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The Internal Relation between Quantum Chemical Descriptors and Empirical Constants of Polychlorinated Compounds

Molecules, 2018
Quantum chemical descriptors and empirical parameters are two different types of chemical parameters that play the fundamental roles in chemical reactivity and model development.
Jiangchi Fei, Qiming Mao, Lu Peng, Tiantian Ye, Yuan Yang, Shuang Luo   +5 more
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QSAR modeling of adipose/blood partition coefficients of Alcohols, PCBs, PBDEs, PCDDs and PAHs: A data gap filling approach

Environment International, 2018
Physiologically-based toxicokinetic (PBTK) model has immense role to play in the risk assessment process due to specified mathematical representation of the absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity (ADMET) of chemicals in diverse ...
Jephthe Jean, Supratik Kar, Jerzy Leszczynski   +2 more
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Dioxins contamination of food in Italy: an overview of the situation 1999-2000 [PDF]

Veterinaria Italiana, 2004
The Istituto Zooprofilattico dell’Abruzzo e Molise ‘G. Caporale’ (IZS A&M) has been monitoring contamination of food by the polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzo-furans (PCDF) as part of the National Surveillance Plan (NSP) in
G. Scortichini, G. Diletti, A.F. Forti, G. Migliorati   +3 more
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(Persistent) Organic pollutants in Germany: results from a pilot study within the 2015 moss survey

Environmental Sciences Europe, 2018
Background Since 1990, every 5 years, moss sampling is conducted within the European moss monitoring programme to assess the atmospheric deposition of airborne pollutants.
Annekatrin Dreyer, Stefan Nickel, Winfried Schröder   +2 more
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Harmful admixtures assessment in sinter mixtures used in iron ore sinter plants in Poland

Metalurgija, 2014
In this study composition of sinter mixtures used in Polish sinter plants were established. Seven sinter mixtures composition were examined, based on iron-bearing materials, admixtures and fuels.
J. Korol, D. Burchart-Korol, A. Smoliński   +2 more
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Human epidemiological evidence about the associations between exposure to organochlorine chemicals and endometriosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Environment International, 2019
Background: Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue that affects women during their reproductive years, having a strong impact on their lives, fertility and healthcare costs.
German Cano-Sancho, Stéphane Ploteau, Komodo Matta, Evdochia Adoamnei, Germaine Buck Louis, Jaime Mendiola, Emile Darai, Jean Squifflet, Bruno Le Bizec, Jean-Philippe Antignac   +9 more
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Chemistry of Combustion-generated Nanoparticles and their Transformation in Particle Filters

CHIMIA
Combustion-generated nanoparticles with diameters of 10-200 nm are ideal shuttles to transport compounds into the human body. The so-called Trojan Horse effect describes the translocation of persistent nanoparticles covered with adsorbates across the ...
Norbert Heeb, Joachim Mohn, Adrian Wichser, Markus Zennegg, Kerstin Zeyer   +4 more
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Overview of air pollution and endocrine disorders

International Journal of General Medicine, 2018
Philippa D Darbre School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK Abstract: Over recent years, many environmental pollutant chemicals have been shown to possess the ability to interfere in the functioning of the endocrine system and ...
Darbre PD
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Edible crickets as a possible way to curb protein-energy malnutrition: Nutritional status, food applications, and safety concerns

Food Chemistry: X
Protein malnutrition is a major public health concern in the developing world. The livestock products are a good source of high-quality protein, but the livestock industry is a source of pollution and one of the leading causes of climate change because ...
Syed Ali Hassan, Ammar B. Altemimi, Adeel Asim Hashmi, Sandal Shahzadi, Waqar Mujahid, Ahsan Ali, Zuhaib F. Bhat, Saima Naz, Ahmad Nawaz, Gholamreza Abdi, Rana Muhammad Aadil   +10 more
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Mercury Content in Fish Oil Food Supplements and Associated Health Risk

Proceedings
The market for fish oil supplements is growing significantly, as fish oil is one of the best-known sources of beneficial long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Ljilja Torović, Jelena Banović Fuentes, Nataša Stanojković, Danijela Lukić, Mirjana Djermanović   +4 more
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