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Assessing Biological Effects of Contaminants in the Gulf of Finland, Northeastern Baltic Sea, Using Sediment Biotests with Amphipods (Monoporeia affinis) and Biomarker Responses in Clams (Macoma balthica)

open access: yesProceedings, 2023
The Gulf of Finland, in the northeastern Baltic Sea, is experiencing ongoing adverse effects due to human activities, leading to a decline in the quality of the marine environment [...]
Ivan Kuprijanov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aquifers Recharge and Contamination by Leaking Sewers - ARCLeakS

open access: yes, 2023
The ARCLeakS (Aquifers Recharge and Contamination by Leaking Sewers) project aims to fill the existing theoretical and practical knowledge gap on the fate of contaminants originating from leaking sewers in the subsurface of urban environments.
Andrea D'Aniello
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Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yes, 2014
Background: access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and UNICEF using as an indicator “use of an improved source,” which does not ...
Bain, R   +28 more
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Eco-chemical knowledge, behavior and engagement of workers employed in the mineral fertilizer industry in Novi Sad [PDF]

open access: yesHemijska Industrija, 2006
The level of environmental pollution is influenced by the knowledge, behavior and ecological engagement of both the individual and society. The mineral fertilizer industry represents a potential source of pollution.
Cvjetićanin Stanko, Segedinac Mirjana
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical Contaminants: Their Metabolism and their Residues

open access: yesJournal of Food Protection, 1987
Chemical contaminants which food animals may be exposed to include agricultural chemicals (e.g. insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fumigants), industrial chemicals, metals and natural toxins (e.g. mycotoxins, phytotoxins, bacterial toxins). In the past, most intoxications of food animals resulted from natural toxicants.
Michael L, Biehl, William B, Buck
openaire   +2 more sources

Mass Casualty Decontamination in a Chemical or Radiological/Nuclear Incident with External Contamination: Guiding Principles and Research Needs

open access: yes, 2015
Hazardous chemical, radiological, and nuclear materials threaten public health in scenarios of accidental or intentional release which can lead to external ontamination of people.
585891   +54 more
core   +1 more source

Chemical contamination and the thyroid

open access: yesEndocrine, 2014
Industrial chemical contaminants have a variable impact on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, this depending both on their class and on confounding factors. Today, mounting evidence is pointing to the role of environmental factors, and specifically EDCs, in the current distressing upsurge in the incidence of thyroid disease.
openaire   +3 more sources

Chemical Contamination in Aquatic Ecosystems

open access: yesChemInform, 2007
AbstractChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract, please click on HTML or PDF.
Hisato, Iwata   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Chitosan dual gel-like functionalized with flavonoid extract and cinnamaldehyde oil using dual cross-linking agents: Characterization, antioxidant, and antimicrobial effects

open access: yesCurrent Research in Food Science
This study evaluated antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of chitosan gel (Cs-gel) functionalized with cinnamaldehyde oil (CN) and orange peel-derived flavonoid extract (Fs) using the ionic-gelation method.
Mahmoud Salah   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oil Spill in Brazil—Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Socio-Environmental Conflicts

open access: yesBioChem, 2022
The 2019 oil spill was considered the largest environmental disaster in the Brazilian Northeastern coast. It was associated with mostly ineffective government actions, thus intensifying historical vulnerabilities faced by local populations.
Mariana Olívia Santana dos Santos   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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