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Biomonitoring for Watershed Protection from a Multiscale Land-Use Perspective

Diversity, 2023
The types and intensification of land use in the watershed affect the living organisms in aquatic ecosystems differently; this impact will also vary according to temporal and spatial scales.
Kaline de Mello, Ricardo Hideo Taniwaki, Diego Rodrigues Macedo, Cecília Gontijo Leal, Timothy O. Randhir   +4 more
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Time-delayed effect of petroleum-derived products in soil and their bioremediation on plant – herbivore interaction [PDF]

Archives of Environmental Protection, 2021
The aim of the study was to determine the time-delayed (after three years from the moment of soil pollution) effect of petroleum-derived products (PDPs) (petrol, diesel fuel and used engine oil) on the interaction between selected host plant (broad bean)
Milena Rusin, Janina Gospodarek, Aleksandra Nadgórska-Socha, Milena Rusin, Janina Gospodarek, Aleksandra Nadgórska-Socha   +5 more
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Smart textiles for self-powered biomonitoring

Med-X, 2023
Merging electronics with textiles has become an emerging trend since textiles hold magnificent wearing comfort and user-friendliness compared with conventional wearable bioelectronics.
Junyi Yin, Shaolei Wang, Aiden Di Carlo, A. Chang, Xiao Wan, Jing Xu, Xiao Xiao, Jun Chen   +7 more
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Biomonitoring of firefighting forces: a review on biomarkers of exposure to health-relevant pollutants released from fires

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews, 2023
Occupational exposure as a firefighter has recently been classified as a carcinogen to humans by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Biomonitoring has been increasingly used to characterize exposure of firefighting forces to contaminants.
Bela Barros, Marta Oliveira, S. Morais
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Use of lichen species for air pollution biomonitoring: Case of Dar-Chichou forest (Cap-Bon, North-East Tunisia)

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2022
In the present work, we investigated the bio-uptake of 4 MTE (Ni, Cd, Pb, Zn) in the thalli of some species of lichens near a road crossing the Dar-Chichou forest (NE- Tunisia).
Sonia Dhaouadi, Noureddine Khalloufi, Khaoula Ayati, Nesrine Ayeb, Mustapha Béjaoui   +4 more
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Responses of the gut microbiota to environmental heavy metal pollution in tree sparrow (Passer montanus) nestlings

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Gut microbiota plays a critical role in regulating the health and adaptation of wildlife. However, our understanding of how exposure to environmental heavy metals influences the gut microbiota of wild birds, particularly during the vulnerable and ...
Sheng Zhang, Yue Shen, Shengnan Wang, Zhaocun Lin, Rui Su, Fei Jin, Yingmei Zhang   +6 more
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Current Status of Omics in Biological Quality Elements for Freshwater Biomonitoring

Biology, 2023
Simple Summary Freshwater ecosystems face various threats, especially in recent decades, that pose unprecedented challenges to human health, water supply, agriculture, forestry, ecology, and biodiversity.
Jorge Machuca-Sepúlveda, Javiera Miranda, Nicolás Lefin, A. Pedroso, J. Beltrán, J. Farías   +5 more
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The current state of eDNA research in freshwater ecosystems: are we shifting from the developmental phase to standard application in biomonitoring?

Hydrobiologia, 2022
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has seen a massive increase in application in freshwater systems with a concurrent growth in protocol developments and a drive to gain a better understanding of the ‘ecology’ of eDNA.
T. Schenekar
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Harmonization of Human Biomonitoring Studies in Europe: Characteristics of the HBM4EU-Aligned Studies Participants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Human biomonitoring has become a pivotal tool for supporting chemicals’ policies. It provides information on real-life human exposures and is increasingly used to prioritize chemicals of health concern and to evaluate the success of chemical policies ...
L. Gilles, E. Govarts, L. Rodriguez Martin, A. Andersson, B. Appenzeller, F. Barbone, A. Castaño, D. Coertjens, E. D. Den Hond, V. Dzhedzheia, I. Eržen, Marta Esteban López, L. Fábelová, C. Fillol, C. Franken, H. Frederiksen, C. Gabriel, L. Haug, M. Horvat, T. Halldorsson, B. Janasik, N. Holcer, R. Kakucs, S. Karakitsios, A. Katsonouri, J. Klánová, T. Kold-Jensen, M. Kolossa-Gehring, C. Konstantinou, J. Koponen, S. Lignell, A. Lindroos, K. Makris, D. Mazej, B. Morrens, Ľ. Murínová, S. Namorado, S. Pedraza-Díaz, Jasmin Peisker, Nicole Probst-Hensch, L. Rambaud, V. Rosolen, Enrico Rucic, M. Rüther, D. Sarigiannis, J. Tratnik, A. Standaert, L. Stewart, T. Szigeti, C. Thomsen, H. Tolonen, Á. Eiríksdóttir, A. Van Nieuwenhuyse, V. Verheyen, J. Vlaanderen, N. Vogel, W. Wąsowicz, Till Weber, J. Zock, O. Sepai, G. Schoeters   +60 more
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Owls as bioindicators: their spatial and temporal aspects in Eastern Europe

European Journal of Ecology, 2019
The article presents the unique results of a study of the spatial distribution of owls in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan by season of the year on long-term data. Ravkin’s transect method was used to census fixed randomly selected plots spread
Arthur Askeyev, Oleg Askeyev, Igor Askeyev   +2 more
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