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ABSTRACT Preservation of urban aquatic ecosystems is of primary importance for human well‐being, biodiversity protection and the future of society. Lake–groundwater–river interactions within urban floodplains harbour intrinsic fragility, yet remain largely understudied.
Marlene Dordoni +7 more
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An Assessment of Three Priority Hazardous Substances at the European Scale [PDF]
In this report we present a survey of existing information for the assessment of loads of hazardous substances to the European coastal waters. Based on the information available, we select three example substances (PFOS, trifluralin and lindane) for ...
LOOS Robert +2 more
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Although the pesticide hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and its isomers have long been banned, their presence in the environment is still reported worldwide.
Aday Amirbekov +8 more
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This study deals with the distribution of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) and hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) in urban soils, their possible sources and probabilistic human and environmental health risk. The average concentrations of total HCHs and
Bhupander Kumar +4 more
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Hexachlorocyclohexane and DDT in marine organisms from the Bering and the Okhotsk Seas
Organochlorine pesticides (HCHs and DDT) are harmful and toxic substances affected biota. HCHs and DDT are still used as pesticides in the Southern Hemisphere and from there can reach the North Pacific due to atmospheric transfer.
Vasily Yu. Tsygankov +3 more
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β-Hexachlorocyclohexane: A Small Molecule with a Big Impact on Human Cellular Biochemistry
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) belong to a heterogeneous class of organic compounds blacklisted by the Stockholm Convention in 2009 due to their harmful impact on human health.
Elisabetta Rubini +7 more
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The article presents data on the role of nutrients in the protection of the body against xenobiotics. The effect of the vitamin and amino acid complex (ascorbic acid (C), thiamine(B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (PP), methionine) in relation to intoxication
Galina Ladnova +5 more
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ABSTRACT Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women and has been linked to exposure to environmental chemicals. However, many chemicals have not been evaluated for relationships with this outcome. In this study, we analyzed RNA sequencing data from human breast cancer‐derived MCF7 cells exposed to hundreds of individual chemicals.
Lauren E. Koval +2 more
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Indication of pollution in a teaching and research farm reservoir [PDF]
The production and productivity of a water body is largely dependent on its quality. One major source of water pollution is from the agrochemicals from nearby farmlands.
Taiwo, Y.F.
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The Application of Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Promotes Soil Remediation While Negatively Affecting Soil Microbial Biomass and Activity [PDF]
The use of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles for soil remediation is gaining increased attention. However, there are concerns about the potential adverse effects of nZVI on soil microbial communities and, hence, soil quality.
Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar +4 more
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