Quantifying wet scavenging processes in aircraft observations of nitric acid and cloud condensation nuclei [PDF]
, 2006 Wet scavenging is an important sink term for many atmospheric constituents. However, production of precipitation in clouds is poorly understood, and pollutant removal through wet scavenging is difficult to separate from removal through dry scavenging ...
A. Stohl +49 more
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Environmental variables, pesticide pollution and meiofaunal community structure in two contrasting temporarily open/closed false bay estuaries [PDF]
, 2011 Environmental variables (including natural and anthropogenic stressors) and meiobenthic communities were sampled in a ‘natural’ (Rooiels) and a ‘disturbed’ (Lourens) estuary in the Western Cape, South Africa, bimonthly for 20 months. A primary aim of the
Bollmohr, S. +4 more
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Geospatial Health, 2014 The accumulation of heavy metals in agricultural soils is a serious environmental problem. The Campania region in southern Italy has higher levels of cancer risk, presumably due to the accumulation of geogenic and anthropogenic soil pollutants, some of ...
Alessandra Capolupo +3 more
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Biodiversity patterns of free-living marine nematodes in a tropical bay: Cienfuegos, Caribbean Sea [PDF]
, 2009 Spatial and temporal biodiversity patterns of free-living marine nematodes were studied in Cienfuegos Bay, a tropical semi-enclosed basin in the Caribbean Sea.
Armenteros Almanza, Maickel +6 more
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Diet contributes to urban-induced alterations in gut microbiota : experimental evidence from a wild passerine [PDF]
, 2020 Urban sprawl increasingly affects the ecology of natural populations, including host-microbiota interactions, with observed differences in the gut microbiota between urban and rural hosts.
De Neve, Liesbeth +5 more
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Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification [PDF]
, 2018 Bioaerosols, comprised of bacteria, fungi and viruses are ubiquitous in ambient air. Known to adversely affect human health, the impact of bioaerosols on a population often manifests as outbreaks of illnesses such as Legionnaires Disease and Q fever ...
Bennett, Alan +10 more
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Input of particulate heavy metals from rivers and associated sedimentary deposits on the Gulf of Lion continental shelf [PDF]
, 2008 Fluxes of the heavy metals chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) delivered by rivers to the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea) were estimated over a three year study of the River Rhone and its ...
Grenz, Christian +5 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 An integral part of industrialized areas is the constant increase of technogenic influence on the human body. This contributes to the deterioration of health of the population and, above all, of children as the most sensitive contingent.
O. V. Antonova
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Assessing the freshwater quality of a large-scale mining watershed : the need for integrated approaches [PDF]
, 2019 Water quality assessments provide essential information for protecting aquatic habitats and stakeholders downstream of mining sites. Moreover, mining companies must comply with environmental quality standards and include public participation in water ...
Arroyo, Nilton Deza +10 more
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Comparisons of trace constituents from ground stations and the DC-8 aircraft during PEM-West B [PDF]
, 1997 Chemical data from ground stations in Asia and the North Pacific are compared with data from the DC-8 aircraft collected during the Pacific Exploratory Measurements in the Western Pacific Ocean (PEM-West B) mission.
Arimoto, Richard +9 more
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