Journal: The Science of the total environment / Publication Year: 2019 / Text Availability: Full Text

1. Combined Danio rerio embryo morbidity, mortality and photomotor response assay: A tool for developmental risk assessment from chronic cyanoHAB exposure

Author:: Roegner, Amber; Truong, Lisa; Weirich, Chelsea; Pírez-Schirmer, Macarena; Brena, Beatriz; Miller, Todd R.; Tanguay, Robert
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.697 pp. 134210
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Danio rerio; acute exposure; algal blooms; alkaloids; beaches; bioactive compounds; chronic exposure; developmental toxicity; dose response; drinking; drinking water; embryo (animal); freshwater; gastrointestinal system; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; immune response; lakes; liver; long term effects; metabolites; microcystins; models; monitoring; morbidity; mortality; nervous system; polar compounds; risk assessment; screening; surface water
Abstract:: ... Freshwater harmful algal blooms produce a broad array of bioactive compounds, with variable polarity. Acute exposure to cyanotoxins can impact the liver, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, skin, and immune function. Increasing evidence suggests chronic effects from low-level exposures of cyanotoxins and other associated bioactive metabolites of cyanobacterial origin. These sundry compounds pe ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134210
PubMed:: 32255862
PubMed Central:: PMC7111134
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134210

2. MicroEnv: A microsimulation model for quantifying the impacts of environmental policies on population health and health inequalities

Author:: Symonds, Phil; Hutchinson, Emma; Ibbetson, Andrew; Taylor, Jonathon; Milner, James; Chalabi, Zaid; Davies, Michael; Wilkinson, Paul
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.697 pp. 134105
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; air quality; cities; environmental exposure; environmental policy; models; morbidity; mortality; particulates; risk; sustainable development; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise the critical need to improve population health and environmental sustainability. This paper describes the development of a microsimulation model, MicroEnv, aimed at quantifying the impact of environmental exposures on health as an aid to selecting policies likely to have greatest benefit. Its methods allow the integration of morbidity and mortalit ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134105
PubMed:: 32380606
PubMed Central:: PMC7212697
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134105

3. A field study to estimate inhalation rates for use in a particle inhalation rate exposure metric

Author:: Corlin, Laura; Woodin, Mark; Amaravadi, Harsha; Henderson, Noelle; Brugge, Doug; Durant, John L.; Gute, David M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.696 pp. 133919
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; adults; air pollution; body weight; breathing; cell respiration; confidence interval; nose; oxygen; walking
Abstract:: ... Particle inhalation rate (PIR) is an air pollution exposure metric that relies on age-, sex-, and physical activity-specific estimates of minute respiratory volume (MRV; L/min-kg) to account for personal inhalation patterns. United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)-generated MRV estimates derive primarily from relatively homogenous populations without substantial cardiorespiratory cha ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133919
PubMed:: 32156413
PubMed Central:: PMC7067691
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133919

4. Association of self-reported personal care product use with blood glucose levels measured during pregnancy among women from a fertility clinic

Author:: Bellavia, Andrea; Mínguez-Alarcón, Lidia; Ford, Jennifer B.; Keller, Myra; Petrozza, John; Williams, Paige L.; Hauser, Russ; James-Todd, Tamarra
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133855
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: blood glucose; deodorants; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; gestational diabetes; glucose; liquids; phthalates; pregnancy; regression analysis; risk factors; soaps; sunscreens; women
Abstract:: ... Personal care products (PCPs), known sources of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as phthalates and parabens, are widely used among women of reproductive age. EDCs have been linked to pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes (GDM), and PCP use could represent a modifiable source of exposure in this sensitive time window. Yet, to our knowledge, no study has directly evaluated t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133855
PubMed:: 31421341
PubMed Central:: PMC6868339
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133855

5. Nutrient criteria for surface waters under the European Water Framework Directive: Current state-of-the-art, challenges and future outlook

Author:: Poikane, Sandra; Kelly, Martyn G.; Salas Herrero, Fuensanta; Pitt, Jo-Anne; Jarvie, Helen P.; Claussen, Ulrich; Leujak, Wera; Lyche Solheim, Anne; Teixeira, Heliana; Phillips, Geoff
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133888
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: European Union; coastal water; lakes; nitrogen; nutrient content; nutrients; phosphorus; rivers; surface water; water policy
Abstract:: ... The aim of European water policy is to achieve good ecological status in all rivers, lakes, coastal and transitional waters by 2027. Currently, more than half of water bodies are in a degraded condition and nutrient enrichment is one of the main culprits. Therefore, there is a pressing need to establish reliable and comparable nutrient criteria that are consistent with good ecological status.This ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133888
PubMed:: 31756856
PubMed Central:: PMC6878824
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133888

6. The food-water quality nexus in periurban aquacultures downstream of Bangkok, Thailand

Author:: Mrozik, Wojciech; Vinitnantharat, Soydoa; Thongsamer, Thunchanok; Pansuk, Nipapun; Pattanachan, Pavinee; Thayanukul, Parinda; Acharya, Kishor; Baluja, Marcos Quintela; Hazlerigg, Charles; Robson, Aidan F.; Davenport, Russell J.; Werner, David
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133923
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Escherichia coli; Prevotella; algal blooms; antibiotic resistance; aquaculture; cities; coliform bacteria; diuron; drainage channels; ecosystem services; fertilizers; food production; genetic markers; human health; humans; infrastructure; markets; nitrogen; pollutants; ponds; resistance genes; ribosomal RNA; risk management; salinity; shrimp; surface water; tetracycline; urban population; wastewater treatment; water policy; water pollution; water quality; Thailand
Abstract:: ... Peri-urban aquacultures produce nutritious food in proximity to markets, but poor surface water quality in rapidly expanding megacities threatens their success in emerging economies. Our study compared, for a wide range of parameters, water quality downstream of Bangkok with aquaculture regulations and standards. For parameters not meeting those requirements, we sought to establish whether aquacul ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133923
PubMed:: 31756855
PubMed Central:: PMC6878219
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133923

7. A case-crossover analysis of the relationship of air pollution with out-of-hospital sudden unexpected death in Wake County, North Carolina (2013–2015)

Author:: Rappazzo, Kristen M.; Joodi, Golsa; Hoffman, Sarah R.; Pursell, Irion W.; Mounsey, J. Paul; Cascio, Wayne E.; Simpson, Ross J.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.694 pp. 133744
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: acute exposure; air pollutants; air pollution; air quality; confidence interval; death; environmental protection; models; mortality; odds ratio; particulates; regression analysis; relative humidity; risk estimate; sulfur dioxide; temperature; North Carolina
Abstract:: ... Out-of-hospital sudden unexpected deaths are non-accidental deaths that occur without obvious underlying causes and may account for 10% of natural deaths before age 65. Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with all-cause (non-accidental) and cause-specific (e.g., cardiovascular) mortality, and with immediate exposures often yielding the highest magnitude risk estimates. Few s ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133744
PubMed:: 31756798
PubMed Central:: PMC6876709
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133744

8. Systematic review and meta-analyses of lead (Pb) concentrations in environmental media (soil, dust, water, food, and air) reported in the United States from 1996 to 2016

Author:: Frank, Jessica J.; Poulakos, Antonios G.; Tornero-Velez, Rogelio; Xue, Jianping
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.694 pp. 133489
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; air; air quality; data collection; databases; dust; exposure models; fresh produce; human health; lead; meta-analysis; national surveys; pollution; program planning; public health; soil; systematic review; urban areas; United States
Abstract:: ... Environmental lead (Pb) contamination is a persistent public health issue that prominently impacts communities across the United States. Multimedia Pb exposure assessments are utilized to provide a holistic evaluation of Pb exposure and inform the development of programs and regulations that are protective of human health. To conduct multimedia exposure assessments, robust, media-specific environm ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.295
PubMed:: 31756826
PubMed Central:: PMC6918466
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.295

9. TDCIPP exposure affects Artemia franciscana growth and osmoregulation

Author:: Morgan, Melissa A.; Griffith, Corey M.; Volz, David C.; Larive, Cynthia K.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.694 pp. 133486
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Artemia franciscana; acute exposure; analysis of variance; aquatic organisms; betaine; biochemical pathways; body length; chronic exposure; environmental monitoring; extremophiles; flame retardants; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; glycerol; glycine (amino acid); lethal concentration 50; metabolism; metabolites; metabolomics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; osmoregulation; osmotolerance; phosphates; phosphorylcholine; principal component analysis; serine; taurine; threonine; trehalose; variance
Abstract:: ... Environmental monitoring has demonstrated widespread occurrence of the flame-retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP), raising concerns about the impact on aquatic life. Using 1H NMR and GC–MS metabolomics and 20-day body length experiments, we have determined that exposure to TDCIPP affects Artemia franciscana. The LC50 for a 48 h TDCIPP exposure was determined to be 37.1 ± 1.3 μM ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.292
PubMed:: 31401516
PubMed Central:: PMC6868324
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.292

10. Application of new statistical distribution approaches for environmental mixture risk assessment: A case study

Author:: Kienzler, Aude; Bopp, Stephanie; Halder, Marlies; Embry, Michelle; Worth, Andrew
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.693 pp. 133510
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: case studies; ecotoxicology; mechanism of action; monitoring; risk; risk assessment; rivers; toxicity
Abstract:: ... There is growing evidence that single substances present below their individual thresholds of effect may still contribute to combined effects. In component-based mixture risk assessment (MRA), the risks can be addressed using information on the mixture components. This is, however, often hampered by limited availability of ecotoxicity data. Here, the possible use of ecotoxicological threshold conc ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.316
PubMed:: 31357034
PubMed Central:: PMC6839615
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.316

11. A review on microbial contaminants in stormwater runoff and outfalls: Potential health risks and mitigation strategies

Author:: Ahmed, Warish; Hamilton, Kerry; Toze, Simon; Cook, Stephen; Page, Declan
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.692 pp. 1304-1321
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: best management practices; climate change; energy; genetic markers; groundwater; industry; microbial contamination; microbiological risk assessment; models; pathogens; public health; rain; risk; risk management; sewage treatment; stormwater; trade; urbanization; water reuse; water supply
Abstract:: ... Demands on global water supplies are increasing in response to the need to provide more food, water, and energy for a rapidly growing population. These water stressors are exacerbated by climate change, as well as the growth and urbanisation of industry and commerce. Consequently, urban water authorities around the globe are exploring alternative water sources to meet ever-increasing demands. Thes ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.055
PubMed:: 31539962
PubMed Central:: PMC7126443
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.055

12. Nutrient-induced shifts of dominant species reduce ecosystem stability via increases in species synchrony and population variability

Author:: Song, Ming-Hua; Zong, Ning; Jiang, Jing; Shi, Pei-Li; Zhang, Xian-Zhou; Gao, Jun-Qin; Zhou, Hua-Kun; Li, Yi-Kang; Loreau, Michel
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.692 pp. 441-449
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: alpine grasslands; data collection; dominant species; ecological function; ecosystems; nitrogen; phosphorus; population growth; species diversity; China
Abstract:: ... The mechanisms underlying nutrient-induced diversity–stability relationships have been examined extensively. However, the effects of nutrient-induced shifts of dominant species on ecosystem stability have rarely been evaluated. We compiled a dataset from a long-term nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment experiment conducted in an alpine grassland on the Tibetan Plateau to test the effects of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.266
PubMed:: 31351288
PubMed Central:: PMC6698194
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.266

13. Concentrations of organohalogens (PCBs, DDTs, PBDEs) in hunted and stranded Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska from 1992 to 2010: Links to pathology and feeding ecology

Author:: Harley, John R.; Gill, Verena A.; Lee, Sunmi; Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Santana, Vanessa; Burek-Huntington, Kathy; O'Hara, Todd M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.691 pp. 789-798
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: DDT (pesticide); Enhydra lutris; bioaccumulation; hepatitis; humans; lipids; liver; longevity; marine mammals; metabolites; muscles; necropsy; parasitism; persistent organic pollutants; philopatry; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; polychlorinated biphenyls; predators; prey species; stable isotopes; surveys; Alaska
Abstract:: ... Many organohalogen compounds (OHCs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) found in appreciable concentrations in marine predators. While production of some POPs has declined or ceased in recent decades, their capacity for global transport and bioaccumulation results in observations of unchanging or increasing concentrations in marine systems. Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) have been advocated as a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.040
PubMed:: 31326802
PubMed Central:: PMC6711818
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.040

14. A runoff trading system to meet watershed-level stormwater reduction goals with parcel-level green infrastructure installation

Author:: Fu, Xin; Hopton, Matthew E.; Wang, Xinhao; Goddard, Haynes; Liu, Haiqing
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.689 pp. 1149-1159
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: basins; citizen participation; decision making; economic incentives; green infrastructure; local government; markets; planning; public lands; rain intensity; stakeholders; stormwater; stormwater management; subwatersheds; Ohio
Abstract:: ... Green infrastructure (GI) has been recommended widely to reduce runoff from the built environment. However, reliance on public land for GI implementation could cause a heavy financial burden on local governments. Although economic incentives and market-based mechanisms may encourage public participation in managing stormwater by installing GI on private parcels, a runoff trading market has not bee ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.439
PubMed:: 31466155
PubMed Central:: PMC6719726
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.439

15. Smart forage selection could significantly improve soil health in the tropics

Author:: Horrocks, C.A.; Arango, J.; Arevalo, A.; Nuñez, J.; Cardoso, J.A.; Dungait, J.A.J.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.688 pp. 609-621
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Brachiaria; Megathyrsus maximus; Urochloa humidicola; aggregate stability; alkanes; community structure; cultivars; forage grasses; grassland soils; grazing; growth habit; hybrids; livestock; livestock production; microbial communities; phenotypic variation; soil aggregates; soil microorganisms; soil organic carbon; soil quality; sugars; tropical grasslands; tropics
Abstract:: ... The use of tropical grasslands to graze livestock is of high economic importance. Declining grassland soil health leads to reduced sustainability of livestock systems. There are high levels of phenotypic diversity amongst tropical forage grasses. We hypothesise that this variation could lead to significant differences in soil health and that selection of forage cultivars to improve soil health cou ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.152
PubMed:: 31254827
PubMed Central:: PMC6708042
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.152

16. Effects of temperature, salinity, and sediment organic carbon on methylmercury bioaccumulation in an estuarine amphipod

Author:: Curtis, Amanda N.; Bourne, Kimberly; Borsuk, Mark E.; Buckman, Kate L.; Demidenko, Eugene; Taylor, Vivien F.; Chen, Celia Y.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.687 pp. 907-916
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Amphipoda; aquatic environment; aquatic food webs; bioaccumulation; climate change; estuaries; fish consumption; fish products; human health; marine ecosystems; mercury; methylmercury compounds; organic carbon; risk; salinity; sediments; statistical models; temperature; Gulf of Maine
Abstract:: ... Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant that poses a human health risk in its organic form, methylmercury (MeHg), through consumption of fish and fishery products. Bioaccumulation of Hg in the aquatic environment is controlled by a number of factors expected to be altered by climate change. We examined the individual and combined effects of temperature, sediment organic carbon, and salinity on the bi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.094
PubMed:: 31412494
PubMed Central:: PMC6697058
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.094

17. Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems

Author:: Brunton, Lucy A.; Desbois, Andrew P.; Garza, Maria; Wieland, Barbara; Mohan, Chadag Vishnumurthy; Häsler, Barbara; Tam, Clarence C.; Le, Phuc Nguyen Thien; Phuong, Nguyen Thanh; Van, Phan Thi; Nguyen-Viet, Hung; Eltholth, Mahmoud M.; Pham, Dang Kim; Duc, Phuc Pham; Linh, Nguyen Tuong; Rich, Karl M.; Mateus, Ana L.P.; Hoque, Md. Ahasanul; Ahad, Abdul; Khan, Mohammed Nurul Absar; Adams, Alexandra; Guitian, Javier
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.687 pp. 1344-1356
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; aquaculture systems; bacteria; bacterial contamination; harvesting; humans; juveniles; monitoring; risk; shrimp; socioeconomics; stakeholders; supply chain; water pollution; Vietnam
Abstract:: ... Aquaculture systems are highly complex, dynamic and interconnected systems influenced by environmental, biological, cultural, socio-economic and human behavioural factors. Intensification of aquaculture production is likely to drive indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat or prevent disease and increase productivity, often to compensate for management and husbandry deficiencies. Surveillance or ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.134
PubMed:: 31412468
PubMed Central:: PMC6905156
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.134

18. Multi-objective optimization as a tool to identify possibilities for future agricultural landscapes

Author:: Todman, Lindsay C.; Coleman, Kevin; Milne, Alice E.; Gil, Juliana D.B.; Reidsma, Pytrik; Schwoob, Marie-Hélène; Treyer, Sébastien; Whitmore, Andrew P.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.687 pp. 535-545
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: agricultural land; agricultural management; algorithms; cluster analysis; environmental impact; food production; grain yield; greenhouse gases; land management; landscapes; models; profitability; soil types; stakeholders; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... Agricultural landscapes provide many functions simultaneously including food production, regulation of water and regulation of greenhouse gases. Thus, it is challenging to make land management decisions, particularly transformative changes, that improve on one function without unintended consequences for other functions. To make informed decisions the trade-offs between different landscape functio ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.070
PubMed:: 31212161
PubMed Central:: PMC6692559
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.070

19. Effects of water management and cultivar on carbon dynamics, plant productivity and biomass allocation in European rice systems

Author:: Oliver, Viktoria; Cochrane, Nicole; Magnusson, Julia; Brachi, Erika; Monaco, Stefano; Volante, Andrea; Courtois, Brigitte; Vale, Giampiero; Price, Adam; Teh, Yit Arn
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.685 pp. 1139-1151
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Oryza sativa; biomass production; carbon; carbon dioxide; climate; climate change; cultivars; dry matter partitioning; drying; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; emissions; gross primary productivity; metabolism; methane; net ecosystem exchange; net primary productivity; paddies; rice; risk; soil; soil carbon; soil organic matter; water conservation; wet-dry cycles; Europe
Abstract:: ... Water saving techniques, such as alternate wetting and drying (AWD), are becoming a necessity in modern rice farming because of climate change mitigation and growing water use scarcity. Reducing water can vastly reduce methane (CH4) emissions; however, this net climate benefit may be offset by enhanced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from soil. The main aims of this study were: to determine the eff ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.110
PubMed:: 31390704
PubMed Central:: PMC6686074
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.110

20. Association of perfluoroalkyl substances exposure with cardiometabolic traits in an island population of the eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia

Author:: Chen, Aimin; Jandarov, Roman; Zhou, Li; Calafat, Antonia M.; Zhang, Ge; Urbina, Elaine M.; Sarac, Jelena; Augustin, Dubravka Havas; Caric, Tonko; Bockor, Luka; Petranovic, Matea Zajc; Novokmet, Natalija; Missoni, Sasa; Rudan, Pavao; Deka, Ranjan
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.683 pp. 29-36
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: adults; coasts; confidence interval; cross-sectional studies; geometry; metabolic syndrome; odds ratio; overweight; perfluorohexane sulfonic acid; perfluorononanoic acid; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; pollution; risk; Croatia
Abstract:: ... Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ubiquitous environmental contaminants, may be related to cardiometabolic diseases in adults. Studies in European populations to examine the association of PFAS exposure and comprehensive cardiometabolic traits and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are limited.In this pilot cross-sectional study of a well-characterized adult population of the island of Hvar, si ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.250
PubMed:: 31129329
PubMed Central:: PMC6581612
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.250

21. Multi-scale availability of neonicotinoid-treated seed for wildlife in an agricultural landscape during spring planting

Author:: Roy, Charlotte L.; Coy, Pamela L.; Chen, Da; Ponder, Julia; Jankowski, Mark
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.682 pp. 271-281
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: agricultural land; birds; cameras; corn; drilling; mammals; neonicotinoid insecticides; planting; planting season; probability; risk assessment; seeds; soil; soybeans; spring; sublethal effects; surveys; wheat; wildlife
Abstract:: ... Neonicotinoid pesticides are applied to seeds and are known to cause lethal and sub-lethal effects in birds and mammals. Neonicotinoid-treated seeds could be available to wildlife through spillage or exposed seeds near or at the soil surface due to incomplete or shallow drilling. We quantified seed spills that may occur during loading or refilling the hopper at a landscape-scale using road-based s ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.010
PubMed:: 31121352
PubMed Central:: PMC6793935
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.010

22. Air pollution and inflammation: Findings from concurrent repeated measures of systemic and reproductive tract cytokines during term pregnancy in Mexico City

Author:: Buxton, Miatta A.; Meraz-Cruz, Noemi; Sanchez, Brisa N.; Gronlund, Carina J.; Foxman, Betsy; Vadillo-Ortega, Felipe; O'Neill, Marie S.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.681 pp. 235-241
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; blood serum; carbon monoxide; chemokine CCL3; chemokine CCL4; environmental exposure; inflammation; interleukin-6; models; particulates; pregnancy outcome; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; women; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Environmental exposures are associated with a number of outcomes including adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although inflammation is hypothesized to play a role, the mechanistic pathways between environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes, including associations between exposures and longitudinal measures of systemic and reproductive tract inflammation, need elucidation.This study was conducted ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.041
PubMed:: 31103661
PubMed Central:: PMC6582973
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.041

23. Metabolite biomarkers of chlorothalonil exposure in earthworms, coelomic fluid, and coelomocytes

Author:: Griffith, Corey M.; Thai, Andrew C.; Larive, Cynthia K.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.681 pp. 435-443
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Eisenia fetida; biomarkers; chlorothalonil; coelomocytes; earthworms; glutamine; glutathione; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; metabolites; metabolomics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oxidative stress
Abstract:: ... Earthworm (Eisenia fetida) metabolomics is a useful indicator of toxicant exposure. Extracts of whole earthworms are most commonly used to measure metabolic perturbations, in addition to coelomic fluid which has been used on a more limited basis. Coelomocytes are free moving cells found within earthworm coelomic fluid, and the potential of this compartment has not been evaluated for its utility in ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.312
PubMed:: 31112921
PubMed Central:: PMC6613798
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.312

24. Thyroid hormones and neurobehavioral functions among adolescents chronically exposed to groundwater with geogenic arsenic in Bangladesh

Author:: Khan, Khalid M.; Parvez, Faruque; Zoeller, R. Thomas; Hocevar, Barbara A.; Kamendulis, Lisa M.; Rohlman, Diane; Eunus, Mahbubul; Graziano, Joseph
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.678 pp. 278-287
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: adolescents; alluvial aquifer; antibodies; arsenic; biomarkers; blood serum; children; chronic exposure; drinking water; groundwater; health effects assessments; iodide peroxidase; longitudinal studies; neurotoxicity; thyrotropin; triiodothyronine; Bangladesh
Abstract:: ... Groundwater, the major source of drinking water in Bengal Delta Plain, is contaminated with geogenic arsenic (As) enrichment affecting millions of people. Children exposed to tubewell water containing As may be associated with thyroid dysfunction, which in turn may impact neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, data to support such relationship is sparse. The purpose of this study was to examine if ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.426
PubMed:: 31075594
PubMed Central:: PMC6544172
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.426

25. Urinary concentrations of benzophenone-3 and reproductive outcomes among women undergoing infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies

Author:: Mínguez-Alarcón, Lidia; Chiu, Yu-Han; Nassan, Feiby L.; Williams, Paige L.; Petrozza, John; Ford, Jennifer B.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Hauser, Russ; Chavarro, Jorge E.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.678 pp. 390-398
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: animals; assisted reproductive technologies; benzophenones; cohort studies; hormone antagonists; in vitro studies; lifestyle; physical activity; pregnancy outcome; sunscreens; women
Abstract:: ... Benzophenone-3 is used in a variety of cosmetic products as a sunscreen, and has shown weak estrogenic and antiandrogenic activity in animal and in vitro studies. Few studies have evaluated whether benzophenone-3 is associated with reproductive outcomes among women. We studied 304 women undergoing infertility treatment (2007–2017) in the prospective Environment and Reproductive Health cohort study ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.452
PubMed:: 31077917
PubMed Central:: PMC6550292
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.452

26. Toward a quantification of risks at the nexus of conservation and health: The case of bushmeat markets in Lao PDR

Author:: Pruvot, Mathieu; Khammavong, Kongsy; Milavong, Phonesavanh; Philavong, Chanfong; Reinharz, Daniel; Mayxay, Mayfong; Rattanavong, Sayapeth; Horwood, Paul; Dussart, Philippe; Douangngeun, Bounlom; Theppangna, Watthana; Fine, Amanda E.; Olson, Sarah H.; Robinson, Matthew; Newton, Paul
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.676 pp. 732-745
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: biomass; bushmeat; consumer behavior; disease transmission; food safety; food security; issues and policy; markets; models; public health; questionnaires; risk; risk assessment; rural development; socioeconomic factors; surveys; trade; urban areas; wildlife; Laos
Abstract:: ... Trade of bushmeat and other wildlife for human consumption presents a unique set of challenges to policy-makers who are confronted with multiple trade-offs between conservation, food security, food safety, culture and tradition. In the face of these complex issues, risk assessments supported by quantitative information would facilitate evidence-based decision making.We propose a conceptual model f ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.266
PubMed:: 31054417
PubMed Central:: PMC7112076
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.266

27. Environmental footprint family to address local to planetary sustainability and deliver on the SDGs

Author:: Vanham, Davy; Leip, Adrian; Galli, Alessandro; Kastner, Thomas; Bruckner, Martin; Uwizeye, Aimable; van Dijk, Kimo; Ercin, Ertug; Dalin, Carole; Brandão, Miguel; Bastianoni, Simone; Fang, Kai; Leach, Allison; Chapagain, Ashok; Van der Velde, Marijn; Sala, Serenella; Pant, Rana; Mancini, Lucia; Monforti-Ferrario, Fabio; Carmona-Garcia, Gema; Marques, Alexandra; Weiss, Franz; Hoekstra, Arjen Y.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 pp. 133642
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: ecological footprint; ecosystem services; experts; issues and policy; supply chain; sustainable development
Abstract:: ... The number of publications on environmental footprint indicators has been growing rapidly, but with limited efforts to integrate different footprints into a coherent framework. Such integration is important for comprehensive understanding of environmental issues, policy formulation and assessment of trade-offs between different environmental concerns. Here, we systematize published footprint studi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133642
PubMed:: 31635013
PubMed Central:: PMC6853168
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133642

28. Chemical mixtures and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of natural microbial community in the Tiber river

Author:: Saccà, Maria Ludovica; Ferrero, Valentina Elisabetta Viviana; Loos, Robert; Di Lenola, Martina; Tavazzi, Simona; Grenni, Paola; Ademollo, Nicoletta; Patrolecco, Luisa; Huggett, Jim; Caracciolo, Anna Barra; Lettieri, Teresa
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.673 pp. 7-19
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: bacteria; benthic organisms; case studies; chemical pollutants; coastal water; community structure; fish; fluorescence in situ hybridization; freshwater; freshwater ecosystems; microalgae; microbial communities; nutrients; phylogeny; physicochemical properties; phytoplankton; remediation; rivers; surveys; temperature; urban areas; water quality; Italy
Abstract:: ... The Water Framework Directive (WFD) regulates freshwater and coastal water quality assessment in Europe. Chemical and ecological water quality status is based on measurements of chemical pollutants in water and biota together with other indicators such as temperature, nutrients, species compositions (phytoplankton, microalgae, benthos and fish) and hydromorphological conditions. However, in the cu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.011
PubMed:: 30981201
PubMed Central:: PMC6509555
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.011

29. “More crop per drop”: Exploring India's cereal water use since 2005

Author:: Kayatz, Benjamin; Harris, Francesca; Hillier, Jon; Adhya, Tapan; Dalin, Carole; Nayak, Dali; Green, Rosemary F.; Smith, Pete; Dangour, Alan D.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.673 pp. 207-217
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: corn; crop yield; crops; evapotranspiration; farms; freshwater; irrigation; land use; millets; monsoon season; rice; statistics; water footprint; water resources; water use efficiency; wheat; India
Abstract:: ... India has the highest national freshwater demand globally and 91% of India's freshwater is used in the agriculture sector. Cereals account for over 50% of the dietary water footprint in India and represent a potential opportunity for reducing water use in Indian agriculture.This study combines governmental production and irrigation statistics with crop distribution maps to examine trends in annual ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.304
PubMed:: 30986680
PubMed Central:: PMC6510970
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.304

30. Drying of fecal sludge in 3D laminate enclosures for urban waste management

Author:: Saxena, Shray; Ebrazibakhshayesh, Babak; Dentel, Steven K.; Cha, Daniel K.; Imhoff, Paul T.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.672 pp. 927-937
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air; air temperature; containers; developing countries; drying; evaporation; field experimentation; hydrophobicity; laboratory experimentation; models; prototypes; relative humidity; sanitation; sludge; waste management; wind speed
Abstract:: ... Laminated hydrophobic membranes have been proposed as liners for container-based sanitation systems in developing countries. The laminate allows drying of fecal sludge, which might significantly reduce the frequency of container emptying, while containing liquids and solids. While previous laboratory tests demonstrated rapid drying of fecal sludge or water retained in laminates, experiments did no ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.487
PubMed:: 30981168
PubMed Central:: PMC6525274
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.487

31. Hospital effluent: A reservoir for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales?

Author:: Cahill, Niamh; O'Connor, Louise; Mahon, Bláthnaid; Varley, Áine; McGrath, Elaine; Ryan, Phelim; Cormican, Martin; Brehony, Carina; Jolley, Keith A.; Maiden, Martin C.; Brisse, Sylvain; Morris, Dearbháile
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.672 pp. 618-624
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: agar; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; genes; health services; hospitals; monitoring; municipal wastewater; public health; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; risk management; urban areas; Ireland
Abstract:: ... Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health concern. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) represent a significant health threat as some strains are resistant to almost all available antibiotics. The aim of this research was to examine hospital effluent and municipal wastewater in an urban area in Ireland for CPE. Samples of hospital effluent (n = 5), municipal wastewater before (n  ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.428
PubMed:: 30974353
PubMed Central:: PMC6525273
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.428

32. Advancements in mitigating interference in quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for microbial water quality monitoring

Author:: Nappier, Sharon P.; Ichida, Audrey; Jaglo, Kirsten; Haugland, Rich; Jones, Kaedra R.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.671 pp. 732-740
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; United States Environmental Protection Agency; monitoring; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; water quality; water quality criteria
Abstract:: ... The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)11EPA = Environmental Protection Agency; qPCR = quantitative polymerase chain reaction; RWQC = Recreational Water Quality Criteria; NEEAR = National Epidemiological and Environmental Assessment of Recreational Water; GI = gastrointestinal; SPC = sample processing control; IAC = internal amplification control; UMM = Universal Master Mix; EMM  ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.242
PubMed:: 30939326
PubMed Central:: PMC6555561
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.242

33. Developmental exposure to chemicals associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction alters immune homeostasis and viral immunity of the amphibian Xenopus

Author:: Robert, Jacques; McGuire, Connor C.; Nagel, Susan; Lawrence, B. Paige; Andino, Francisco De Jesús
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.671 pp. 644-654
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Frog virus 3; T-lymphocytes; Xenopus laevis; adults; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; frogs; homeostasis; human population; humans; immune response; long term effects; metamorphosis; models; oils; pollutants; tadpoles; viral load
Abstract:: ... Although aquatic vertebrates and humans are increasingly exposed to water pollutants associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction (UOG), the long-term effects of these pollutants on immunity remains unclear. We have established the amphibian Xenopus laevis and the ranavirus Frog Virus 3 (FV3) as a reliable and sensitive model for evaluating the effects of waterborne pollutants. X. laevis ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.395
PubMed:: 30939317
PubMed Central:: PMC6533627
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.395

34. Relationship between ecological condition and ecosystem services in European rivers, lakes and coastal waters

Author:: Grizzetti, B.; Liquete, C.; Pistocchi, A.; Vigiak, O.; Zulian, G.; Bouraoui, F.; De Roo, A.; Cardoso, A.C.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.671 pp. 452-465
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: European Union; aquatic ecosystems; biodiversity; coastal water; ecosystem services; flood control; floodplains; humans; lakes; recreation; riparian areas; rivers; sustainable development; water policy; water purification; Europe
Abstract:: ... We quantify main ecosystem services (i.e. the contribution of ecosystems to human well-being) provided by rivers, lakes, coastal waters and connected ecosystems (riparian areas and floodplains) in Europe, including water provisioning, water purification, erosion prevention, flood protection, coastal protection, and recreation. We show European maps of ecosystem service capacity, flow (actual use), ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.155
PubMed:: 30933801
PubMed Central:: PMC6509285
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.155

35. Interaction between functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and MS2 bacteriophages in water

Author:: Merryman, Anna E.; Sabaraya, Indu Venu; Rowles, Lewis Stetson; Toteja, Aleesha; Carrillo, Sofia I.; Sabo-Attwood, Tara; Saleh, Navid B.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.670 pp. 1140-1145
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: amino acids; aquatic environment; bacteriophages; capsid; carbon nanotubes; cations; electrostatic interactions; environmental fate; humic acids; hydrophobicity; moieties; particulates; rivers; salinity
Abstract:: ... Fate and transport of carbon nanomaterials can be strongly dependent on the interaction with secondary particulates in the aquatic systems. Bio-particulates in water, e.g., viruses with charged and hydrophobic surface moieties, may profoundly influence the interfacial behavior and hence the environmental fate of nanomaterials (and vice versa). This study systematically evaluates the interfacial in ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.311
PubMed:: 31018430
PubMed Central:: PMC6688616
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.311

36. Release and transformation of ZnO nanoparticles used in outdoor surface coatings for UV protection

Author:: Clar, Justin G.; Platten, William E.; Baumann, Eric; Remsen, Andrew; Harmon, Steve M.; Rodgers, Kim; Thomas, Treye A.; Matheson, Joanna; Luxton, Todd P.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.670 pp. 78-86
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: X-ray absorption spectroscopy; coatings; electron microscopy; filtration; lumber; nanoparticles; paints; product safety; sealants; sunscreens; weathering; zinc; zinc oxide
Abstract:: ... A major area of growth for “nano-enabled” products has been the addition of nanoparticles (NPs) to surface coatings including paints, stains and sealants. Zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs, long used in sunscreens and sunblocks, have found growing use in surface coating formulations to increase their UV resistance, especially on outdoor products. In this work, ZnO NPs, marketed as an additive to paints and sta ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.189
PubMed:: 30903905
PubMed Central:: PMC6770995
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.189

37. Transcriptomic analysis of Anabas testudineus and its defensive mechanisms in response to persistent organic pollutants exposure

Author:: Zhang, Wanglong; Xie, Heidi Qunhui; Li, Yunping; Jin, Tao; Li, Jiao; Xu, Li; Zhou, Zhiguang; Zhang, Songyan; Ma, Dan; Hahn, Mark E.; Zhao, Bin
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.669 pp. 621-630
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Anabas testudineus; beta oxidation; cytochrome P-450; fatty acids; freshwater; gene expression regulation; genes; liver; messenger RNA; persistent organic pollutants; tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; transcriptomics; xenobiotics
Abstract:: ... The freshwater climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) can tolerate water environments contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The mechanisms underlying this tolerance are unknown. We used de novo transcriptomic analysis to investigate the defensive mechanisms of A. testudineus against POPs based on its genetic features and biological responses to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (T ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.440
PubMed:: 30893621
PubMed Central:: PMC6581032
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.440

38. Confluent impact of housing and geology on indoor radon concentrations in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Author:: Dai, Dajun; Neal, Fredrick B.; Diem, Jeremy; Deocampo, Daniel M.; Stauber, Christine; Dignam, Timothy
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.668 pp. 500-511
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Bayesian theory; carcinogenicity; chi-square distribution; databases; emissions; environmental protection; gamma radiation; geology; kriging; radon; regression analysis; risk factors; screening; Georgia
Abstract:: ... Radon is a naturally released radioactive carcinogenic gas. To estimate radon exposure, studies have examined various risk factors, but limited information exists pertaining to the confluent impact of housing characteristics and geology. This study evaluated the efficacy of housing and geological characteristics to predict radon risk in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. Four major types of data were us ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.257
PubMed:: 30852225
PubMed Central:: PMC6456363
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.257

39. Field testing of a prototype mechanical dry toilet flush

Author:: Hennigs, Jan; Ravndal, Kristin T.; Blose, Thubelihle; Toolaram, Anju; Sindall, Rebecca C.; Barrington, Dani; Collins, Matt; Engineer, Bhavin; Kolios, Athanasios J.; McAdam, Ewan; Parker, Alison; Williams, Leon; Tyrrel, Sean
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.668 pp. 419-431
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: blood; field experimentation; fouling; households; laboratory experimentation; lubrication; prototypes; rubber; sanitation; silicone; urine; South Africa
Abstract:: ... A prototype of a non-fluid based mechanical toilet flush was tested in a semi-public, institutional setting and in selected peri-urban households in eThekwini municipality, Republic of South Africa. The mechanism's functionality and users' perception of the flush were assessed. User perception varied depending on background: Users accustomed to porcelain water flush toilets were open to, yet reser ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.220
PubMed:: 30852218
PubMed Central:: PMC6450599
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.220

40. Higher risk of hyperglycemia with greater susceptibility in females in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals in Bangladesh

Author:: Paul, Sudip Kumar; Islam, Md. Shofikul; Hasibuzzaman, M.M.; Hossain, Faruk; Anjum, Adiba; Saud, Zahangir Alam; Haque, Md. Mominul; Sultana, Papia; Haque, Azizul; Andric, Klara Biljana; Rahman, Aminur; Karim, Md Rezaul; Siddique, Abu Eabrahim; Karim, Yeasir; Rahman, Mizanur; Miyataka, Hideki; Xin, Lian; Himeno, Seiichiro; Hossain, Khaled
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.668 pp. 1004-1012
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: arsenic; body mass index; diabetes mellitus; dose response; drinking water; females; glucose tolerance; hyperglycemia; males; public health; risk; toxicity; Bangladesh
Abstract:: ... Arsenic (As) toxicity and diabetes mellitus (DM) are emerging public health concerns worldwide. Although exposure to high levels of As has been associated with DM, whether there is also an association between low and moderate As exposure and DM remains unclear. We explored the dose-dependent association between As exposure levels and hyperglycemia, with special consideration of the impact of demog ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.029
PubMed:: 31018442
PubMed Central:: PMC6560360
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.029

41. Is anaerobic digestion a reliable barrier for deactivation of pathogens in biosludge?

Author:: Zhao, Qian; Liu, Yu
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.668 pp. 893-902
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: World Health Organization; anaerobic digestion; antibiotic resistance genes; biosolids; engineering; models; municipal wastewater; parasites; pathogens; public health; risk assessment; sanitation; sewage sludge; viruses; wastewater treatment
Abstract:: ... As World Health Organization advocates, the global burden of sanitation related disease and access to safely managed sanitation and safely treated wastewater should be monitored strictly. However, the spread of pathogens through various agricultural applications or direct discharge of sewage sludge generated in municipal wastewater treatment plants poses a serious challenge on the environment and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.063
PubMed:: 30870755
PubMed Central:: PMC7112049
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.063

42. Using high-resolution residential greenspace measures in an urban environment to assess risks of allergy outcomes in children

Author:: Gernes, Rebecca; Brokamp, Cole; Rice, Glenn E.; Wright, J. Michael; Kondo, Michelle C.; Michael, Yvonne L.; Donovan, Geoffrey H.; Gatziolis, Demetrios; Bernstein, David; LeMasters, Grace K.; Lockey, James E.; Khurana Hershey, Gurjit K.; Ryan, Patrick H.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.668 pp. 760-767
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; canopy; childhood; children; confidence interval; exposure pathways; grasses; green infrastructure; health effects assessments; hypersensitivity; odds ratio; pollen; regression analysis; rhinitis; risk; trees; urban areas; vegetation index; vegetation types
Abstract:: ... Despite reported health benefits of urban greenspace (gs), the epidemiological evidence is less clear for allergic disease. To address a limitation of previous research, we examined the associations of medium- and high-resolution residential gs measures and tree and/or grass canopies with allergic outcomes for children enrolled in the longitudinal cincinnati childhood allergy and air pollution stu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.009
PubMed:: 30865906
PubMed Central:: PMC6563346
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.009

43. Application of an indoor air pollution metamodel to a spatially-distributed housing stock

Author:: Taylor, Jonathon; Shrubsole, Clive; Symonds, Phil; Mackenzie, Ian; Davies, Mike
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.667 pp. 390-399
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: cooking; energy; heat; indoor air pollution; issues and policy; kitchens; models; nitrogen dioxide; particulates; pollution control; urban areas; England
Abstract:: ... Estimates of population air pollution exposure typically rely on the outdoor component only, and rarely account for populations spending the majority of their time indoors. Housing is an important modifier of air pollution exposure due to outdoor pollution infiltrating indoors, and the removal of indoor-sourced pollution through active or passive ventilation. Here, we describe the application of a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.341
PubMed:: 30831373
PubMed Central:: PMC6467545
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.341

44. Predicting biochemical oxygen demand in European freshwater bodies

Author:: Vigiak, Olga; Grizzetti, Bruna; Udias-Moinelo, Angel; Zanni, Michela; Dorati, Chiara; Bouraoui, Fayçal; Pistocchi, Alberto
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 1089-1105
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: European Union; animal wastes; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; biochemical oxygen demand; biodiversity; data collection; emissions; freshwater; laws and regulations; livestock; models; monitoring; oxygen; prediction; water pollution; Europe
Abstract:: ... Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is an indicator of organic pollution in freshwater bodies correlated to microbiological contamination. High BOD concentrations reduce oxygen availability, degrade aquatic habitats and biodiversity, and impair water use. High BOD loadings to freshwater systems are mainly coming from anthropogenic sources, comprising domestic and livestock waste, industrial emissions, ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.252
PubMed:: 30970475
PubMed Central:: PMC6451040
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.252

45. Sediment organic carbon and temperature effects on methylmercury concentration: A mesocosm experiment

Author:: Buckman, K.L.; Seelen, E.A.; Mason, R.P.; Balcom, P.; Taylor, V.F.; Ward, J.E.; Chen, C.Y.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 1316-1326
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Amphipoda; bioaccumulation; climate; environmental factors; food webs; juveniles; marine ecosystems; mercury; methylmercury compounds; organic carbon; oysters; sediments; temperature
Abstract:: ... The fate and mobility of mercury, and its bioaccumulation primarily as methylmercury (MeHg), in marine ecosystems are influenced by climate related environmental factors, including increased temperature and carbon loading. To investigate the interactions between sediment organic carbon and temperature MeHg bioaccumulation, mesocosm experiments were conducted examining relationships between sedimen ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.302
PubMed:: 30970496
PubMed Central:: PMC6461384
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.302

46. The association of bone, fingernail and blood manganese with cognitive and olfactory function in Chinese workers

Author:: Rolle-McFarland, Danelle; Liu, Yingzi; Mostafaei, Farshad; Zauber, S. Elizabeth; Zhou, Yuanzhong; Li, Yan; Fan, Qiyuan; Zheng, Wei; Nie, Linda H.; Wells, Ellen M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 1003-1010
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: World Health Organization; animals; atomic absorption spectrometry; biomarkers; blood; cognition; confidence interval; education; employment; fruits; manganese; models; neutron activation analysis; olfactory disorders; questionnaires; regression analysis; smell; smoking (habit); Pennsylvania
Abstract:: ... Occupational manganese (Mn) exposure has been associated with cognitive and olfactory dysfunction; however, few studies have incorporated cumulative biomarkers of Mn exposure such as bone Mn (BnMn). Our goal was to assess the cross-sectional association between BnMn, blood Mn (BMn), and fingernail Mn (FMn) with cognitive and olfactory function among Mn-exposed workers. A transportable in vivo neut ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.208
PubMed:: 30970467
PubMed Central:: PMC6461352
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.208

47. Thyroid receptor antagonism as a contributory mechanism for adipogenesis induced by environmental mixtures in 3T3-L1 cells

Author:: Kassotis, Christopher D.; Kollitz, Erin M.; Hoffman, Kate; Sosa, Julie Ann; Stapleton, Heather M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 431-444
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: adipogenesis; agonists; antagonism; biomarkers; blood serum; body mass index; dust; flame retardants; health information; small interfering RNA; thyrotropin; triacylglycerols; triiodothyronine
Abstract:: ... We previously demonstrated that indoor house dust extracts could induce adipogenesis in pre-adipocytes, suggesting a potential role for indoor contaminant mixtures in metabolic health. Herein, we investigated the potential role of thyroid receptor beta (TRβ) antagonism in adipogenic effects (dust-induced triglyceride accumulation and pre-adipocyte proliferation) following exposure to environmental ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.273
PubMed:: 30802659
PubMed Central:: PMC6456385
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.273

48. Development of a novel aerosol generation system for conducting inhalation exposures to ambient particulate matter (PM)

Author:: Taghvaee, Sina; Mousavi, Amirhosein; Sowlat, Mohammad H.; Sioutas, Constantinos
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.665 pp. 1035-1045
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: aerosols; air flow; atomizers; filters; inhalation exposure; inorganic ions; liquids; metals; organic carbon; particle size distribution; particulates; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; protocols; slurries; sonication; trace elements; water solubility
Abstract:: ... In this study, we developed a novel method for generating aerosols that are representative of real-world ambient particulate matter (PM) in terms of both physical and chemical characteristics, with the ultimate objective of using them for inhalation exposure studies. The protocol included collection of ambient PM on filters using a high-volume sampler, which were then extracted with ultrapure Mill ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.214
PubMed:: 30893735
PubMed Central:: PMC6430148
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.214

49. Soil loss due to crop harvesting in the European Union: A first estimation of an underrated geomorphic process

Author:: Panagos, Panos; Borrelli, Pasquale; Poesen, Jean
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.664 pp. 487-498
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: European Union; arable soils; clods; cropland; decision making; geography; harvesting; mechanics; policy analysis; potatoes; prediction; roots; statistics; sugar beet; tillage erosion; tubers; water erosion; wind; Europe
Abstract:: ... Over the last two decades or so, there has been many research carried out to understand the mechanics and spatial distribution of soil loss by water erosion and to a lesser extent of wind, piping and tillage erosion. The acquired knowledge helped the development of prediction tools useful to support decision-makers in both ex-ante and ex-post policy evaluation. In Europe, recent studies have model ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.009
PubMed:: 30759412
PubMed Central:: PMC6500783
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.009

50. A unified approach for protecting listed species and ecosystem services in isolated wetlands using community-level protection goals

Author:: Raimondo, Sandy; Sharpe, Leah; Oliver, Leah; McCaffrey, Kelly R.; Purucker, S. Thomas; Sinnathamby, Sumathy; Minucci, Jeffrey M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.663 pp. 465-478
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Branchinecta lynchi; amphibians; aquatic environment; case studies; chlorpyrifos; coal; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental assessment; environmental factors; exposure pathways; habitats; honey bees; mechanism of action; risk assessment; species diversity; threatened species; vernal pools; weight-of-evidence; California
Abstract:: ... The protection of listed species through the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) process is encumbered by the number and diversity of species that need protection and the limited data available to inform assessments. Ecological communities within isolated ecosystems often contain a number of biologically diverse endemic, endangered, and threatened species, as well as providing numerous ecosystem serv ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.153
PubMed:: 30716638
PubMed Central:: PMC6604609
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.153

51. Indoor particulate matter and lung function in children

Author:: Isiugo, Kelechi; Jandarov, Roman; Cox, Jennie; Ryan, Patrick; Newman, Nicholas; Grinshpun, Sergey A.; Indugula, Reshmi; Vesper, Steven; Reponen, Tiina
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.663 pp. 408-417
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: absorption; asthma; carbon; children; fungal spores; lung function; lungs; models; particulates; principal component analysis; ultraviolet radiation
Abstract:: ... People generally spend more time indoors than outdoors resulting in a higher proportion of exposure to particulate matter (PM) occurring indoors. Consequently, indoor PM levels, in contrast to outdoor PM levels, may have a stronger relationship with lung function.To test this hypothesis, indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and fungal spore data were simultaneously collected from the homes of forty-four asthm ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.309
PubMed:: 30716631
PubMed Central:: PMC6392459
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.309

52. Repeat dose exposure of PM2.5 triggers the disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in SD rats

Author:: Liang, Shuang; Zhao, Tong; Hu, Hejing; Shi, Yanfeng; Xu, Qing; Miller, Mark R.; Duan, Junchao; Sun, Zhiwei
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.663 pp. 245-253
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: adhesion; air pollution; anticoagulants; blood platelet count; blood vessels; coagulation; disseminated intravascular coagulation; fibrin; fibrinogen; genes; hemorrhage; inflammation; intercellular adhesion molecule-1; interleukin-1beta; interleukin-6; lungs; non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase; particulates; rats; thrombosis; tumor necrosis factors; ultrasonography; vascular cell adhesion molecules
Abstract:: ... Epidemiological evidence suggests that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in air pollution promotes the formation of deep venous thrombosis. However, no evidence is available on the effects of PM2.5 lead to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). For the first time, this study explored the effects of PM2.5 on DIC via coagulation disorders in vivo. SD rats received intratracheal instillation of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.346
PubMed:: 30711591
PubMed Central:: PMC6398278
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.346

53. Isotopic advances in understanding reactive nitrogen deposition and atmospheric processing

Author:: Elliott, Emily M.; Yu, Zhongjie; Cole, Amanda S.; Coughlin, Justin G.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.662 pp. 393-403
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: ammonia; ammonium; atmospheric deposition; emissions; landscapes; nitrates; nitric acid; nitric oxide; nitrogen; nitrogen dioxide; stable isotopes
Abstract:: ... Recent advances in stable isotope measurements now allow for detailed investigations of the sources, transformations, and deposition of reactive nitrogen (N) species. Stable isotopes show promise as a complementary tool for apportioning emissions sources that contribute to deposition and also for developing a more robust understanding of the transformations that can influence these isotope ratios. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.177
PubMed:: 30690373
PubMed Central:: PMC7092373
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.177

54. River pollution by priority chemical substances under the Water Framework Directive: A provisional pan-European assessment

Author:: Pistocchi, Alberto; Dorati, Chiara; Aloe, Alberto; Ginebreda, Antoni; Marcé, Rafael
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.662 pp. 434-445
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: European Union; agricultural land; chemical substances; emissions; emissions factor; environmental quality; frequency distribution; inventories; models; monitoring; pollutants; pollution; rivers; wastewater treatment; Europe
Abstract:: ... In this paper, we build a preliminary inventory of dissolved phase water emissions of 36 of the 45 chemical priority substances under the European Union's Water Framework Directive. For point sources, we consider the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) containing reported emissions from major industrial facilities. We consider all other sources as diffuse, and we estimate Eur ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.354
PubMed:: 30690377
PubMed Central:: PMC6391594
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.354

55. Source contributions of surface ozone in China using an adjoint sensitivity analysis

Author:: Wang, M.Y.; Yim, Steve H.L.; Wong, D.C.; Ho, K.F.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.662 pp. 385-392
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: advection; air pollution; chemical reactions; emissions; models; nitrogen oxides; ozone; public health; river deltas; rivers; volatile organic compounds; China
Abstract:: ... Air pollution has become an adverse environmental problem in China, resulting in serious public health impacts. This study advanced and applied the CMAQ adjoint model to quantitatively assess the source-receptor relationships between surface ozone (O₃) changes over different receptor regions and precursor emissions across all locations in China. Five receptor regions were defined based on the admi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.116
PubMed:: 30690372
PubMed Central:: PMC6875754
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.116

56. Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands

Author:: Cardenas, L.M.; Bhogal, A.; Chadwick, D.R.; McGeough, K.; Misselbrook, T.; Rees, R.M.; Thorman, R.E.; Watson, C.J.; Williams, J.R.; Smith, K.A.; Calvet, S.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.661 pp. 696-710
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: European Union; ammonium nitrate; application rate; calcium ammonium nitrate; climate; dicyandiamide; emissions factor; fertilizer application; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; livestock products; meteorological data; nitrification inhibitors; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrous oxide; nutrient use efficiency; pastures; soil minerals; soil types; urea; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... Intensification of grasslands is necessary to meet the increasing demand of livestock products. The application of nitrogen (N) on grasslands affects the N balance therefore the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). Emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) are produced due to N fertilisation and low NUE. These emissions depend on the type and rates of N applied. In this study we have compiled data from 5 UK N fe ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.082
PubMed:: 30684838
PubMed Central:: PMC6383039
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.082

57. Household air pollution in Nairobi's slums: A long-term policy evaluation using participatory system dynamics

Author:: Dianati, K.; Zimmermann, N.; Milner, J.; Muindi, K.; Ezeh, A.; Chege, M.; Mberu, B.; Kyobutungi, C.; Fletcher, H.; Wilkinson, P.; Davies, M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.660 pp. 1108-1134
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; air quality; death; health effects assessments; heating systems; monitoring; nongovernmental organizations; particulates; policy analysis; pollution control; public health; simulation models; stakeholders
Abstract:: ... 58% of Nairobi's population live in informal settlements in extremely poor conditions. Household air pollution is one of the leading causes of premature death and disease in these settlements. Regulatory frameworks and government budgets for household air pollution do not exist and humanitarian organisations remain largely inattentive and inactive on this issue. The purpose of this paper is to eva ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.430
PubMed:: 30743908
PubMed Central:: PMC6854458
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.430

58. Characterizing grassland fire activity in the Flint Hills region and air quality using satellite and routine surface monitor data

Author:: Baker, K.R.; Koplitz, S.N.; Foley, K.M.; Avey, L.; Hawkins, A.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.659 pp. 1555-1566
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; air quality; ammonia; atmospheric chemistry; drought; gases; grassland fires; grasslands; indigenous species; land management; nitrogen; organic carbon; oxidation; ozone; particulates; potassium; prescribed burning; satellites; sulfur dioxide; Kansas; Oklahoma
Abstract:: ... Prescribed grassland fires in the Flint Hills region of central Kansas and northern Oklahoma are a common tool for land management. Local to regional scale impacts on air quality from grassland fires in this region are not well understood, which is important as these types of prescribed fires may increase in the future to preserve broader areas of native grasses in the central U.S. Routine air qua ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.427
PubMed:: 31096365
PubMed Central:: PMC6704483
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.427

59. Deep tubewell microbial water quality and access in arsenic mitigation programs in rural Bangladesh

Author:: Goel, V.; Islam, M.S.; Yunus, M.; Ali, M.T.; Khan, A.F.; Alam, N.; Faruque, A.S.G.; Bell, G.; Sobsey, M.; Emch, M.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.659 pp. 1577-1584
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: arsenic; bins (containers); cross-sectional studies; drinking water; households; microbial contamination; microbiological quality; ownership; risk; storage time; water quality; Bangladesh
Abstract:: ... The objective of this paper is to determine whether deep tubewells installed through arsenic mitigation efforts in rural Bangladesh provide better drinking water microbial quality compared to shallow tubewells. We conducted a stratified random cross-sectional survey of 484 households to assess microbial contamination of deep tubewell water at source and at point of use (POU) compared to shallow tu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.341
PubMed:: 31096367
PubMed Central:: PMC6724724
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.341

60. A cross-sectional study of urinary cadmium concentrations in relation to dietary intakes in Uruguayan school children

Author:: Burganowski, Rachael; Vahter, Marie; Queirolo, Elena I.; Peregalli, Fabiana; Baccino, Valentina; Barcia, Elizabeth; Mangieri, Soledad; Ocampo, Virginia; Mañay, Nelly; Martínez, Gabriela; Kordas, Katarzyna
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.658 pp. 1239-1248
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: adverse effects; blood serum; broccoli; cadmium; calcium; caregivers; chronic exposure; cross-sectional studies; diet recall; ferritin; fruits; grain consumption; grains; heme iron; least squares; legumes; meat; milk; models; nutritionists; pollution; root vegetables; school children; specific gravity; spinach; tomatoes; urine; zinc; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... Cadmium (Cd) exposure has adverse health effects in children. Diet contributes to Cd exposure, but dietary components could affect body Cd levels.To examine associations between diet and urinary Cd (U-Cd) in children.In this cross-sectional study conducted in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cd exposure of 5–8 year old children (n = 279 with complete data) was assessed in first morning urine (U-Cd), a marker ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.220
PubMed:: 30677986
PubMed Central:: PMC6369586
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.220

61. Close proximity to roadway and urbanicity associated with mental ill-health in older adults

Author:: Pun, Vivian C.; Manjourides, Justin; Suh, Helen H.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.658 pp. 854-860
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; anxiety; elderly; gender; land use; longitudinal studies; mental depression; models; nationalities and ethnic groups; particulates; physical activity; roads; social support; traffic; United States
Abstract:: ... Evidence for the association between built environment and mental ill health, especially in older population where mental ill health is common, remains inconclusive. We examined the association of roadway distance and urbanicity, measured as percentage of urban land use within 1 km from participants' residence, with mental ill-health in a longitudinal study of community-dwelling older adults in th ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.221
PubMed:: 30583181
PubMed Central:: PMC7004241
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.221

62. Effectiveness of vegetation and sound wall-vegetation combination barriers on pollution dispersion from freeways under early morning conditions

Author:: Ranasinghe, Dilhara; Lee, Eon S.; Zhu, Yifang; Frausto-Vicencio, Isis; Choi, Wonsik; Sun, Wu; Mara, Steve; Seibt, Ulrike; Paulson, Suzanne E.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.658 pp. 1549-1558
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; carbon monoxide; data collection; emissions; nitric oxide; nitrogen dioxide; particle size; pollutants; pollution control; roads; samplers; vegetation; wind speed; California
Abstract:: ... Pollutants in tailpipe emissions can be highly elevated around roadways, and in early mornings the pollution plume can extend hundreds of meters into surrounding neighborhoods. Solid sound walls and vegetation barriers are commonly used to mitigate noise, but they also help mitigate near-road air pollution. Here we assess the effectiveness of barriers consisting of vegetation only and of a combina ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.159
PubMed:: 30678013
PubMed Central:: PMC7092696
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.159

63. Impact of upstream oil extraction and environmental public health: A review of the evidence

Author:: Johnston, Jill E.; Lim, Esther; Roh, Hannah
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.657 pp. 187-199
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air; community health; drilling; human health; human population; humans; immunosuppression; issues and policy; liver; neoplasms; oil fields; oils; people; petroleum; risk; soil; water quality
Abstract:: ... Upstream oil extraction, which includes exploration and operation to bring crude oil to the surface, frequently occurs near human populations. There are approximately 40,000 oil fields globally and 6 million people that live or work nearby. Oil extraction can impact local soil, water, and air, which in turn can influence community health. As oil resources are increasingly being extracted near huma ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.483
PubMed:: 30537580
PubMed Central:: PMC6344296
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.483

64. The sources and dynamics of fine-grained sediment degrading the Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) beds of the River Torridge, Devon, UK

Author:: Pulley, S.; Goubet, A.; Moser, I.; Browning, S.; Collins, A.L.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.657 pp. 420-434
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Margaritifera margaritifera; buffering capacity; colorimetry; control methods; environmental health; grasslands; grazing lands; habitats; hysteresis; indicator species; intensive farming; land use; livestock farming; mussels; planning; population dynamics; radiometry; rain; rivers; roads; runoff; sediments; soil; surveys; tracer techniques; turbidity; watersheds; woodlands; England; Wales
Abstract:: ... The Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is an endangered organism across its entire range. It has a complex life cycle and stringent habitat requirements and is therefore an indicator species for the general ecosystem health of host rivers. Whereas historical intensive pearl fishing contributed to population declines, excess nutrient and sediment loss associated with current land ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.401
PubMed:: 30550906
PubMed Central:: PMC6372835
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.401

65. Acetate promotes microbial reductive debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A during the startup phase of anaerobic wastewater sludge bioreactors

Author:: Lefevre, Emilie; Redfern, Lauren; Cooper, Ellen M.; Stapleton, Heather M.; Gunsch, Claudia K.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.656 pp. 959-968
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Clostridiales; acetates; bioreactors; flame retardants; hydrogen; methanogens; microbial communities; sludge; toxicity; wastewater; wastewater treatment
Abstract:: ... The detection of increasing concentrations of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in wastewater treatment plants is raising concerns as TBBPA has been identified as a potentially toxic flame retardant. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of acetate biostimulation on TBBPA microbial reductive debromination, and the response of anaerobic sludge associated microbial communities repeate ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.403
PubMed:: 30625682
PubMed Central:: PMC6481660
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.403

66. Viability-based quantification of antibiotic resistance genes and human fecal markers in wastewater effluent and receiving waters

Author:: Eramo, Alessia; Morales Medina, William R.; Fahrenfeld, Nicole L.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.656 pp. 495-502
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance genes; humans; municipal wastewater; propidium; public health; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; surface water; wastewater treatment
Abstract:: ... Antibiotic resistance is a public health issue with links to environmental sources of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). ARGs from nonviable sources may pose a hazard given the potential for transformation whereas ARGs in viable sources may proliferate during host growth or conjugation. In this study, ARGs in the effluent from three municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and the receiving ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.325
PubMed:: 30522032
PubMed Central:: PMC6526933
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.325

67. A nationwide survey of 31 organophosphate esters in sewage sludge from the United States

Author:: Wang, Yu; Kannan, Pranav; Halden, Rolf U.; Kannan, Kurunthachalam
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.655 pp. 446-453
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: esters; flame retardants; hazard characterization; inventories; land application; national surveys; organophosphorus compounds; plasticizers; products and commodities; risk; sewage sludge; soil; wastewater treatment; Northeastern United States; Southeastern United States
Abstract:: ... Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are used as flame retardants and plasticizers in a wide range of consumer products. Nevertheless, studies on the occurrence and inventory of OPEs in sewage sludge are limited. In this study, 20 OP triesters and 11 diesters were measured in 75 archived sewage sludge samples collected from 67 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) across the United States (US). The median ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.224
PubMed:: 30472646
PubMed Central:: PMC6318040
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.224

68. Inactivation of airborne bacteria using different UV sources: Performance modeling, energy utilization, and endotoxin degradation

Author:: Wang, Can; Lu, Siyi; Zhang, Zhiwei
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.655 pp. 787-795
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Escherichia coli; adverse effects; air; airborne microorganisms; bioaerosols; disinfection; endotoxins; energy; human health; irradiation; models; ozone; prediction; ultraviolet radiation
Abstract:: ... Airborne bacteria-containing bioaerosols have attracted increased research attention on account of their adverse effects on human health. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is an effective method to inactivate airborne microorganisms. The present study models and compares the inactivation performance of three UV sources in the UVGI for aerosolized Escherichia coli. Inactivation efficiency o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.266
PubMed:: 30481706
PubMed Central:: PMC7112078
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.266

69. Modeling groundwater nitrate exposure in private wells of North Carolina for the Agricultural Health Study

Author:: Messier, Kyle P.; Wheeler, David C.; Flory, Abigail R.; Jones, Rena R.; Patel, Deven; Nolan, Bernard T.; Ward, Mary H.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.655 pp. 512-519
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: carcinogens; groundwater; groundwater contamination; humans; ingestion; kriging; linear models; neural networks; nitrates; prediction; support vector machines; wells; North Carolina
Abstract:: ... Unregulated private wells in the United States are susceptible to many groundwater contaminants. Ingestion of nitrate, the most common anthropogenic private well contaminant in the United States, can lead to the endogenous formation of N-nitroso-compounds, which are known human carcinogens. In this study, we expand upon previous efforts to model private well groundwater nitrate concentration in No ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.022
PubMed:: 30476830
PubMed Central:: PMC6581064
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.022

70. The impact of wipe sampling variables on method performance associated with indoor pesticide misuse and highly contaminated areas

Author:: Willison, Stuart A.; Daniel Stout, I.I.; Mysz, Amy; Starr, James; Tabor, Dennis; Wyrzykowska-Ceradini, Barbara; Nardin, Josh; Morris, Eric; Snyder, Emily Gibb
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.655 pp. 539-546
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: carbaryl; chemical species; cotton; glass; isopropyl alcohol; malathion; pesticide formulations; pesticide residues; physicochemical properties; plywood; remediation; sampling; solvents; stainless steel
Abstract:: ... Pesticide misuse incidents in residential indoor areas are typically associated with misapplications that are inconsistent with the label directions of the product. Surface wipe sampling and analysis procedures are relied upon to evaluate the extent of indoor contamination and the remediation efforts successfully. In general, surface wipe sampling procedures are widely varied, which can complicate ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.128
PubMed:: 30476833
PubMed Central:: PMC7045174
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.128

71. Associations between fine particulate matter and changes in lipids/lipoproteins among midlife women

Author:: Wu, Xiangmei (May); Broadwin, Rachel; Basu, Rupa; Malig, Brian; Ebisu, Keita; Gold, Ellen B.; Qi, Lihong; Derby, Carol; Park, Sung Kyun; Green, Shelley
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 1179-1186
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; apolipoprotein A-I; apolipoprotein B; blood lipids; blood sampling; cardiovascular diseases; chronic exposure; hyperlipidemia; longitudinal studies; models; monitoring; particulates; risk; women; women's health
Abstract:: ... Fine particles (PM₂.₅) are known to increase risks of cardiovascular diseases, but it is unclear how they affect plasma lipid levels. In this study, we examined the associations between PM₂.₅ exposure and lipid/lipoprotein levels from 2289 midlife women enrolled in the longitudinal Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. The average exposure to PM₂.₅ and gaseous co-pollutants during the prior o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.149
PubMed:: 30841392
PubMed Central:: PMC6413864
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.149

72. Crop yield sensitivity of global major agricultural countries to droughts and the projected changes in the future

Author:: Leng, Guoyong; Hall, Jim
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 811-821
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Glycine max; Oryza sativa; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; atmospheric precipitation; carbon dioxide; corn; crop models; crop yield; drought; food security; probabilistic models; rice; risk; soybeans; temperature; wheat; Canada; India; Russia; Thailand; United States; Vietnam
Abstract:: ... Understanding the potential drought impacts on agricultural production is critical for ensuring global food security. Instead of providing a deterministic estimate, this study investigates the likelihood of yield loss of wheat, maize, rice and soybeans in response to droughts of various intensities in the 10 largest producing countries. We use crop-country specific standardized precipitation index ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.434
PubMed:: 30448671
PubMed Central:: PMC6341212
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.434

73. Field testing of over 30,000 wells for arsenic across 400 villages of the Punjab plains of Pakistan and India: Implications for prioritizing mitigation

Author:: van Geen, Alexander; Farooqi, Abida; Kumar, Anand; Khattak, Junaid Ali; Mushtaq, Nisbah; Hussain, Ishtiaque; Ellis, Tyler; Singh, Chander Kumar
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 1358-1363
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: World Health Organization; arsenic; beverages; drinking water; groundwater; guidelines; households; rural population; toxicity; villages; water supply; water treatment; wells; India; Pakistan
Abstract:: ... Most of the rural population of 90 million in Punjab province in Pakistan and Punjab state in India drinks, and cooks with, untreated water drawn from shallow wells. Limited laboratory testing has shown that groundwater in the region can contain toxic levels of arsenic. To refine this assessment, a total of 30,567 wells from 383 villages were tested with a field kit in northern Punjab province of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.201
PubMed:: 30841408
PubMed Central:: PMC6407622
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.201

74. Spatial-temporal variations of summertime ozone concentrations across a metropolitan area using a network of low-cost monitors to develop 24 hourly land-use regression models

Author:: Masiol, Mauro; Squizzato, Stefania; Chalupa, David; Rich, David Q.; Hopke, Philip K.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 1167-1178
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air quality; algorithms; emissions; epidemiological studies; forests; highways; land use; metropolitan areas; models; monitoring; ozone; regression analysis; residential areas; shrubs; summer; temporal variation; traffic; New York
Abstract:: ... Ten relatively-low-cost ozone monitors (Aeroqual Series 500 with OZL ozone sensor) were deployed to assess the spatial and temporal variability of ambient ozone concentrations across residential areas in the Monroe County, New York from June to October 2017. The monitors were calibrated in the laboratory and then deployed to a local air quality monitoring site where they were compared to the feder ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.111
PubMed:: 30841391
PubMed Central:: PMC6407642
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.111

75. The associations between lead exposure at multiple sensitive life periods and dental caries risks in permanent teeth

Author:: Wu, Yue; Jansen, Erica C.; Peterson, Karen E.; Foxman, Betsy; Goodrich, Jaclyn M.; Hu, Howard; Solano-González, Maritsa; Cantoral, Alejandra; Téllez-Rojo, Martha M.; Martinez-Mier, Esperanza Angeles
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 1048-1055
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: X-radiation; blood; childhood; children; dental caries; energy; fluorescence; food frequency questionnaires; lead; models; patella (bones); public health; regression analysis; risk; spectroscopy; sugar sweetened beverages; teeth; tibia; toxic substances; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Dental caries is an important public health problem in Mexico, a country also faced with high exposure to toxicants including lead (Pb).Participants were 386 children living in Mexico City. Prenatal (trimester 1–3), early-childhood (12, 24, 36, and 48 months of age) and peri-pubertal (10–18 years of age) blood Pb levels were quantified using graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectroscopy. Materna ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.190
PubMed:: 30841379
PubMed Central:: PMC6407640
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.190

76. Effect of intra-urban temperature variation on tree flowering phenology, airborne pollen, and measurement error in epidemiological studies of allergenic pollen

Author:: Katz, Daniel S.W.; Dzul, Andrew; Kendel, Amber; Batterman, Stuart A.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.653 pp. 1213-1222
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Quercus; allergenicity; cities; epidemiological studies; flowering date; metropolitan areas; monitoring; mulberries; night temperature; phenology; pollen; remote sensing; temperature profiles; time series analysis; trees; Michigan
Abstract:: ... Temperature gradients in cities can cause inter-neighborhood differences in the timing of pollen release. However, most epidemiological studies examining allergenic pollen utilize daily measurements from a single pollen monitoring station with the implicit assumption that the measured time series of airborne pollen concentrations applies across the study areas, and that the temporal mismatch betwe ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.020
PubMed:: 30759561
PubMed Central:: PMC6402594
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.020

77. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in source and treated drinking waters of the United States

Author:: Boone, J. Scott; Vigo, Craig; Boone, Tripp; Byrne, Christian; Ferrario, Joseph; Benson, Robert; Donohue, Joyce; Simmons, Jane Ellen; Kolpin, Dana W.; Furlong, Edward T.; Glassmeyer, Susan T.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.653 pp. 359-369
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; drinking water; drinking water treatment; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; rivers; United States
Abstract:: ... Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are of interest to regulators, water treatment utilities, the general public and scientists. This study measured 17 PFAS in source and treated water from 25 drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) as part of a broader study of CECs in drinking water across the United States. PFAS were quantitatively dete ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.245
PubMed:: 30412881
PubMed Central:: PMC6996027
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.245

78. Source apportionment of the oxidative potential of fine ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) in Athens, Greece

Author:: Taghvaee, Sina; Sowlat, Mohammad H.; Diapouli, Evangelia; Manousakas, Manousos Ioannis; Vasilatou, Vasiliki; Eleftheriadis, Kostas; Sioutas, Constantinos
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.653 pp. 1407-1416
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: aerosols; air; biomass; burning; emissions; health policy; in vitro studies; metals; organic carbon; particulates; pollution; principal component analysis; regression analysis; summer; trace elements; tracer techniques; traffic; urban areas; water solubility; winter; Greece
Abstract:: ... The main objective of this study was chemical characterization and source apportionment of the oxidative potential of ambient PM2.5 samples collected in an urban background area in Athens, Greece. Ambient PM2.5 samples were collected during the summer (June–September) of 2017 and winter (February–March) of 2018 at a residential, urban background site in the outlying neighborhood of the Demokritos ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.016
PubMed:: 30759579
PubMed Central:: PMC6383788
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.016

79. Determinants of pesticide concentrations in silicone wristbands worn by Latina adolescent girls in a California farmworker community: The COSECHA youth participatory action study

Author:: Harley, Kim G.; Parra, Kimberly L.; Camacho, Jose; Bradman, Asa; Nolan, James E.S.; Lessard, Chloe; Anderson, Kim A.; Poutasse, Carolyn M.; Scott, Richard P.; Lazaro, Giselle; Cardoso, Edgar; Gallardo, Daisy; Gunier, Robert B.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.652 pp. 1022-1029
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: DDE (pesticide); Latinos; adolescents; agricultural land; chlorthal-dimethyl; cleaning; cypermethrin; farm labor; fipronil; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; girls; permethrin; regression analysis; silicone; youth; California
Abstract:: ... Personal exposure to pesticides has not been well characterized, especially among adolescents. We used silicone wristbands to assess pesticide exposure in 14 to 16 year old Latina girls (N = 97) living in the agricultural Salinas Valley, California, USA and enrolled in the COSECHA (CHAMACOS of Salinas Examining Chemicals in Homes and Agriculture) Study, a youth participatory action study in an agr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.276
PubMed:: 30380470
PubMed Central:: PMC6309742
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.276

80. Dioxin and AHR impairs mesoderm gene expression and cardiac differentiation in human embryonic stem cells

Author:: Fu, Hualing; Wang, Li; Wang, Jiajia; Bennett, Brian D.; Li, Jian-Liang; Zhao, Bin; Hu, Guang
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 1038-1046
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: cardiomyocytes; chromatin; congenital abnormalities; developmental toxicity; embryogenesis; embryonic stem cells; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genes; genomics; heart diseases; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; mesoderm; models; phenotype; polychlorinated biphenyls; precipitin tests; tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; toxic substances; toxicology
Abstract:: ... Dioxin and dioxin-related polychlorinated biphenyls are potent toxicants with association with developmental heart defects and congenital heart diseases. However, the underlying mechanism of their developmental toxicity is not fully understood. Further, different animals show distinct susceptibility and phenotypes after exposure, suggesting possible species-specific effects. Using a human embryoni ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.247
PubMed:: 30266049
PubMed Central:: PMC6547817
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.247

81. Evaluation of the estrogen receptor alpha as a possible target of bifenthrin effects in the estrogenic and dopaminergic signaling pathways in zebrafish embryos

Author:: Bertotto, Luísa Becker; Dasgupta, Subham; Vliet, Sara; Dudley, Stacia; Gan, Jay; Volz, David C.; Schlenk, Daniel
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 2424-2431
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Danio rerio; agonists; amine oxidase (flavin-containing); bifenthrin; biosynthesis; catechol O-methyltransferase; dopamine; dopamine receptors; embryo (animal); estradiol; estrogen receptors; gene expression; homovanillic acid; messenger RNA; metabolites; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; signal transduction; tyrosine 3-monooxygenase; vitellogenin
Abstract:: ... Bifenthrin (BF) is a pyrethroid insecticide widely used in urban and agricultural applications. Previous studies in embryos of zebrafish have shown that BF can affect estradiol biosynthesis and the dopaminergic system. To examine the role of the estrogen receptor (ER) in the endocrine effects of BF, embryos were exposed for 96 h to a mixture of 0.15 and 1.5 μg/L BF and an ER agonist (17α-ethynyles ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.079
PubMed:: 30336432
PubMed Central:: PMC6283662
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.079
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.079

82. Revising the index of watershed integrity national maps

Author:: Johnson, Zachary C.; Leibowitz, Scott G.; Hill, Ryan A.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 2615-2630
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; agricultural land; anthropogenic stressors; data collection; fertilizer rates; land use; nitrogen fertilizers; prediction; water quality; watersheds; United States
Abstract:: ... Watersheds provide a range of services valued by society, incorporating biotic and abiotic functions within their boundaries. Recently, an operational definition of watershed integrity was applied and indices of watershed integrity (IWI) and catchment integrity (ICI) were developed and mapped for the conterminous United States. However, these indices were originally derived using equally-weighted ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.112
PubMed:: 30340196
PubMed Central:: PMC6469687
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.112

83. Sources of pollution and interrelationships between aerosol and precipitation chemistry at a central California site

Author:: Dadashazar, Hossein; Ma, Lin; Sorooshian, Armin
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 1776-1787
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: aerosols; air quality; atmospheric precipitation; biomass; burning; calcium; chlorides; coasts; dust; hydrologic cycle; liquids; meteorology; monuments; nitrates; nitric acid; pH; particulate emissions; particulates; pollutants; pollution; sulfates; California
Abstract:: ... This study examines co-located aerosol and precipitation chemistry data between 2010 and 2016 at Pinnacles National Monument ~65 km east of the coastline in central California. Positive matrix factorization analysis of the aerosol composition data revealed seven distinct pollutant sources: aged sea salt (25.7% of PM2.5), biomass burning (24.2% of PM2.5), fresh sea salt (15.0% of PM2.5), secondary ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.086
PubMed:: 30316095
PubMed Central:: PMC6246821
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.086

84. The impact of air pollutant deposition on solar energy system efficiency: An approach to estimate PV soiling effects with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model

Author:: Zhou, Luxi; Schwede, Donna B.; Wyat Appel, K.; Mangiante, Michael J.; Wong, David C.; Napelenok, Sergey L.; Whung, Pai-Yei; Zhang, Banglin
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 456-465
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: United States Environmental Protection Agency; aerosols; air pollutants; air pollution; air quality; cost effectiveness; dry deposition; land use; particulates; simulation models; solar collectors; solar energy; surface roughness; transmittance; Colorado; Texas
Abstract:: ... Deposition and accumulation of aerosol particles on photovoltaics (PV) panels, which is commonly referred to as “soiling of PV panels,” impacts the performance of the PV energy system. It is desirable to estimate the soiling effect at different locations and times for modeling the PV system performance and devising cost-effective mitigation. This study presents an approach to estimate the soiling ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.194
PubMed:: 30243165
PubMed Central:: PMC7156116
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.194

85. The impact of surface properties and dominant ions on the effectiveness of G-nZVI heterogeneous catalyst for environmental remediation

Author:: Farooq, Usman; Danish, Muhammad; Lyu, Shuguang; Brusseau, Mark L.; Gu, Mengbin; Zaman, Waqas Qamar; Qiu, Zhaofu; Sui, Qian
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 1182-1188
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: bicarbonates; bromides; calcium; catalysts; catalytic activity; chlorides; copper; free radicals; groundwater; hydroxyl radicals; ions; iron; magnesium; nanocomposites; nickel; nitrates; potassium; remediation; sodium; sodium percarbonate; sulfates; superoxide anion; zeta potential
Abstract:: ... The surface properties of nanocomposites are influenced by the existence of inorganic species that may affect its performance for specific catalytic applications. The impact of different ionic species on particular catalytic activity had not been investigated to date. In this study, the surface charge (zeta potential) of graphene-oxide-supported nano zero valent iron (G-nZVI) was tested in definit ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.148
PubMed:: 30360250
PubMed Central:: PMC6435274
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.148

86. The spatial distribution of congener-specific human PCB concentrations in a PCB-polluted region

Author:: Strémy, Maximilián; Šutová, Zuzana; Murínová, Ľubica Palkovičová; Richterová, Denisa; Wimmerová, Soňa; Čonka, Kamil; Drobná, Beata; Fábelová, Lucia; Jurečková, Dana; Jusko, Todd A.; Tihányi, Juraj; Trnovec, Tomáš
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 2292-2303
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: adults; blood serum; geocoding; kriging; physicochemical properties; pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls; risk factors; Slovakia
Abstract:: ... Serum PCB congener concentrations were measured in 602 adults living near a PCB pollution source in eastern Slovakia. We created isoconcentration maps for 21 PCB congeners by geocoding each participant's place of residence and kriging. Concentrations of PCB congeners were inversely associated with the distance of the participants' residence from the source of pollution. Congener-specific risk fact ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.123
PubMed:: 30332662
PubMed Central:: PMC6246788
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.123

87. Ambient air pollution and fetal growth restriction: Physician diagnosis of fetal growth restriction versus population-based small-for-gestational age

Author:: Nobles, Carrie J.; Grantz, Katherine L.; Liu, Danping; Williams, Andrew; Ouidir, Marion; Seeni, Indulaxmi; Sherman, Seth; Mendola, Pauline
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 2641-2647
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: air pollution; air quality; alcohols; asthma; birth weight; body mass index; child health; equations; fetal development; human development; infants; insurance; marital status; medical records; models; nationalities and ethnic groups; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; particulates; pollutants; pregnancy; risk; sulfur dioxide; women
Abstract:: ... Ambient air pollution may affect fetal growth restriction (FGR) through several mechanisms. However, prior studies of air pollution and small-for-gestational age (SGA), a common proxy for FGR, have reported inconsistent findings.We assessed air pollution in relation to physician-diagnosed FGR and population-based SGA in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Develo ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.362
PubMed:: 30296771
PubMed Central:: PMC6203640
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.362

88. Associations between maternal plasma measurements of inflammatory markers and urinary levels of phenols and parabens during pregnancy: A repeated measures study

Author:: Aung, Max T.; Ferguson, Kelly K.; Cantonwine, David E.; Bakulski, Kelly M.; Mukherjee, Bhramar; Loch-Caruso, Rita; McElrath, Thomas F.; Meeker, John D.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 1131-1140
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: C-reactive protein; biomarkers; case-control studies; fetal development; immune system; inflammation; interleukin-10; interleukin-1beta; phenol; pregnancy; premature birth; probability; triclosan; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; urine
Abstract:: ... Maternal immune system regulation is critical for maintenance of a healthy pregnancy and fetal development. Exposure to phenols and parabens is widespread, and may be linked to systemic inflammation and alteration of circulating immunological biomarkers.We sought to characterize associations between repeated measures of individual urinary phenols, parabens and plasma inflammatory markers across pr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.356
PubMed:: 30308801
PubMed Central:: PMC6236678
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.356

89. Deriving nutrient criteria to support ʽgoodʼ ecological status in European lakes: An empirically based approach to linking ecology and management

Author:: Poikane, Sandra; Phillips, Geoff; Birk, Sebastian; Free, Gary; Kelly, Martyn G.; Willby, Nigel J.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 2074-2084
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: alkalinity; ecosystems; eutrophication; lakes; least squares; macrophytes; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrient content; nutrients; phosphorus; risk assessment; uncertainty; vegetation; water management; water policy; Europe
Abstract:: ... European water policy has identified eutrophication as a priority issue for water management. Substantial progress has been made in combating eutrophication but open issues remain, including setting reliable and meaningful nutrient criteria supporting ʽgoodʼ ecological status of the Water Framework Directive.The paper introduces a novel methodological approach - a set of four different methods - t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.350
PubMed:: 30290349
PubMed Central:: PMC6215087
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.350

90. Increased motor vehicle crashes following induced earthquakes in Oklahoma, USA

Author:: Casey, Joan A.; Elser, Holly; Goldman-Mellor, Sidra; Catalano, Ralph
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 2974-2979
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: anxiety; earthquakes; life events; risk; surveys; time series analysis; vehicles (equipment); wastewater; Oklahoma
Abstract:: ... Anxiety-inducing life events increase the risk of motor vehicle crashes. We test the hypothesis that earthquakes, known to increase anxiety in the population, also increase the incidence of motor vehicle crashes. Our study took place in Oklahoma, USA where wastewater injection resulted in increased induced seismicity between 2010 and 2016. We identified dates of earthquakes ≥ magnitude 4 (a level ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.043
PubMed:: 30373073
PubMed Central:: PMC6214370
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.043

91. Vent pipe emissions from storage tanks at gas stations: Implications for setback distances

Author:: Hilpert, Markus; Rule, Ana Maria; Adria-Mora, Bernat; Tiberi, Tedmund
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 2239-2250
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: acute exposure; air; benzene; emissions; emissions factor; gasoline; headspace analysis; meteorological data; models; pipes; pollution control; public health; risk; tanks; temporal variation; vapors; United States
Abstract:: ... At gas stations, fuel vapors are released into the atmosphere from storage tanks through vent pipes. Little is known about when releases occur, their magnitude, and their potential health consequences. Our goals were to quantify vent pipe releases and examine exceedance of short-term exposure limits to benzene around gas stations. At two US gas stations, we measured volumetric vent pipe flow rates ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.303
PubMed:: 30292117
PubMed Central:: PMC7059886
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.303

92. Bioaerosol emissions associated with pit latrine emptying operations

Author:: Farling, Stewart; Rogers, Tate; Knee, Jackie S.; Tilley, Elizabeth A.; Brown, Joe; Deshusses, Marc A.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.648 pp. 1082-1086
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: DNA; air; bioaerosols; coliform bacteria; emissions; enteropathogens; enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; feces; risk; sanitation; Malawi
Abstract:: ... Pit latrines are the most common sanitation option in the developing world. They are simple to build but require periodic emptying which results in widespread dispersion of fecal pathogens in the environment. While much is known about the health risks of fecal-oral exposure, little is known about those resulting from the aerosolization of pathogens from fecal material. Bioaerosols were sampled aro ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.147
PubMed:: 30340254
PubMed Central:: PMC6234106
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.147

93. Prediction of bioconcentration factors in fish and invertebrates using machine learning

Author:: Miller, Thomas H.; Gallidabino, Matteo D.; MacRae, James I.; Owen, Stewart F.; Bury, Nicolas R.; Barron, Leon P.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.648 pp. 80-89
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Gammarus pulex; artificial intelligence; bioaccumulation factor; ecotoxicology; environmental health; fish; food chain; invertebrates; model validation; molecular weight; neural networks; nitrogen; prediction; prioritization; risk; surface area; topology
Abstract:: ... The application of machine learning has recently gained interest from ecotoxicological fields for its ability to model and predict chemical and/or biological processes, such as the prediction of bioconcentration. However, comparison of different models and the prediction of bioconcentration in invertebrates has not been previously evaluated. A comparison of 24 linear and machine learning models is ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.122
PubMed:: 30114591
PubMed Central:: PMC6234108
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.122

94. Reducing water use by alternate-furrow irrigation with livestock wastewater reduces antibiotic resistance gene abundance in the rhizosphere but not in the non-rhizosphere

Author:: Liu, Yuan; Cui, Erping; Neal, Andrew L.; Zhang, Xiaoxian; Li, Zhongyang; Xiao, Yatao; Du, Zhenjie; Gao, Feng; Fan, Xiangyang; Hu, Chao
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.648 pp. 12-24
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance genes; antibiotics; arid zones; drying; field capacity; furrow irrigation; groundwater; irrigation rates; microbiome; microorganisms; models; nutrients; pepper; rhizosphere; roots; soil water; swine; transpiration; wastewater; wastewater irrigation
Abstract:: ... Livestock wastewater is rich in nutrients but may contain antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Their discharge to watercourses or soil may result in proliferation of ARGs. Irrigation with wastewater appears to be the most feasible option of disposing of it. One efficient irrigation technology used in arid regions is alternate-furrow irrigation (AFI) by alternately drying part of the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.101
PubMed:: 30107302
PubMed Central:: PMC6234105
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.101

95. Geostatistical prediction of water lead levels in Flint, Michigan: A multivariate approach

Author:: Goovaerts, Pierre
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.647 pp. 1294-1304
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: cities; data collection; drinking water; geostatistics; infrastructure; kriging; lead; models; prediction; protocols; water pollution; Michigan
Abstract:: ... Despite several environmental crises, little research has been conducted on citywide geospatial modeling of water lead levels (WLL) in public distribution systems. This paper presents the first application of multivariate geostatistics to lead in drinking water within a distribution system, specifically in Flint, Michigan. One of the key features of the Flint data is their collection through two d ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.459
PubMed:: 30180337
PubMed Central:: PMC6168368
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.459

96. Identify driving forces of MBR applications in China

Author:: Li, Ping; Liu, Li; Wu, Jiaojiao; Cheng, Rong; Shi, Lei; Zheng, Xiang; Zhang, Zhenxing
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.647 pp. 627-638
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: games; interviews; oil and gas industry; public policy; sports; surveys; wastewater treatment; water resources; China
Abstract:: ... During the last two decades, MBR applications in China grow exponentially with the first pilot test of 10 m³/d in 1999 and the first application with capacity of 110,000 m³/d commissioned in 2009. It is critical to examine the drivers of MBR applications in China, which can provide sound scientific basis for future development of MBR applications. This study summarized the historical development o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.412
PubMed:: 30092518
PubMed Central:: PMC7112108
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.412

97. Lead exposure biomarkers in the Common Loon

Author:: Specht, Aaron J.; Kirchner, Kimberley E.; Weisskopf, Marc G.; Pokras, Mark A.
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.647 pp. 639-644
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Gavia immer; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy; aquatic habitat; atomic absorption spectrometry; biomarkers; blood; cumulative exposure; death; digestion; fish; ingestion; lead; liver; tissues; wildlife
Abstract:: ... Lead in fishing tackle is a significant source of exposure to the environment, wildlife, and potentially humans. Common Loons (Gavia immer) are exposed to lead by eating fish which have lead tackle, or ingesting fishing weights or spent ammunition when they ingest small stones to aid in digestion. Blood lead is traditionally used as a biomarker of exposure in loons, but it only reflects recent exp ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.043
PubMed:: 30092519
PubMed Central:: PMC6168339
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.043

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1. Combined Danio rerio embryo morbidity, mortality and photomotor response assay: A tool for developmental risk assessment from chronic cyanoHAB exposure

2. MicroEnv: A microsimulation model for quantifying the impacts of environmental policies on population health and health inequalities

3. A field study to estimate inhalation rates for use in a particle inhalation rate exposure metric

4. Association of self-reported personal care product use with blood glucose levels measured during pregnancy among women from a fertility clinic

5. Nutrient criteria for surface waters under the European Water Framework Directive: Current state-of-the-art, challenges and future outlook

6. The food-water quality nexus in periurban aquacultures downstream of Bangkok, Thailand

7. A case-crossover analysis of the relationship of air pollution with out-of-hospital sudden unexpected death in Wake County, North Carolina (2013–2015)

8. Systematic review and meta-analyses of lead (Pb) concentrations in environmental media (soil, dust, water, food, and air) reported in the United States from 1996 to 2016

9. TDCIPP exposure affects Artemia franciscana growth and osmoregulation

10. Application of new statistical distribution approaches for environmental mixture risk assessment: A case study

11. A review on microbial contaminants in stormwater runoff and outfalls: Potential health risks and mitigation strategies

12. Nutrient-induced shifts of dominant species reduce ecosystem stability via increases in species synchrony and population variability

13. Concentrations of organohalogens (PCBs, DDTs, PBDEs) in hunted and stranded Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska from 1992 to 2010: Links to pathology and feeding ecology

14. A runoff trading system to meet watershed-level stormwater reduction goals with parcel-level green infrastructure installation

15. Smart forage selection could significantly improve soil health in the tropics

16. Effects of temperature, salinity, and sediment organic carbon on methylmercury bioaccumulation in an estuarine amphipod

17. Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems

18. Multi-objective optimization as a tool to identify possibilities for future agricultural landscapes

19. Effects of water management and cultivar on carbon dynamics, plant productivity and biomass allocation in European rice systems

20. Association of perfluoroalkyl substances exposure with cardiometabolic traits in an island population of the eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia

21. Multi-scale availability of neonicotinoid-treated seed for wildlife in an agricultural landscape during spring planting

22. Air pollution and inflammation: Findings from concurrent repeated measures of systemic and reproductive tract cytokines during term pregnancy in Mexico City

23. Metabolite biomarkers of chlorothalonil exposure in earthworms, coelomic fluid, and coelomocytes

24. Thyroid hormones and neurobehavioral functions among adolescents chronically exposed to groundwater with geogenic arsenic in Bangladesh

25. Urinary concentrations of benzophenone-3 and reproductive outcomes among women undergoing infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies

26. Toward a quantification of risks at the nexus of conservation and health: The case of bushmeat markets in Lao PDR

27. Environmental footprint family to address local to planetary sustainability and deliver on the SDGs

28. Chemical mixtures and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of natural microbial community in the Tiber river

29. “More crop per drop”: Exploring India's cereal water use since 2005

30. Drying of fecal sludge in 3D laminate enclosures for urban waste management

31. Hospital effluent: A reservoir for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales?

32. Advancements in mitigating interference in quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for microbial water quality monitoring

33. Developmental exposure to chemicals associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction alters immune homeostasis and viral immunity of the amphibian Xenopus

34. Relationship between ecological condition and ecosystem services in European rivers, lakes and coastal waters

35. Interaction between functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and MS2 bacteriophages in water

36. Release and transformation of ZnO nanoparticles used in outdoor surface coatings for UV protection

37. Transcriptomic analysis of Anabas testudineus and its defensive mechanisms in response to persistent organic pollutants exposure

38. Confluent impact of housing and geology on indoor radon concentrations in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

39. Field testing of a prototype mechanical dry toilet flush

40. Higher risk of hyperglycemia with greater susceptibility in females in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals in Bangladesh

41. Is anaerobic digestion a reliable barrier for deactivation of pathogens in biosludge?

42. Using high-resolution residential greenspace measures in an urban environment to assess risks of allergy outcomes in children

43. Application of an indoor air pollution metamodel to a spatially-distributed housing stock

44. Predicting biochemical oxygen demand in European freshwater bodies

45. Sediment organic carbon and temperature effects on methylmercury concentration: A mesocosm experiment

46. The association of bone, fingernail and blood manganese with cognitive and olfactory function in Chinese workers

47. Thyroid receptor antagonism as a contributory mechanism for adipogenesis induced by environmental mixtures in 3T3-L1 cells

48. Development of a novel aerosol generation system for conducting inhalation exposures to ambient particulate matter (PM)

49. Soil loss due to crop harvesting in the European Union: A first estimation of an underrated geomorphic process

50. A unified approach for protecting listed species and ecosystem services in isolated wetlands using community-level protection goals

51. Indoor particulate matter and lung function in children

52. Repeat dose exposure of PM2.5 triggers the disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in SD rats

53. Isotopic advances in understanding reactive nitrogen deposition and atmospheric processing

54. River pollution by priority chemical substances under the Water Framework Directive: A provisional pan-European assessment

55. Source contributions of surface ozone in China using an adjoint sensitivity analysis

56. Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands

57. Household air pollution in Nairobi's slums: A long-term policy evaluation using participatory system dynamics

58. Characterizing grassland fire activity in the Flint Hills region and air quality using satellite and routine surface monitor data

59. Deep tubewell microbial water quality and access in arsenic mitigation programs in rural Bangladesh

60. A cross-sectional study of urinary cadmium concentrations in relation to dietary intakes in Uruguayan school children

61. Close proximity to roadway and urbanicity associated with mental ill-health in older adults

62. Effectiveness of vegetation and sound wall-vegetation combination barriers on pollution dispersion from freeways under early morning conditions

63. Impact of upstream oil extraction and environmental public health: A review of the evidence

64. The sources and dynamics of fine-grained sediment degrading the Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) beds of the River Torridge, Devon, UK

65. Acetate promotes microbial reductive debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A during the startup phase of anaerobic wastewater sludge bioreactors

66. Viability-based quantification of antibiotic resistance genes and human fecal markers in wastewater effluent and receiving waters

67. A nationwide survey of 31 organophosphate esters in sewage sludge from the United States

68. Inactivation of airborne bacteria using different UV sources: Performance modeling, energy utilization, and endotoxin degradation

69. Modeling groundwater nitrate exposure in private wells of North Carolina for the Agricultural Health Study

70. The impact of wipe sampling variables on method performance associated with indoor pesticide misuse and highly contaminated areas