Recognition of Trace Element Contamination Using Ficus macrophylla Leaves in Urban Environment [PDF]
, 2020 Urban areas are characterized by numerous pollutants emitted by anthropic sources both in the form of solid and gaseous particulates. Biomonitoring is an easy, economical, and accessible approach for the determination of atmospheric pollutants.
Alaimo Maria Grazia, Varrica Daniela
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Engaging with community researchers for exposure science: lessons learned from a pesticide biomonitoring study [PDF]
, 2015 A major challenge in biomonitoring studies with members of the general public is ensuring their continued involvement throughout the necessary length of the research.
A Cohen +42 more
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Reporting back environmental exposure data and free choice learning. [PDF]
, 2016 Reporting data back to study participants is increasingly being integrated into exposure and biomonitoring studies. Informal science learning opportunities are valuable in environmental health literacy efforts and report back efforts are filling an ...
Beamer, Paloma I +5 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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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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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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Human Mycotoxin Biomonitoring: Conclusive remarks on direct or indirect assessment of urinary deoxynivalenol [PDF]
, 2020 Deoxynivalenol is one of the most ubiquitous mycotoxins in the Western diet through its presence in cereals and cereal products. A vast amount of studies indicate the worrying level of exposure to this toxin, while even high percentages of the population
Bouzaghnane, Nabila +3 more
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Vitamin D status of the Russian reproductive population over the past 10 years: a systematic review
Российская Арктика, 2022 Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem in Russia. Insufficient supply of vitamin D negatively affects reproductive health, the degree of risk depends directly on the severity of the deficiency.
Korobitsyna R.D., Sorokina Т.Yu.
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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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Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2021 Background Ischemia can induce rapid activation of microglia in the brain. As key immunocompetent cells, reactive microglia play an important role in pathological development of ischemic stroke.
Ting Li +8 more
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