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Reducing lead uptake by plants as a way to lead-free food

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
In this research, an attempt was made to produce safe food from lead-contaminated soil. It was assumed that an increased amount of calcium (Ca) in plants would prevent them from lead (Pb) uptake. A new-generation agricultural product − an activator of Ca
Małgorzata Wierzbicka   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

In vitro or not in vitro: a short journey through a long history

open access: yesEnvironmental Sciences Europe, 2018
The aim of ecotoxicology is to study toxic effects on constituents of ecosystems, with the protection goal being populations and communities rather than individual organisms.
Kristina Rehberger   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Much effort, little success: causes for the low ecological efficacy of restoration measures in German surface waters

open access: yesEnvironmental Sciences Europe, 2023
Background For more than 20 years, restoration measures have been conducted on watercourses in Germany to increase habitat diversity and thus promote biodiversity. However, their ecological efficacy often proved to be limited.
Denise Jasmin Brettschneider   +8 more
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Body and organ weight data in 28-day toxicological studies in two mouse strains

open access: yesData in Brief, 2019
Toxicological studies were performed in an AAALAC (American Association for Laboratory Animal Care)-approved laboratory at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, in accordance with the German Animal Welfare Act and the effective European Council Directive 2010 ...
Heike Antje Marxfeld   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Additivity and Interactions in Ecotoxicity of Pollutant Mixtures: Some Patterns, Conclusions, and Open Questions

open access: yesToxics, 2015
Understanding the effects of exposure to chemical mixtures is a common goal of pharmacology and ecotoxicology. In risk assessment-oriented ecotoxicology, defining the scope of application of additivity models has received utmost attention in the last 20 ...
Ismael Rodea-Palomares   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pesticides Residue in Milk and Milk Products: Mini Review [PDF]

open access: yesPakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2017
Livestock is an important sub-sector of agriculture that plays a key role in economy of a country by contributing to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and in total export.
Shazia Akhtar, Karam Ahad
doaj   +1 more source

Comparitive studies in natural and polluted areas- an ecotoxicology study using seed germination test

open access: yes, 2022
Ecotoxicology is becoming more prominent in the curricula of wildlife, biology, and environmental science fields universally. Chemicals in natural systems have posed a set of problems, thus ecotoxicology provides a broad conceptual framework for ...
Uguumur, Margad-Od
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ECOTOXICOLOGY

open access: yes, 2014
The need to develop a capability to evaluate the environmental effects of chemicals has arisen principally from these situations. The source of the chemical is identified and quantified, as are the distribution, transport and transformation processes whereby the response of individuals in the environment can be evaluated.
J.V. Tarazona, M.J. Ramos-Peralonso
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Rearing Sea Urchins to Promote ‘Ready-to-Spawn’ Conditions for Ecotoxicological Surveys

open access: yesToxics
The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus is a good model in ecotoxicology, but adults living along the Italian coasts have a limited reproductive period.
Roberta Miroglio   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green technology meets ecotoxicology

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2016
By applying concept and principles of green chemistry into different technological processes, green technologies are developed. The environmental and economic benefits of “green” approach is achieved through several directions, such as the use of ...
Kristina Radošević   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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