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View article: Sorption of psychoactive compounds on passive sampling sorbents in the presence of wastewater suspended particulate matter
Sorption of psychoactive compounds on passive sampling sorbents in the presence of wastewater suspended particulate matter Open
Understanding interfacial processes that govern contaminant uptake is essential for interpreting data from passive sampling (PS) systems in aquatic environments. This study investigates the sorption mechanisms of eight psychoactive compoun…
View article: Exposure assessment of As, Cd, Hg, and Pb in fish and canned fish collected from local markets at Ramallah city using high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Exposure assessment of As, Cd, Hg, and Pb in fish and canned fish collected from local markets at Ramallah city using high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Open
Introduction Fish consumption can be a primary pathway for human exposure to toxic metals such as, Cd, As, Hg, and Pb. Even at relatively low concentrations, long-term exposure to these metals might result in accumulation levels leading to…
View article: Transport and Accumulation of Plastic Pellets along the Scheldt Estuary between Vlissingen (Netherlands) and Melle (Belgium)
Transport and Accumulation of Plastic Pellets along the Scheldt Estuary between Vlissingen (Netherlands) and Melle (Belgium) Open
The world’s future is threatened by a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Plastic pollution is linked to various consequences for biota and is a major concern for policy makers. Since the 1970s…
View article: Challenges and Recommendations in Assessing Potential Endocrine-Disrupting Properties of Metals in Aquatic Organisms
Challenges and Recommendations in Assessing Potential Endocrine-Disrupting Properties of Metals in Aquatic Organisms Open
New tools and refined frameworks for identifying and regulating endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are being developed as our scientific understanding of how they work advances. Although focus has largely been on organic chemicals, the …
View article: Acute bioaccumulation and chronic toxicity of olivine in the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta
Acute bioaccumulation and chronic toxicity of olivine in the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta Open
Active atmospheric carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is needed at a gigaton scale in the next decades to keep global warming below 1.5 °C. Coastal enhanced silicate weathering (CESW) aims to increase natural ocean carbon sequestration via chemi…
View article: <i>Arabidopsis</i> root growth and development under metal exposure presented in an adverse outcome pathway framework
<i>Arabidopsis</i> root growth and development under metal exposure presented in an adverse outcome pathway framework Open
Due to human activities, soils become more and more polluted with metals, which imposes risks for human health and wildlife welfare. As most of the metals end up in the food chain through accumulation in plants, we need to establish scienc…
View article: Temperature Effects During a Sublethal Chronic Metal Mixture Exposure on Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Temperature Effects During a Sublethal Chronic Metal Mixture Exposure on Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Open
The aquatic environment is the final sink of various pollutants including metals, which can pose a threat for aquatic organisms. Waterborne metal mixture toxicity might be influenced by environmental parameters such as the temperature. In …
View article: Response of Submerged Macrophyte Growth, Morphology, Chlorophyll Content and Nutrient Stoichiometry to Increased Flow Velocity and Elevated CO2 and Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations
Response of Submerged Macrophyte Growth, Morphology, Chlorophyll Content and Nutrient Stoichiometry to Increased Flow Velocity and Elevated CO2 and Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations Open
It is expected that climate change will cause more frequent extreme events of heavy precipitation and drought, changing hydrological conditions in riverine ecosystems, such as flow velocity, evapotranspiration (drought) or runoff (heavy pr…
View article: Toxicity and bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Copper and Zinc in a direct comparison at equitoxic concentrations in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) juveniles
Toxicity and bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Copper and Zinc in a direct comparison at equitoxic concentrations in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) juveniles Open
The individual toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium, copper and zinc for common carp juveniles was evaluated in a direct comparison in two experimental setups. First, fish were exposed for 10 days to different metal concentrations in or…
View article: Bioavailability Assessment of Metals in Freshwater Environments: A Historical Review
Bioavailability Assessment of Metals in Freshwater Environments: A Historical Review Open
Many metals (aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, copper, nickel, lead, zinc) are widely studied environmental contaminants because of their ubiquity, potential toxicity to aquatic life, and tendency for toxicity to vary widely as a function of wate…
View article: Toxicity and bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Copper and Zinc in a direct comparison at equitoxic concentrations in common carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i>) juveniles
Toxicity and bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Copper and Zinc in a direct comparison at equitoxic concentrations in common carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i>) juveniles Open
The individual toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) towards common carp juveniles was evaluated in a direct comparison in two experimental setups. First, the fish were exposed for 10 days to different met…
The effect of metal mixture composition on toxicity to C. elegans at individual and population levels Open
The toxicity of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and cadmium (Cd) to the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans was characterised under single metal and mixture scenarios at different organisational levels. The effects on population size and body length w…
View article: Effect of temperature on nickel uptake and elimination in <i>Daphnia magna</i>
Effect of temperature on nickel uptake and elimination in <i>Daphnia magna</i> Open
It is well known that temperature can affect the ecotoxicity of chemicals (including metals) to aquatic organisms. It was recently reported that nickel (Ni), a priority substance under the European Water Framework directive, showed decreas…
View article: Biochemodynamic Features of Metal Ions Bound by Micro- and Nano-Plastics in Aquatic Media
Biochemodynamic Features of Metal Ions Bound by Micro- and Nano-Plastics in Aquatic Media Open
A simple model, based on spherical geometry, is applied to the description of release kinetics of metal species from nano- and micro-plastic particles. Compiled literature data show that the effective diffusion coefficients, D eff, for met…
View article: Multigenerational effects of nickel on <i>Daphnia magna</i> depend on temperature and the magnitude of the effect in the first generation
Multigenerational effects of nickel on <i>Daphnia magna</i> depend on temperature and the magnitude of the effect in the first generation Open
Ecological risk assessment is commonly based on single-generation ecotoxicological tests that are usually performed at one standard temperature. We investigated the effects of nickel (Ni) on Daphnia magna reproduction at 15, 20, and 25 °C …
View article: Dataset for: Multigenerational effects of nickel on <i>Daphnia magna</i> depend on temperature and the magnitude of the effect in the first generation
Dataset for: Multigenerational effects of nickel on <i>Daphnia magna</i> depend on temperature and the magnitude of the effect in the first generation Open
Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is commonly based on single generation ecotoxicological tests that are usually performed at one standard temperature. We investigate the effects of nickel (Ni) on Daphnia magna reproduction at 15, 20 and 25…
View article: Mixture effects of copper, cadmium, and zinc on mortality and behavior of<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
Mixture effects of copper, cadmium, and zinc on mortality and behavior of<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> Open
The toxicity effects of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and cadmium (Cd), both as single metals and in combination, were examined in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Metal effects on lethality were analyzed in a time-dependent manner using dif…