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1. 1-Bromopropane Capture with Hydrophobic Zeolites: Force Field Development and Molecular Simulations

Author:
A. Ozgur Yazaydin
Source:
Journal of physical chemistry 2022 v.126 no.12 pp. 5728-5734
ISSN:
1932-7455
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; adsorption; environmental protection; human health; hydrophobicity; models; porosity; solvents; zeolites
Abstract:
... 1-Bromopropane is a solvent used in various industrial and commercial applications. United States Environmental Protection Agency recently concluded that 1-bromopropane posed unreasonable risks to human health in several conditions of use. In this work, the adsorption of 1-bromopropane vapors in zeolites was investigated using molecular simulations. First, a united-atom model of 1-bromopropane was ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00086

2. 2022: A Year to Prepare for Compliance Requirements

Author:
Steve Via
Source:
Journal of the American Water Works Association 2022 v.114 no.3 pp. 26-32
ISSN:
0003-150X
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; affordability; compliance; computer security; lead; water utilities
Abstract:
... In 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is engaging in several regulatory activities that will affect the regulatory compliance of US water systems. Being familiar with the changes in regulations will help US water systems prepare for any changes they should make in their own operations. Areas being addressed this year by EPA include, among others, infrastructure, emerging contaminan ...
DOI:
10.1002/awwa.1883

3. A Framework for Utilizing High‐Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Nontargeted Analysis in Rapid Response and Emergency Situations

Author:
Allison L. Phillips; Antony J. Williams; Jon R. Sobus; Elin M. Ulrich; Jennifer Gundersen; Christina Langlois‐Miller; Seth R. Newton
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2022 v.41 no.5 pp. 1117-1130
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; analytical chemistry; chemoinformatics; ecotoxicology; instrumentation; mass spectrometry
Abstract:
... Unknown chemical releases constitute a large portion of the rapid response situations to which the US Environmental Protection Agency is called on to respond. Workflows used to address unknown chemical releases currently involve screening for a large array of known compounds using many different targeted methods. When matches are not found, expert analytical chemistry knowledge is used to propose ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.5196

4. ALS risk factors: Industrial airborne chemical releases

Author:
Angeline Andrew; Jie Zhou; Jiang Gui; Xun Shi; Meifang Li; Antoinette Harrison; Bart Guetti; Ramaa Nathan; Tanya Butt; Daniel Peipert; Maeve Tischbein; Erik P. Pioro; Elijah Stommel; Walter Bradley
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.295 pp. 118658
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; air; algorithms; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; chromium; data collection; databases; etiology; gender; health services; inventories; methylene chloride; nickel; pollution; styrene
Abstract:
... Most amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are sporadic (∼90%) and environmental exposures are implicated in their etiology. Large industrial facilities are permitted the airborne release of certain chemicals with hazardous properties and report the amounts to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) monitoring program. The objective of this pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118658

5. Alkalinity, pH, and pCO2 in the Laurentian Great Lakes: An initial view of seasonal and inter-annual trends

Author:
Elizabeth C. Minor; Gabriella Brinkley
Source:
Journal of Great Lakes research 2022 v.48 no.2 pp. 502-511
ISSN:
0380-1330
Subject:
Dreissenidae; United States Environmental Protection Agency; alkalinity; carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; databases; humans; inorganic carbon; lakes; pH; partial pressure; research; spring; summer; surface water; temperature; Michigan; Ontario
Abstract:
... Ongoing human perturbations to the global inorganic carbon cycle can cause various changes in the pH and alkalinity of aquatic systems. Here seasonal and inter-annual trends in these variables were investigated in the five Laurentian Great Lakes using data from the U.S. EPA GLENDA database. These observations, along with temperature, were also used to predict the partial pressure of carbon dioxide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jglr.2022.01.005

6. An approach for cancer risk-based apportionment of PM₂.₅ constituents and sources

Author:
Ashutosh K Pathak; Mukesh Sharma; Pavan K Nagar
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2022 v.28 no.2 pp. 205-221
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; aerodynamics; carcinogens; coal; dust; environmental assessment; gasoline; humans; liquid petroleum gas; municipal solid waste; particle size; power plants; risk; toxicity; India
Abstract:
... The primary concern of PM₂.₅ (particle size of an aerodynamic diameter 2.5 micrometers or less) is its adverse health effects. As not all PM₂.₅ particles are equally toxic, a uniform PM₂.₅ mass control across the emitting sources may not provide the maximum health benefits. A new approach that apportions PM₂.₅ constituents, based on their toxicity and further realigns them into the sources, is dev ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2022.2033612

7. Analysis of the competitiveness between a non-aflatoxigenic and an aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain on maize kernels by droplet digital PCR

Author:
Alexandra Schamann; Markus Schmidt-Heydt; Rolf Geisen
Source:
Mycotoxin research 2022 v.38 no.1 pp. 27-36
ISSN:
0178-7888
Subject:
Aspergillus flavus; United States Environmental Protection Agency; aflatoxins; agar; biological control; biosynthesis; corn; droplets; genome; genomics; research; spores; toxigenic strains; Arizona; Texas
Abstract:
... Non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains are used as a biocontrol system on maize fields to decrease the aflatoxin biosynthesis of aflatoxigenic A. flavus strains. A. flavus strain AF36 was the first commercially available biocontrol strain and is authorized for use on maize fields by the US Environmental Protection Agency, e.g., in Texas and Arizona. A droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay was de ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12550-021-00447-7

8. Are electric vehicles getting too big and heavy? Modelling future vehicle journeying demand on a decarbonized US electricity grid

Author:
Ray Galvin
Source:
Energy policy 2022 v.161 pp. 112746
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; electric energy consumption; electricity; energy policy; paper
Abstract:
... In the US a complete transition to electric vehicles (EVs) would increase demand for carbon-free electricity by around 30% if the future fleet has the same average size, weight and horsepower as current EVs. However, these dimensions for today's EVs are substantially lower than for conventional vehicles, so as EVs replace them, EV's average size, weight and horsepower are likely to increase substa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112746

9. Are native bees in Brazil at risk from the exposure to the neonicotinoid imidacloprid?

Author:
Josimere Conceição de Assis; Rafaela Tadei; Vanessa B. Menezes-Oliveira; Elaine C.M. Silva-Zacarin
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.212 pp. 113127
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Apis mellifera; Helianthus annuus; United States Environmental Protection Agency; beans; ecotoxicology; honey bees; imidacloprid; indigenous species; models; passion fruits; pesticide application; pesticide law; research; risk; risk assessment; tomatoes; Brazil
Abstract:
... All across the world, different countries use Ecological risk assessments (ERA) of pesticides to pollinators as a regulatory tool to understand the safety of pesticide use in agriculture. However, pesticide application is still recognized as one of the main stress factors causing a decline in the global population of bees. In all ERA procedures, the effects of pesticides on the honey bee species A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2022.113127

10. Assessment of Non-Occupational 1,4-Dioxane Exposure Pathways from Drinking Water and Product Use

Author:
Daniel Dawson; Hunter Fisher; Abigail E. Noble; Qingyu Meng; Anne Cooper Doherty; Yuko Sakano; Daniel Vallero; Rogelio Tornero-Velez; Elaine A. Cohen Hubal
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2022 v.56 no.8 pp. 5266-5275
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; byproducts; environmental protection; human health; humans; industrial wastes; people; risk; technology; water pollution
Abstract:
... 1,4-Dioxane is a persistent and mobile organic chemical that has been found by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to be an unreasonable risk to human health in some occupational contexts. 1,4-Dioxane is released into the environment as industrial waste and occurs in some personal-care products as an unintended byproduct. However, limited exposure assessments have been conduc ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.1c06996

11. Assessment of bioaccessibility and health risk of mercury within soil of artisanal gold mine sites, Niger, North-central part of Nigeria

Author:
Abiodun M. Odukoya; Bernard Uruowhe; Michael J. Watts; Elliott M. Hamilton; Andrew L. Marriott; Babajide Alo; Nnamdi C. Anene
Source:
Environmental geochemistry and health 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 893-909
ISSN:
0269-4042
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; agricultural soils; average daily intake; bioavailability; geochemistry; gold; risk; traditional technology; Niger; Nigeria
Abstract:
... The occurrence of mercury (Hg) in the environment globally has been linked largely to its use for gold processing. In this research, ore samples, agricultural soil and mine wastes were taken within the vicinity of an artisanal gold mine and processing sites in Niger state, a north-central part of Nigeria to determine Hg contamination in the environment and estimate the potential hazard to health. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10653-021-00991-2

12. Assessment of heavy metal contaminations in water and sediment of River Godavari, India

Author:
S. Samanta; V. Kumar; S. K. Nag; K. Saha; A.M. Sajina; S. Bhowmick; S.K. Paul; B.K. Das
Source:
Aquatic ecosystem health & management 2022 v.24 no.4 pp. 23-33
ISSN:
1463-4988
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; absorption; aquatic ecosystems; biocenosis; detection limit; environmental health; environmental protection; guidelines; heavy metals; humans; pollution load; principal component analysis; risk; rivers; sediment contamination; sediments; India
Abstract:
... The Godavari is the largest river of peninsular India and receives a significant quantity of pollutants from diverse sources, including many industries, urban developments and agricultural fields. Such pollution is more prominent in the upper stretch of the river. This work aimed to assess the water and sediment contaminations of River Godavari for the presence of trace metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb a ...
DOI:
10.14321/aehm.024.04.05

13. Associations of maternal food safety-related risk perceptions and protective behaviors with daily mercury intake and internal doses of Taiwanese women and their preschool children

Author:
Chi-Sian Kao; Ying-Lin Wang; Chuen-Bin Jiang; Ying-Chih Chuang; Yi-Hua Chen; Hsing-Cheng Hsi; Ling-Chu Chien
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.212 no. pp. 113344
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; absorbed dose; average daily intake; dust; fish consumption; food safety; neurodevelopment; research; soil; Taiwan
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg) is a well-known toxicant that can affect children's neurodevelopment. This study attempted to evaluate the internal dose of Hg in hair and fingernails and external Hg exposure from dietary consumption in 283 pairs of mothers and their children aged under 6 years in Taiwan. Mean Hg levels in hair and fingernail samples were 1.07 ± 0.67 and 0.42 ± 0.34 μg/g for mothers, and 1.11 ± 1.22 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2022.113344

14. Children’s exposure to vehicular pollution: Environmental injustice in Texas, USA

Author:
Jayajit Chakraborty
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.204 pp. 112008
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; air pollution; environmental health; issues and policy; minorities (people); nitrogen dioxide; population density; population size; public schools; statistical analysis; surveys; traffic; Texas
Abstract:
... Distributive environmental justice research on children's exposure to vehicular pollution is underdeveloped and few empirical studies have been conducted in the US. This study seeks to address this gap by examining if socially disadvantaged children are disproportionately located in public school districts burdened by higher vehicular pollution in Texas—the second largest US state based on populat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.112008

15. Comparison of bioconcentration and kinetics of GenX in tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus in fresh and brackish water

Author:
Samreen Siddiqui; Mason Fitzwater; John Scarpa; Jeremy L. Conkle
Source:
Chemosphere 2022 v.287 pp. 132289
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Oreochromis mossambicus; United States Environmental Protection Agency; ammonium; bioaccumulation; brackish water; depuration; drugs; half life; humans; liver; muscles; propionic acid; salinity; North Carolina
Abstract:
... Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) are a broad suite of chemicals commonly found in the environment, aquatic organisms and even drinking water. They include pharmaceuticals, personal care products, industrial chemicals and compounds added to consumer products. The CEC ammonium 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-heptafluoropropoxy propanoic acid, which is more commonly known as generic name GenX, is a repla ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132289
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132289

16. Comprehensive insights into the occurrence, source, distribution and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a large drinking reservoir system

Author:
Xiangyang Xu; Kangping Cui; Yihan Chen; Xing Chen; Zhi Guo; Hongjie Chen; Guangwei Deng; Yiliang He
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.5 pp. 6449-6462
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; biomass; combustion; dermal exposure; ecological value; naphthalene; phenanthrenes; pollution; research; risk; risk assessment; sediments; soil; China
Abstract:
... The resource, environment, and ecological value of drinking reservoirs have received widespread concerns due to the pollution of persistent organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Therefore, we comprehensively studied the occurrence, source, distribution, and risk assessment of representative PAHs in Fengshuba Reservoir (FSBR) (large drinking reservoir, China). The tota ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-16142-0

17. DNA damage, serum metabolomic alteration and carcinogenic risk associated with low-level air pollution

Author:
Jiayu Xu; Yu Liu; Qiaojian Zhang; Zekang Su; Tenglong Yan; Shupei Zhou; Tiancheng Wang; Xuetao Wei; Zhangjian Chen; Guiping Hu; Tian Chen; Guang Jia
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.297 pp. 118763
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
DNA damage; United States Environmental Protection Agency; adults; air; air pollution; biomarkers; blood serum; breathing; carcinogenicity; gluconeogenesis; glycolysis; hazard identification; histopathology; lung neoplasms; males; metabolites; metabolomics; neoplasm progression; phosphates; risk; urine; China
Abstract:
... Outdoor air pollution has been classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) for lung cancer, but the underlying mechanism and key toxic components remain incompletely understood. Since DNA damage and metabolite alterations are associated with cancer progression, exploring potential mechanisms linking air pollution and cancer might be meaningful. In this study, a real-time ambient air exposure sy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118763

18. Data and Diversity in the Development of Acute Water Quality Criteria in the United States

Author:
Alice L. Coleman; Suzanne Edmands
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2022 v.41 no.5 pp. 1333-1343
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; acute toxicity; aquatic environment; aquatic organisms; biodiversity; chemistry; data collection; ecotoxicology; taxonomy; water quality
Abstract:
... The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is responsible for the development of water quality criteria, regulatory standards that protect aquatic organisms from harmful chemical exposure. Although these criteria are intended to be broadly protective of aquatic life, the data used to derive criteria do not necessarily reflect the actual diversity of natural communities nor are they available f ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.5302

19. Detailed analysis of power generation and water desalination sector emissions-part 1: criteria pollutants and BTEX

Author:
A. Ramadan
Source:
International journal of environmental science and technology 2022 v.19 no.2 pp. 763-774
ISSN:
1735-1472
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; benzene; desalination; energy use and consumption; ethylbenzene; fuel oils; natural gas; pollutants; power generation; power plants; thermal energy; toluene; Kuwait
Abstract:
... Based on 2016 fuel consumption and utilizing US-EPA AP-42 emission factors, emissions from the burning fuel facilities for energy production in Kuwait were calculated. The total emissions for criteria pollutants were 1.89E+01, 6.97E+02, 1.05E+02, 8.05E+00, 8.54E+00, and 1.60E−03 Gg of CO, SO₂, NOx, PM₁₀, PM₂.₅, and Pb, respectively. For benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylenes, and BTEX, they were ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13762-020-03076-2

20. Disease burden from simultaneous exposure of Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. and land use vulnerability assessment in a Costa Rican drinking water system

Author:
Eric Morales; Gabriel Ibarra; Liliana Reyes; Kenia Barrantes; Rosario Achí; Luz Chacón
Source:
Microbial risk analysis 2022 pp. 100213
ISSN:
2352-3522
Subject:
Cryptosporidium; Giardia; United States Environmental Protection Agency; diarrhea; feces; hazard identification; humans; land use planning; microbiological risk assessment; pollution; risk; watersheds; Latin America
Abstract:
... Human and animal feces are one of the main pollutants in drinking water systems (DWS). Both sources of fecal pollution are related to environmental conditions, such as poor land use management and little micro-basin protection. Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. are zoonotic protozoan water and foodborne transmitted parasitic pathogens and a frequent cause of diarrhea in children in low- and midd ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mran.2022.100213

21. Distribution and Transformation of Mercury in Subtropical Wild-Caught Seafood from the Southern Taiwan Strait

Author:
Lumin Sun; Weijia Chen; Dongxing Yuan; Liang Zhou; Changyi Lu; Yingjie Zheng
Source:
Biological trace element research 2022 v.200 no.2 pp. 855-867
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; atmospheric deposition; demethylation; food webs; fractionation; mercury; methylation; methylmercury compounds; muscles; photolysis; photoreduction; research; seafoods; seawater; spatial distribution; trace elements; Taiwan
Abstract:
... Wild-caught seafood contains significant amounts of mercury. Investigating the mercury accumulation levels in wild-caught seafood and analyzing its migration and transformation are of great value for assessing the health risks of mercury intake and for the tracking of mercury sources. We determined the concentrations and stable mercury isotopic compositions (δ²⁰²Hg, Δ¹⁹⁹Hg, Δ²⁰⁰Hg, and Δ²⁰¹Hg) of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-021-02695-1

22. Distribution of heavy metals in surface soil near a coal power production unit: potential risk to ecology and human health

Author:
Suman Mor; Nitasha Vig; Khaiwal Ravindra
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2022 v.194 no.4 pp. 263
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; adults; coal; ecology; health hazards; human health; human population; pollution load; power generation; risk; soil
Abstract:
... Coal thermal power plants are the dominant factor in producing various hazardous elements in surrounding surface soil, resulting in a significant human health hazard. In the current study, the seasonal (pre- and post-monsoon) concentration of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in surface soil around coal power production unit was analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spect ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-021-09692-w

23. Effects of Cu and Zn contamination on chicken manure-based bioponics: Nitrogen recovery, bioaccumulation, microbial community, and health risk assessment

Author:
Satja Aksorn; Vorapot Kanokkantapong; Chongrak Polprasert; Pongsak (Lek) Noophan; Samir Kumar Khanal; Sumeth Wongkiew
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.311 pp. 114837
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; Mesorhizobium; United States Environmental Protection Agency; biomarkers; chickens; environmental management; health effects assessments; lettuce; microbial communities; nitrogen; nutrient use efficiency; plant growth; poultry manure; risk; vegetable growing; xenobiotics
Abstract:
... In bioponics, although chicken manure is an efficient substrate for vegetable production and nitrogen recovery, it is often contaminated with high Cu and Zn levels, which could potentially cause bioaccumulation in plants and pose health risks. The objectives of this study were to assess nitrogen recovery in lettuce- and pak choi-based bioponics with Cu (50–150 mg/kg) and Zn (200–600 mg/kg) supplem ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114837

24. Effects of a 28-day early life stage exposure to carbaryl on fathead minnow long-term growth and reproduction

Author:
Kevin Flynn; Sarah Kadlec; Victoria Kurker; Matthew Etterson
Source:
Aquatic toxicology 2022 v.242 pp. 106018
ISSN:
0166-445X
Subject:
Pimephales promelas; United States Environmental Protection Agency; adulthood; carbaryl; mortality; reproductive performance; risk; toxicity
Abstract:
... The US Environmental Protection Agency conducts ecological risk assessments with a battery of fish toxicity tests that include acute, early life stage, and reproduction tests. While endpoints in these tests (survival, growth and reproduction) are conceptually related, because they are measured in separate exposures, the quantitative relationships between them are difficult to determine and largely ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.106018

25. Efficient mercury removal from aqueous solutions using carboxylated Ti3C2Tx MXene

Author:
Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Ahmad A. Shamsabadi; Farbod Alimohammadi; Masoud Soroush
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.434 pp. 128780
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; adsorbents; adsorption; carboxylation; carboxylic acids; mercury; oxygen; pH; zeta potential
Abstract:
... Water supplies contaminated with heavy metals are a worldwide concern. MXenes have properties that make them attractive for the removal of metal ions from water. This work presents a simple one-step method of Ti₃C₂Tₓ carboxylation that involves the use of a chelating agent with a linear structure, providing strong carboxylic acid groups with high mobility. The carboxylation decreases the zeta-pote ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128780

26. Elevated mercury and PCB concentrations in Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) collected near a formerly used defense site on Sivuqaq, Alaska

Author:
Renee Jordan-Ward; Frank A. von Hippel; Guomao Zheng; Amina Salamova; Danielle Dillon; Jesse Gologergen; Tiffany Immingan; Elliott Dominguez; Pamela Miller; David Carpenter; John H. Postlethwait; Samuel Byrne; C. Loren Buck
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.826 pp. 154067
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Russia; Salvelinus malma; United States Environmental Protection Agency; carbon; environment; fish; fish consumption; humans; mercury; monitoring; muscles; nitrogen; pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls; radar; remediation; risk; stable isotopes; toxicity; Alaska; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Environmental pollution causes adverse health effects in many organisms and contributes to health disparities for Arctic communities that depend on subsistence foods, including the Yupik residents of Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Alaska. Sivuqaq's proximity to Russia made it a strategic location for U.S. military defense sites during the Cold War. Two radar surveillance stations were installed on ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154067

27. Environmental fate studies with 14C-polyoxyethylene tallow amine (POE-T) to characterize environmental exposure and inform environmental risk assessments

Author:
Mitchell L. Kurtzweil; Marian S. Bleeke; Michael R. Shepard
Source:
Chemosphere 2022 v.294 pp. 133578
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; adsorption; bioavailability; carbon 14; carbon dioxide; desorption; environmental exposure; environmental fate; foliar uptake; glyphosate; half life; hydrolysis; metabolism; mineralization; nonionic surfactants; organic carbon; pH; polyethylene glycol; sediments; soil; soil degradation; tallow; weed control
Abstract:
... Polyoxyethylene tallow amine (POE-T) is a member of the polyoxyethylene alkylamine (POEA) class of nonionic surfactants and is a component of some glyphosate-based formulations. The presence of POE-T improves foliar uptake of glyphosate in weeds, thereby reducing the amount of glyphosate needed for weed control. To further characterize the environmental fate of POE-T, aerobic soil degradation, hyd ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133578

28. Environmental, ecological and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments at Samsun-Tekkeköy, North of Turkey

Author:
Arife Şimşek; Hülya Böke Özkoç; Gülfem Bakan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.2 pp. 2009-2023
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; carcinogenicity; health effects assessments; heavy metals; human health; pollution; research; risk; rivers; sediments; summer; winter
Abstract:
... A detailed study was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of heavy metal pollution in the sediments in terms of environmental, ecological, and human health. Sediment samples were collected from 5 different points in two seasons, namely summer (August 2017) and winter (December 2017), to determine the distribution of heavy metals, potential pollutants, and toxic and ecological risks in the ri ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-15746-w

29. Estimating acceptable exposure time for bioaerosols emission in a wastewater treatment plant by reverse quantitative microbial risk assessment based on various risk benchmarks

Author:
Jun-ting Wu; Xiao-qing Song; Lan-wei Liang; Cheng Yan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.9 pp. 13345-13355
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Escherichia coli; United States Environmental Protection Agency; aeration; bioaerosols; exposure duration; exposure scenario; microbiological risk assessment; pollution; porous media; research; risk; risk management; safety equipment; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Populations exposed to bioaerosols over time in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) will be infected. Then, the reverse quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) provides a quantitative framework for the estimation of acceptable exposure time to protect people from excessive exposure and then manage their health risk. In this study, the acceptable exposure time for staffs and visiting research ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-16699-w

30. Exploring the distributional environmental justice implications of an air quality monitoring network in Los Angeles County

Author:
Casey Mullen; Aaron Flores; Sara Grineski; Timothy Collins
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.206 pp. 112612
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Internet; Latinos; United States Environmental Protection Agency; air pollution; air quality; household income; models; pollutants; research; surveys; California
Abstract:
... Non-governmental air quality monitoring networks include low-cost, networked air pollution sensors hosted at homes and schools that display real-time pollutant concentration estimates on publicly accessible websites. Such networks can empower people to take health-protective actions, but their unplanned organization may produce an uneven spatial distribution of sensors. Barriers to acquiring senso ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.112612

31. Exposures and Health Risks Associated with Elements in Diets from a Gold Mining Area

Author:
Ekpor Anyimah-Ackah; Isaac Williams Ofosu; Herman Erick Lutterodt; Godfred Darko
Source:
Biological trace element research 2022 v.200 no.4 pp. 1518-1530
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; X-radiation; arsenic; barium; calcium; cassava; corn; diet recall; fluorescence; gold; lead; nutritional adequacy; pollution; potassium; principal component analysis; public health; research; rice; risk; selenium; surveys; tomatoes; toxicity; yams; zinc; Ghana
Abstract:
... There has been a concern of metal contamination from the mining areas which could expose the population to toxic metal through consumption of food products in the regions. Therefore, the study was conducted to analyze 18 elements using X-ray fluorescence analyzer and to assess for metal exposure through dietary intakes. Dietary recall survey instrument was used to collect consumption, demographic, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-021-02777-0

32. Green roof maintenance for non-residential buildings in tropical climate: case study of Kuala Lumpur

Author:
Suzaini Zaid; Laila Medina Zaid; Masoud Esfandiari; Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hasan
Source:
Environment, development and sustainability 2022 v.24 no.2 pp. 2471-2496
ISSN:
1387-585X
Subject:
Singapore; United States Environmental Protection Agency; air pollution; case studies; climate change; furniture; green roofs; greenhouse gases; heat island; irrigation; pest control; rain; risk; sample size; stakeholders; tropics; Malaysia
Abstract:
... The implementation of a green roof is best suited for urban areas, as it provides an array of environmental benefits toward mitigating and adapting to climate change, including reduced flood risk, greenhouse gas emissions, urban heat island effects, and air pollution. However, green roof research and maintenance awareness in Malaysia are comparatively scarce, largely due to the absence of local tr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10668-021-01542-6

33. Groundwater quality and its potential health impacts nearby inactive mines using PIG and geospatial technology, Southwestern part of Cuddapah basin, Andhra Pradesh, South India

Author:
Sudharshan Reddy Y; Sunitha V; Suvarna B; Rama Krishna Reddy M
Source:
Groundwater for sustainable development 2022 v.17 pp. 100742
ISSN:
2352-801X
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; basins; carcinogenicity; fluorides; geospatial technology; groundwater; health effects assessments; humans; industrial effluents; ion exchange; nitrates; pollution; risk; sustainable development; water quality; India
Abstract:
... The primary intend of this research is to determine the standard drinking water quality build upon on the Pollution Index of Groundwater (PIG) and health risk index. For this, fifty groundwater samples were chosen and determined for chief cations & anions in the Southwestern part of Cuddapah basin (SW). Maximum samples are under the allowable level of W.H.O standards except Fluoride and nitrate co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gsd.2022.100742

34. Health risk assessment and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Procambarus clarkii from six provinces of China

Author:
Aijie Mo; Yangyang Huang; Zemao Gu; Chunsheng Liu; Jianghua Wang; Yongchao Yuan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.2 pp. 2539-2546
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Procambarus clarkii; United States Environmental Protection Agency; arsenic; atomic absorption spectrometry; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; crayfish; environmental protection; fluorescence; health effects assessments; hepatopancreas; lakes; lead; mercury; muscles; pollution; research; risk; spectrometers; China
Abstract:
... Contamination with heavy metals in wild red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) from 7 different geographical areas in six provinces of China (Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong) was evaluated. Concentrations of chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) in the abdominal muscle, gonad, and hepatopancreas were determined by inductively coupled plasma ma ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-15855-6

35. Health risk assessment of exposure to atrazine in the soil of Shiraz farmlands, Iran

Author:
Mansooreh Dehghani; Ehsan Gharehchahi; Shaghayegh Jafari; Zohre Moeini; Zahra Derakhshan; Margherita Ferrante; Gea Oliveri Conti
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.204 pp. 112090
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; atrazine; carcinogenicity; environmental protection; health effects assessments; oral exposure; research; risk; Iran
Abstract:
... Atrazine-contaminated soils can pose a carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk through different routes for exposed people. This study aimed to assess the health risk of exposure to atrazine-contaminated soils through direct ingestion and dermal contact in farmlands nearby Shiraz. Atrazine concentration was measured in 22 selected sites using grid sampling. The carcinogenic and non-cancer ri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.112090

36. Human health risk assessment for PAHs, phthalates, elements, PCDD/Fs, and DL-PCBs in PM2.5 and for NMVOCs in two East-Mediterranean urban sites under industrial influence

Author:
Marc Fadel; Frédéric Ledoux; Charbel Afif; Dominique Courcot
Source:
Atmospheric pollution research journal 2022 v.13 no.1 pp. 101261
ISSN:
1309-1042
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; air pollution; benzene; carcinogenicity; furans; health effects assessments; heptane; human health; phthalates; research; risk; volatile organic compounds; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... This study evaluates the carcinogenic and the non-carcinogenic health risks related to non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and elements, dioxins, furans, dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls, phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM₂.₅ samples collected during a one-year field campaign in two urban industrial areas in the East Mediterranean region. The health risk was assessed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apr.2021.101261

37. Influence of the transported Canadian wildfire smoke on the ozone and particle pollution over the Mid-Atlantic United States

Author:
Zhifeng Yang; Belay Demoz; Ruben Delgado; John Sullivan; Andrew Tangborn; Pius Lee
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2022 v.273 pp. 118940
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; United States Environmental Protection Agency; air quality; diurnal variation; lidar; ozone; particulates; pollution; radar; river valleys; smoke; troposphere; wildfires; wind; Canada; Lake Michigan; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic region; Ohio River
Abstract:
... The integration of observations and models can improve air quality forecasts (in particular ozone (O₃) and particulate matter (PM)) for extreme events (e.g., wildfires). We present our work on the Canadian wildfire event on 6–12 June 2015 that impacted the air quality in the Mid-Atlantic region in the U.S. We use the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry package (WRF-Chem), ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.118940

38. Investigating the simultaneous removal of hydrocarbons and heavy metals by highly adapted Bacillus and Pseudomonas strains

Author:
Zulfa Al Disi; Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti; Nabil Zouari
Source:
Environmental technology & innovation 2022 v.27 pp. 102513
ISSN:
2352-1864
Subject:
Pseudomonas; United States Environmental Protection Agency; bioremediation; environmental technology; heavy metals; oils; soil; toxicity; waste disposal sites
Abstract:
... The status, content and availability of heavy metals and hydrocarbons are highly affected by weathering processes – particularly – in areas characterized by harsh conditions. Their concomitant removal by highly adapted strains of Bacillus and Pseudomonas to weathered oil components was investigated. Indeed, weathered soil collected from Dukhan dumpsite was shown to contain 14 heavy metals with con ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eti.2022.102513

39. Microbiological characterization of stormwater in a high-income neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author:
Tatsuo Shubo; Adriana Gonçalves Maranhão; Fernando César Ferreira; Sérgio de Silva e Mouta Júnior; Lorena da Graça de Pedrosa Macena; Cláudia do Rosário Vaz Morgado; Ahmed Warish; Jatinder P. S. Sidhu; Marize Pereira Miagostovich
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2022 v.194 no.2 pp. 51
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Escherichia coli; Mastadenovirus; Polyomaviridae; Rotavirus A; United States Environmental Protection Agency; genomics; humans; microbiological quality; public health; rain; stormwater; urban areas; water reuse; Brazil
Abstract:
... Stormwater harvesting and reuse in the urban environment is emerging as an alternative water source, despite human pathogens in the stormwater may represent a hazard to public health. This study presents the results of 1-year monitoring to evaluate the quality of stormwater obtained in a high-income neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro for a set of microbiological parameters as total coliforms, Escheric ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-021-09677-9

40. Multi-exposure human health risks assessment of trihalomethanes in drinking water of Egypt

Author:
El-Sayed I. Mishaqa; Emad K. Radwan; M.B.M. Ibrahim; Talaat A. Hegazy; Mahmoud S. Ibrahim
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.207 pp. 112643
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; breathing; chloroform; human health; ingestion; research; risk; Egypt
Abstract:
... The present study aims to assess the probable lifetime cancer and non-cancer risks of exposure to the trihalomethanes in Egypt's drinking water through ingestion, dermal contact, and inhalation. A total of 1667 drinking water samples were collected from twenty-three Egyptian governorates over a three-years period. The concentrations of total trihalomethanes ranged between 29.07 and 86.01 μg/L and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.112643

41. Occurrence and fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from electronic waste dismantling activities: A critical review from environmental pollution to human health

Author:
Shengtao Ma; Meiqing Lin; Jian Tang; Ranran Liu; Yan Yang; Yingxin Yu; Guiying Li; Taicheng An
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.424 pp. 127683
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; breast milk; combustion; electronic circuits; electronic wastes; human health; pollution; pyrolysis; soil; toxicity; urine; China; Ghana; India; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing solid wastes and has become an urgent issue due to the potential adverse consequences of exposure to emitted toxic pollutants, especially for these occupational exposed workers and local residents. In this review, the environmental occurrences, emission characteristics, sources, and possible adverse effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127683

42. Occurrence and sources of lead in private wells, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Author:
Leah M. Santangelo; Craig J. Brown; James B. Shanley; Michael J. Pribil; Danny L. Rutherford
Source:
Applied geochemistry 2022 v.139 pp. 105231
ISSN:
0883-2927
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; adsorption; aquifers; bedrock; boron; calcite; corrosion; dissolved oxygen; ferric oxide; geochemistry; granite; isotopes; landfills; lithium; manganese; pH; solubility; tap water; uranium; zinc; Massachusetts
Abstract:
... Lead (Pb) occurrence and sources and aqueous geochemistry were assessed in private wellhead and tap water at a targeted area of concern for possible exceedances and at a control area in the same geologic formation, and in wells at a nearby landfill in south-central Massachusetts (MA). Total Pb concentrations were below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Action Level of 15 μg/L in all ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105231

43. Oxidative stress and genotoxicity in 1,4-dioxane liver toxicity as evidenced in a mouse model of glutathione deficiency

Author:
Ying Chen; Yewei Wang; Georgia Charkoftaki; David J. Orlicky; Emily Davidson; Fengjie Wan; Gary Ginsberg; David C. Thompson; Vasilis Vasiliou
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.806 pp. 150703
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
DNA damage; DNA repair; United States Environmental Protection Agency; byproducts; carcinogenicity; carcinogens; cytotoxicity; environment; genotoxicity; glutamate-cysteine ligase; glutathione; hepatotoxicity; homeostasis; lipid peroxidation; liver; maximum contaminant level; mice; oxidation; oxidative stress; risk; stabilizers; stress response; subchronic exposure; Canada
Abstract:
... 1,4-Dioxane (DX) is a synthetic chemical used as a stabilizer for industrial solvents. Recent occurrence data show widespread and significant contamination of drinking water with DX in the US. DX is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a group 2B carcinogen with the primary target organ being the liver in animal studies. Despite the exposure and cancer risk, US EPA has ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150703

44. Ozone disinfection of waterborne pathogens and their surrogates: A critical review

Author:
Christina M. Morrison; Samantha Hogard; Robert Pearce; Daniel Gerrity; Urs von Gunten; Eric C. Wert
Source:
Water research 2022 v.214 pp. 118206
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; Cryptosporidium parvum; Giardia; United States Environmental Protection Agency; bacteriophages; chemistry; data collection; disinfectants; disinfection; mammals; oocysts; ozone; pathogens; prediction; research; systematic review; wastewater treatment; water; water reuse
Abstract:
... Viruses, Giardia cysts, and Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts are all major causes of waterborne diseases that can be uniquely challenging in terms of inactivation/removal during water and wastewater treatment and water reuse. Ozone is a strong disinfectant that has been both studied and utilized in water treatment for more than a century. Despite the wealth of data examining ozone disinfection, dire ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2022.118206

45. Phosphorus recovery and reuse potential from smouldered sewage sludge ash

Author:
T. Fournie; T.L. Rashwan; C. Switzer; J.I. Gerhard
Source:
Waste management 2022 v.137 pp. 241-252
ISSN:
0956-053X
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; circular economy; environmental assessment; incinerators; inorganic phosphorus; land application; leaves; organic wastes; sand; sewage sludge; sewage treatment; sludge ash; toxicity; wastewater treatment; wood chips
Abstract:
... Smouldering treatment of sewage sludge – and recapturing phosphorus – provides important steps towards a circular economy. This study reveals that bulking sludge with sand or another organic waste, e.g., woodchips, created a material that was readily converted to ash by self-sustained smouldering. Simultaneous phosphorus and regulated potentially toxic element releases from ash were evaluated usin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2021.11.001

46. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in biochar originated from pyrolysis of aseptic packages (Tetra Pak®)

Author:
Drahoslava Zmijková; Barbora Švédová; Jana Růžičková
Source:
Sustainable chemistry and pharmacy 2022 v.27 pp. 100682
ISSN:
2352-5541
Subject:
Sinapis alba; United States Environmental Protection Agency; biochar; calcite; green chemistry; mass spectrometry; methylation; organic carbon; phytotoxicity; pyrolysis; pyrolysis gas chromatography; risk; temperature
Abstract:
... Determination of the total yield of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives in a Tetra Pak® biochar was the leading target of this study. It was also evaluated the toxicity of Tetra Pak® biochars originated from pyrolysis performed at different temperatures. The relationship between the pyrolysis temperature and the yield of PAHs contained in Tetra Pak® biochars was also inve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scp.2022.100682

47. Power analysis for detecting the effects of best management practices on reducing nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, USA

Author:
Paul McLaughlin; Richard Alexander; Joel Blomquist; Olivia Devereux; Greg Noe; Kelly Smalling; Tyler Wagner
Source:
Ecological indicators 2022 v.136 pp. 108713
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; estuaries; land management; models; nitrogen; phosphorus; pollutants; runoff; total maximum daily load; watersheds; Chesapeake Bay
Abstract:
... In 2010 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) which is a “pollution diet” that aims to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus entering the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, by 25 and 24% percent, respectively. To achieve this goal the TMDL requires the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs), which are acce ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108713

48. Preliminary Model-Based Evaluation of Water Conservation Strategies in a Semi-Arid Urban Zone

Author:
Marcelino Antonio Zúñiga-Estrada; Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola; Carlos Alfredo Bigurra-Alzati; Sergio Esteban Aldana-Alonso; Jorge Santiago Ramírez-Núñez; Gabriela A. Vázquez-Rodríguez
Source:
Land 2022 v.11 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; land; models; pavements; pollution; rain; runoff; storms; subwatersheds; water conservation; water quality
Abstract:
... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stormwater management model was applied to a semi-arid urban micro watershed. The sub-catchment’s current features were modeled as scenario A, while the insertion of a set of LID technologies (rain barrels, bioretention cells, permeable pavement, and infiltration trenches) was represented as scenario B. A third scenario (C), considering only the most feasib ...
DOI:
10.3390/land11010101

49. Provincial and seasonal influences on heavy metals in the Noyyal River of South India and their human health hazards

Author:
D. Karunanidhi; P. Aravinthasamy; T. Subramani; Rohana Chandrajith; N. Janardhana Raju; I.M.H.R. Antunes
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.204 pp. 111998
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; chromium; heavy metals; human health; ingestion; monsoon season; nickel; pollution; rain; research; risk; risk assessment; river water; rivers; water quality; zinc; India
Abstract:
... This study was carried out to evaluate the heavy metals (Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu), Cadmium (Cd) and Zinc (Zn)) pollution in the Noyyal River of South India by collecting 130 river water samples (65 each in pre- and post-monsoon). The heavy metals were measured using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The data were used to calculate the associated health hazards fo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.111998

50. RNAi for Western Corn Rootworm Management: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Future Directions

Author:
Molly Darlington; Jordan D. Reinders; Amit Sethi; Albert L. Lu; Partha Ramaseshadri; Joshua R. Fischer; Chad J. Boeckman; Jay S. Petrick; Jason M. Roper; Kenneth E. Narva; Ana M. Vélez
Source:
Insects 2022 v.13 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; RNA interference; United States Environmental Protection Agency; Zea mays; corn; death; durability; insects; plant-incorporated protectants; Corn Belt region
Abstract:
... The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is considered one of the most economically important pests of maize (Zea mays L.) in the United States (U.S.) Corn Belt with costs of management and yield losses exceeding USD ~1–2 billion annually. WCR management has proven challenging given the ability of this insect to evolve resistance to multiple management strategies in ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects13010057