil ecology; soil quality; soil sampling
Abstract:
... This study used the enzymes extracted from an atrazine-degrading strain, Arthrobacter sp. DNS10, which had been immobilized by sodium alginate to rehabilitate atrazine-polluted soil. Meanwhile, a range of biological indices were selected to assess the ecological health of contaminated soils and the ecological security of this bioremediation method. The results showed that there was no atrazine det ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-012-1455-2
PubMed:
23468306

11. A study on influential factors of high-phosphorus wastewater treated by electrocoagulation–ultrasound

Author:
Li, Jiangping; Song, Chen; Su, Yixin; Long, Hai; Huang, Ta; Yeabah, Trokon Omarley; Wu, Wei
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5397-5404
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
chemical industry; flocculation; irradiation; pH; phosphorus; synergism; ultrasonics; wastewater; working conditions
Abstract:
... A combined treatment of electrocoagulation and ultrasound was proposed to solve some problems which exist in the phosphorus removal processes in fine chemical industry. The intermittently discharged wastewater has the features of high initial phosphorus concentration and wide initial pH variation. The electrocoagulation-ultrasound effective performance for the removal of phosphorus was investigate ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1537-9
PubMed:
23417438

12. Batch and column studies of the stabilization of toxic heavy metals in dredged marine sediments by hematite after bioremediation

Author:
Mamindy-Pajany, Yannick; Geret, Florence; Hurel, Charlotte; Marmier, Nicolas
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5212-5219
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
application rate; arsenic; bioremediation; heavy metals; iron; leachates; marine sediments; pollutants; toxicity; zeolites
Abstract:
... The management of dredged sediments is an important issue in coastal regions where the marine sediments are highly polluted by metals and organic pollutants. In this paper, mineral-based amendments (hematite, zero-valent iron and zeolite) were used to stabilize metallic pollutants (As, Cd, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in a contaminated marine sediment sample. Mineral-based amendments were tested at thr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1510-7
PubMed:
23370851

13. Biotreatment of chromite ore processing residue by Pannonibacter phragmitetus BB

Author:
Wang, Yangyang; Yang, Zhihui; Peng, Bing; Chai, Liyuan; Wu, Baolin; Wu, Ruiping
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5593-5602
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
pollution; processing residues; toxicity; wastes; China
Abstract:
... Chromite ore processing residues (COPR) is the source of the Cr(VI) contamination in the environment. Pannonibacter phragmitetus BB was used to treat two different types of COPRs in this research. The water-soluble Cr(VI) of COPR A and B is 3,982.9 and 1,181.4 mg/kg, respectively. In the column biotreatment process, P. phragmitetus BB can reduce Cr(VI) in the leachate to an undetectable level at t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1526-z
PubMed:
23440437

14. Cadmium adsorption by willow root: the role of cell walls and their subfractions

Author:
Chen, Guangcai; Liu, Yongqing; Wang, Renmin; Zhang, Jianfeng; Owens, Gary
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5665-5672
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Salix; adsorption; cadmium; cell walls; cellulose; fractionation; heavy metals; hemicellulose; models; nitrogen content; pectins; phytoremediation; roots
Abstract:
... Plant cell walls may play an important role in the uptake and accumulation of heavy metals. This study was undertaken to obtain a better understanding of the role of the root cell walls (RCW) and their subfractions on adsorption of cadmium (Cd) in a promising woody phytoremediation species, Salix jiangsuensis J172. In order to examine how Cd binding was affected by pectin and hemicellulose, RCW we ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1506-3
PubMed:
23456945

15. Cascade utilization of water chestnut: recovery of phenolics, phosphorus, and sugars

Author:
Akao, Satoshi; Maeda, Koutaro; Hosoi, Yoshihiko; Nagare, Hideaki; Maeda, Morihiro; Fujiwara, Taku
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5373-5378
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Castanea; acetone; aquatic plants; biomass; glucose; methanol; phosphorus; saccharification; water utilization
Abstract:
... Overgrowth of aquatic plants, such as water chestnut, has been reported as a regional problem in various areas. We proposed cascade utilization of water chestnut through the recovery of phenolics, phosphorus, and sugars. Phenolics were extracted using 50 g (wet weight) of biomass with 300 mL of acetone, methanol, or hot water, and the yields of total phenolics were 80.2, 56.2, and 49.7 mg g(-1) dr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1547-7
PubMed:
23407931

16. Changes of metal-induced toxicity by H2O 2/NO modulators in Scenedesmus quadricauda (Chlorophyceae)

Author:
Štork, František; Bačkor, Martin; Klejdus, Bořivoj; Hedbavny, Josef; Kováčik, Jozef
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5502-5511
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Scenedesmus quadricauda; amino acids; ascorbate peroxidase; cadmium; copper; dithiothreitol; exposure duration; gels; hydrogen peroxide; nitric oxide; nutrients; phenols; pigments; proteins; toxicity; viability
Abstract:
... Effect of nitric oxide donor (sodium nitroprusside, SNP, 500 μM) or hydrogen peroxide scavenger (dithiothreitol, DTT, 500 μM) on cadmium (Cd) or copper (Cu) uptake (150 μM solutions) and toxicity using Scenedesmus quadricauda was studied. Combined treatments (Cd or Cu + DTT or SNP) usually ameliorated metal-induced toxicity at the level of pigments, proteins, and mineral nutrients in comparison wi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1541-0

17. Characterization of major pollution events (dust, haze, and two festival events) at Agra, India

Author:
Pachauri, Tripti; Singla, Vyoma; Satsangi, Aparna; Lakhani, Anita; Kumari, K. Maharaj
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5737-5752
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aerosols; anthropogenic activities; carbon; cations; combustion; gases; meteorological parameters; pollution; potassium chloride; scanning electron microscopes; India
Abstract:
... Total suspended particulate (TSP) samples were collected during dust, haze, and two festival events (Holi and Diwali) from February 2009 to June 2010. Pollutant gases (NO2, SO2, and O3) along with the meteorological parameters were also measured during the four pollution events at Agra. The concentration of pollutant gases decreases during dust events (DEs), but the levels of the gases increase du ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1584-2
PubMed:
23463279

18. Chemical and biomarker responses for site-specific quality assessment of the Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy)

Author:
Parolini, Marco; Pedriali, Alessandra; Binelli, Andrea
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5545-5557
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
DDT (pesticide); DNA damage; Dreissena polymorpha; aquatic environment; aquatic organisms; biomarkers; enzyme activity; glutathione peroxidase; glutathione transferase; health status; hexachlorobenzene; lakes; lipid peroxidation; mussels; oxidative stress; persistent organic pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk assessment; superoxide dismutase; Italy; Lake Maggiore
Abstract:
... Since the 1990s, the Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy) has been recognized as an aquatic environment contaminated by DDTs and other persistent organic pollutants, but to date just few studies were carried out to investigate the effects of pollution to aquatic organisms. The aim of this study was the application of a stepwise approach based on chemical data, a suite of biomarkers and the integration o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1556-6
PubMed:
23440439

19. Combined effects of hypoxia and ammonia to Daphnia similis estimated with life-history traits

Author:
Lyu, Kai; Cao, Huansheng; Chen, Rui; Wang, Qianqian; Yang, Zhou
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5379-5387
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Daphnia; adverse effects; ammonia; animals; aquatic organisms; dissolved oxygen; experimental design; fecundity; hypoxia; lakes; life history; molting; progeny; toxicity
Abstract:
... The degradation of cyanobacterial blooms often causes hypoxia and elevated concentrations of ammonia, which can aggravate the adverse effects of blooms on aquatic organisms. However, it is not clear how one stressor would work in the presence of other coexistent stressors. We studied the toxic effects of elevated ammonia under hypoxia using a common yet important cladoceran species Daphnia similis ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1555-7
PubMed:
23417362

20. Consumption of Ruditapes philippinarum and Ruditapes decussatus: comparison of element accumulation and health risk

Author:
Figueira, Etelvina; Freitas, Rosa
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2013 v.20 no.8 pp. 5682-5691
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Food and Drug Administration; Ruditapes decussatus; Ruditapes philippinarum; adults; arsenic; clams; food safety; indigenous species; international organizations; metals; normal values; pollutants; public health; risk; seafoods; toxicity; Australia; Europe; New Zealand; United States
Abstract:
... Ruditapes philippinarum, a species native from the Indo-Pacific region, was introduced in Europe at the beginning of the 1970s for culture purposes, leading to a massive decrease of the native species Ruditapes decussatus and a high increase of R. philippinarum yields in Europe. Bivalves can accumulate high amounts of metals and thus easily reach concentrations that are toxic not only to themselve ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1587-z
PubMed:
23456949