Suspect screening of maternal serum to identify new environmental chemical biomonitoring targets using liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. [PDF]
, 2017 The use and advantages of high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS) as a discovery tool for environmental chemical monitoring has been demonstrated for environmental samples but not for biological samples.
Friesen, Matthew M +5 more
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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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The micronucleus assay as a biological dosimeter of in vivo ionising radiation exposure [PDF]
, 2010 Biological dosimetry, based on the analysis of micronuclei (MN) in the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay can be used as an alternative method for scoring dicentric chromosomes in the field of radiation protection.
Fenech, Michel +2 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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Biodiversity of nematode assemblages from the region of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, an area of commercial mining interest [PDF]
, 2003 BACKGROUND: The possibility for commercial mining of deep-sea manganese nodules is currently under exploration in the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone.
Brown, C.J. +5 more
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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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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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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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Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Women’s Serum in the European Arctic Russia
Toxics, 2021 Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are heterogeneous carbon-based compounds that can seriously affect human health. The aim of this study was to measure serum concentrations of POPs in women residing in the Euro-Arctic Region of Russia.
Yulia Varakina +11 more
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Comparative algological and bacteriological examinations on biofilms developed on different substrata in a shallow soda lake [PDF]
, 2008 According to the European Water Framework Directives, benthic diatoms of lakes are a tool for ecological status assessment. In this study, we followed an integrative sample analysis approach, in order to find an appropriate substratum for the water ...
A Cattaneo +36 more
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