Ecotoxicity assessment of camphor oxime using Microtox assay – preliminary research
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 The ecotoxicity assessment of new substances is crucial for their considered launch on the market. Due to various properties of chemical compounds, however, the application of biotests can be challenging. In the case of insoluble compounds, a proper, non-
Kielka Ewa +5 more
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A Framework for Ecotoxicity Testing in the 21st Century: Ecotox21
Applied Sciences, 2019 To reduce the considerable investments of toxicity testing and protecting animal welfare, a new toxicity testing strategy based on response pathways of human cell lines has been proposed in the United States to evaluate the chemical exposure risks to ...
Zhen-guang Yan +5 more
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Ecotoxicological effect factors for calculating USEtox ecotoxicity characterization factors
Environmental Sciences EuropeBackground This study aims to tackle the lack of freshwater ecotoxicological effect factors (EFs) crucial for determining freshwater ecotoxicity characterization factors (CFs) using the widely accepted scientific consensus USEtox model for ecotoxicity ...
Rahul Aggarwal
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Comparative ecotoxicity of three polluted industrial soils for the Collembola Folsomia candida [PDF]
, 2008 We tried to quantify the ecotoxicity of three industrial soil samples contaminated by different metals, using the Collembolan Folsomia candida as a biological model and mortality, growth and reproduction as parameters.
Pinelli, Eric, Crouau, Yves
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Edito of the special focus issue on Environmental Toxicity of Nanoparticles [PDF]
, 2010 “The main goal of this special focus issue is to introduce the main parameters that affect the potential ecotoxicity of nanoparticles and to describe the state of the art with a few selected examples of interaction of different nanoparticles...
Flahaut, Emmanuel, Emmanuel Flahaut
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 Although predation risk exists under natural conditions, its role is usually ignored when evaluating the ecotoxicity of environmental contaminants, and the interaction between predation risk and antibiotic ecotoxicity is not yet clear. To investigate the
Jiqiu Li +3 more
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Bioaccumulation and ecotoxicity of carbon nanotubes [PDF]
Chemistry Central Journal, 2013 Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have numerous industrial applications and may be released to the environment. In the aquatic environment, pristine or functionalized CNT have different dispersion behavior, potentially leading to different risks of exposure along the water column.
Petra Jackson +7 more
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Influence of soil ageing on bioavailability and ecotoxicity of lead carried by process waste metallic ultrafine particles [PDF]
, 2011 Ultrafine particulate matters enriched with metals are emitted into the atmosphere by industrial activities and can impact terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Geret, Florence +9 more
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Assessing Marine Ecotoxicity Potential Impacts of Industrial Wastewater Discharge from the Secondary Battery Industry: A Life Cycle Impact Assessment Approach [PDF]
대한환경공학회지This study aims to develop a quantitative methodology for assessing the marine ecotoxicity of wastewater from the secondary battery industry and to establish discharge limits based on this assessment.
Su-Bok Chae +2 more
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Towards a Computational Ecotoxicity Assay
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2020 Thousands of anthropogenic chemicals are released into the environment each year, posing potential hazards to human and environmental health. Toxic chemicals may cause a variety of adverse health effects, triggering immediate symptoms or delayed effects over longer periods of time.
Natasha Kamerlin +3 more
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