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BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background There has always been controversy over whether clonal plants have lower genetic diversity than plants that reproduce sexually. These conflicts could be attributed to the fact that few studies have taken into account the mating system of ...
Rong Huang +3 more
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Assessment of exposure to fungal aerosol in the lecture rooms of schools in the Lesser Poland region [PDF]
Archives of Environmental Protection, 2023 The paper presents an assessment of the mycological air quality in classrooms of school buildings located in Lesser Poland. In 10 schools, 5 sampling points were designated: 4 indoors and 1 as an "outdoor background". A 6-stage Andersen impactor was used
Krzysztof Frączek +2 more
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 This review is a survey of recent advances in studies concerning the impact of poly- and perfluorinated organic compounds in aquatic organisms. After a brief introduction on poly- and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) features, an overview of recent ...
Dario Savoca, A. Pace
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Agronomy, 2022 The aim of this study was to determine the effects of water extracts of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) on the feeding intensity, mortality, and weight gain of selected pests, i.e., adult pea leaf weevils (Sitona lineatus L.), nymphs, wingless ...
Janina Gospodarek +3 more
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DDTs, PCBs and PBDEs contamination in Africa, Latin America and South-southeast Asia—a review
AIMS Environmental Science, 2015 Levels of polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its degradation products (DDTs) in the environment (ambient air, soil and aquatic mammals) and in humans from the developing ...
Peter Mochungong, Jiping Zhu
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A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures
Toxics, 2019 Phthalates (diesters of phthalic acid) are widely used as plasticizers and additives in many consumer products. Laboratory animal studies have reported the endocrine-disrupting and reproductive effects of phthalates, and human exposure to this class of ...
Yu Wang, Hongkai Zhu, K. Kannan
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Avian Research, 2019 Background Sperm motility parameters, which can be measured objectively and repeatedly by a computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system, are important indicators of sperm quality. However, the sperm motility parameters assessed by a CASA system can be
Ying Yang +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Vaping has become more popular and different brands and types of vaping devices have rapidly emerged. However, little is known about the potential health risks of human inhalation exposures to the volatile chemicals in the vapour, which includes both ...
Jianjun Niu, Jiping Zhu
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Environmental Health Perspectives, 2022 Background: In human biomonitoring, blood is often used as a matrix to measure exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Because the toxicokinetics of a substance (determining the steady-state blood concentration) may affect the toxic ...
W. Bil, M. Zeilmaker, B. Bokkers
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Fluorescence-Based Rapid Detection of Microbiological Contaminants in Water Samples
The Scientific World Journal, 2012 Microbiological contamination of process waters is a current issue for pharmaceutical industries. Traditional methods require several days to obtain results; therefore, rapid microbiological methods are widely requested to shorten time-to-result ...
Hervé Meder +8 more
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