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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A comprehensive screening of different environmental contaminants (total metals, thermostable metal fractions associated with detoxification, and persistent organic pollutants) was conducted in an endangered common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus ) individual incidentally captured in southeastern Brazil.
Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior +10 more
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Pharmacological and Chemical Potential of Spiranthes sinensis (Orchidaceae): A Narrative Review
Plants, 2022 Orchidaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants with more than 27,000 accepted species, and more than 31,000–35,000 species are estimated to exist in total. The orchid Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, having ornamental and medicinal value,
Yu-Jen Kuo, Jin-Kuo Pei, Wen-Wan Chao
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chemical pollutants pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Among these contaminants are trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Green turtles can be employed to evaluate the oceans' health due to their coastal habitats and exposure to multiple threats.
Camila Roberta da Silva Ribeiro +6 more
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Investigation of the bioremediation potential of aerobic zymogenous microorganisms in soil for crude oil biodegradation [PDF]
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2011 The bioremediation potential of the aerobic zymogenous microorganisms in soil (Danube alluvium, Pančevo, Serbia) for crude oil biodegradation was investigated. A mixture of paraffinic types of oils was used as the substrate.
TATJANA ŠOLEVIĆ +5 more
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Natural Product Research, 2018 Chemical investigation and activity test of Arundina graminifolia led to the isolation of six phenanthrenes: blestriarene A (1), shancidin (2), densiflorol B (3), ephemeranthoquinone (4), coelonin (5) and lusianthridin (6).
Xue-Wei yan, Bingxue Tang, Meifeng Liu
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Microplastic Impacts on Seafood: A Global Synthesis of Experimental Findings
Fish and Fisheries, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Plastic pollution is a growing global concern, with plastic and microplastic particles now widespread in aquatic environments. Microplastics are frequently ingested by marine organisms, including commercially important seafood species. Ingestion can lead to a range of biological effects, influenced by the size, type and quantity of plastic, as
Nina Wootton +4 more
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Biodestruction of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 2001 Biodegradation of light and high-viscosity oils by hydrocarbon-oxidizing microflora has been studied. Microflora was isolated from the formation waters recovered from West Siberian and “White Tiger” (Vietnam) oil fields.
L. I. Svarovskaya, L. K. Altunina
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Analytical Science Advances, Volume 7, Issue 1, June 2026.ABSTRACT Atmospheric deposition of organic pollutants plays a crucial role in the transport and fate of contaminants in the environment, with implications for ecosystem health and human exposure. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and microplastics are increasingly recognized as transboundary threats due to ...
Iva Smoljo +2 more
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Chemical Constituents and Biological Activity Profiles on Pleione (Orchidaceae)
Molecules, 2019 Pleione (Orchidaceae) is not only famous for the ornamental value in Europe because of its special color, but also endemic in Southern Asia for its use in traditional medicine.
Xiao-Qian Wu +6 more
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Combretastatins: An Overview of Structure, Probable Mechanisms of Action and Potential Applications
Molecules, 2020 Combretastatins are a class of closely related stilbenes (combretastatins A), dihydrostilbenes (combretastatins B), phenanthrenes (combretastatins C) and macrocyclic lactones (combretastatins D) found in the bark of Combretum caffrum (Eckl.
Gökçe Şeker Karatoprak +5 more
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