Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971)
The European Zoological JournalSabella spallanzanii is a Mediterranean tube-dwelling polychaete living in shallow water. Here we evaluate its ability to respond to individual and combined treatments of methylmercury exposure and Escherichia coli challenge – two typical stressors of ...
M. Dara +8 more
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Water Quality and Residential Property Values: A Natural Experiment Approach [PDF]
We use hedonic techniques to measure the impact of improved water quality on inland real estate values. By considering a unique natural experiment setting where consistent and recognizable variation in water quality across two rivers within a small ...
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An Update on the Science of Acidification in the Adirondack Park [PDF]
This paper provides a review of the science pertaining to all aspects of acidification in the Adirondack Park, updating an earlier review of the science (Cook et al. 2002).
Banzhaf, H. Spencer +5 more
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Super Unleaded Malbec? A Case Study in Flawed International Standard Setting at the Codex Alimentarius [PDF]
, 2019 The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) provides rules on the adoption and enforcement of SPS measures.
Schwegel, Justin
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Use of headspace solid-phase microextraction for the analysis and characterisation of volatile compounds in rumen contents : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masterate of Science in Chemistry at Massey University [PDF]
, 2005 Appendix 2&3 removed due to copyright restrictions. Please consult print copy in Library.Volatile fatty acids (VFAs), alkyl phenols and indolic compounds are produced by rumen microbes during the fermentation of forages in ruminants.
Lu, Shengyi
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Are Mercury Advisories Effective? Inofrmation, Education, and Fish Consumption [PDF]
Mercury exposure has emerged as one of the most prominent environmental health and food safety concerns. The primary danger is the consumption of contaminated fish by young children, nursing mothers, and pregnant women.
Jay Shimshack
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Relations of environmental contaminants, algal toxins, and diet with the reproductive success of American alligators on Florida Lakes [PDF]
, 2001 (113 page ...
Arnold, Beverly S. +3 more
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ToxicsWidespread contamination of the Amazon basin with mercury has been reported to occur since at least the mid-80s due to heavy gold mining activity. Although initial studies have indicated that this may lead to deleterious neurological consequences to the ...
Bruno H. Rebouças +6 more
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The Minamata Convention and the future of mercury abatement [PDF]
, 2013 This repository item contains a single issue of Issues in Brief, a series of policy briefs that began publishing in 2008 by the Boston University Frederick S.
Selin, Henrik
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Converting flooded rice to dry farming can alleviate MeHg accumulation in grains
Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyThe study explored the impact of water management on rice cultivation in mercury-contaminated paddy soil. The objective was to analyze the characteristics of mercury translocation by converting flooded soils to dry farming (non-flooded) to alleviate ...
Huang Liang +7 more
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