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Norwegian Soils and Waters Contain Mesophilic, Plastic-Degrading Bacteria

Microorganisms, 2021
Plastic pollution has become one of the most critical environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production, compounded by persistence of plastic wastes in the environment, are outpacing efforts to keep ecosystems plastic-free. A switch to plastics more
Colin Charnock
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Environmental Sampling Methods for Detection of Salmonella Infections in Laying Hens: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Microorganisms, 2023
Salmonellosis is the second most commonly reported foodborne gastrointestinal infection in humans in the European Union (EU). Most outbreaks are caused by Salmonella Enteritidis, present in contaminated food products, particularly in egg and egg products.
Ewa Pacholewicz, Henk J. Wisselink, Miriam G. J. Koene, Marleen van der Most, Jose L. Gonzales   +4 more
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Function-Oriented Graphene Quantum Dots Probe for Single Cell in situ Sorting of Active Microorganisms in Environmental Samples

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Functional microorganisms play a vital role in removing environmental pollutants because of their diverse metabolic capability. Herein, a function-oriented fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based graphene quantum dots (GQDs-M) probe was ...
Yeshen Luo, Yeshen Luo, Yeshen Luo, Fei Liu, Jianhua Song, Qian Luo, Yonggang Yang, Chengfang Mei, Meiying Xu, Bing Liao   +9 more
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Assessment of Subsampling Strategies in Microspectroscopy of Environmental Microplastic Samples [PDF]

, 2021
The analysis of environmental occurrence of microplastic (MP) particles has gained notable attention within the past decade. An effective risk assessment of MP litter requires elucidating sources of MP particles, their pathways of distribution and ...
Kanaki, E., Labrenz, M., Fischer, D., Fischer, F., Enders, K., Brandt, Josef,   +5 more
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Diagnostic challenges with accurate identification of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food and environmental samples in South Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022
Background: The 2017–2018 listeriosis outbreak in South Africa warranted testing for Listeria monocytogenes in food products and processing environments. Diagnostic tests are needed to accurately differentiate L. monocytogenes from other Listeria species.
Teena S.M. Thomas, Juno Thomas, Karren le Roux, Sanelisiwe T. Duze, Faith Mkhwanazi, Adriano Duse   +5 more
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Assessment of Radiological Hazards in Soil, Water and Plants Around Coal Power Plant

Atom Indonesia, 2022
The existence of a Coal-Fired Power Plant (CFPP) is suspected to affect the environment quality, especially the increment of natural radionuclides content which is found in coal as raw material.Therefore, systematic analysis of natural radionuclides ...
S. Murniasih, D. S. Prabasiwi, S Sukirno
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Analysis of Residues in Environmental Samples

Molecules, 2023
The state of the environment is very important for our lives and for that of future generations [...]
Ewa Szpyrka, Magdalena Słowik-Borowiec
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Counting efficiency in gamma-ray spectrometry with different sample volumes for the same geometry

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2022
The aim of this study is to determine an easy and fast method to calculate efficiencies in different volumes, in the same counting geometry, for gamma-ray spectrometry technique.
Marcelo Bessa Nisti, Marcelo Francis Máduar, Sandra Regina Damatto, Marcos Medrado de Alencar   +3 more
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Geochemical Characterization of Rock Samples from Selected Fiji Mine Sites to Evaluate On-Site Environmental Vulnerabilities [PDF]

, 2023
Although mining contributes to about 1.4% of Fiji’s gross domestic product (GDP), the excavated rocks from mining may have detrimental effects on the environment.
Walubita Mufalo, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Apete Tuiyaro Soro   +4 more
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A rapid and high-throughput quantum dots bioassay for monitoring of perfluorooctane sulfonate in environmental water samples [PDF]

, 2011
Currently HPLC/MS is the state of the art tool for environmental/drinking water perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) monitoring. PFOS can bind to peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα), which forms heterodimers with retinoid X receptors
Baihua Shu, Li, Yuanyuan, Xu, Shunqing, Zhang, Jiong, Huijun Zhu, Yuanyuan Li, Shunqing Xu, Qiongfang Zhang, Wan, Yanjian, Zhang, Qiongfang, Yanjian Wan, Shu, Baihua, Zhu, Huijun, Jiong Zhang   +13 more
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