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Insights into ozone deposition patterns from decade-long ozone flux measurements over a mixed temperate forest

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10937A, Paper

J. Neirynck, B. Gielen, I. A. Janssens, R. Ceulemans
Long-term fluxes of ozone (O₃) were measured over a mixed temperate forest using the aerodynamic gradient method.
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New Analytical Method for Classification of Time-Location Data Obtained from the Global Positioning System (GPS)

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30190C, Technical Note

Taehyun Kim, Kiyoung Lee , Wonho Yang, Seung Do Yu
Personal-exposure studies commonly use time-activity diaries and questionnaires to collect data on the study subjects' activities and locations during the monitoring period. However, these methods are heavily affected by the...
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Iodide-assisted total lead measurement and determination of different lead fractions in drinking water samples

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10962J, Paper

Yuanyuan Zhang, Ding-Quan Ng, Yi-Pin Lin
A new method for accurate measurement of total lead and differentiation of different lead species in drinking water is developed.
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Environmental digest

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM90024F, News

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Combined toxicity of three chlorophenols 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol to Daphnia magna

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30185G, Paper

Liqun Xing, Jie Sun, Hongling Liu, Hongxia Yu
Response surface models for binary mixtures were established and various prediction models were used to predict toxicity of the mixtures.
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Oxidative stress in Cyprinus carpio to analyze microcystin impact in eutrophic shallow lakes: a preliminary study

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30129F, Paper

Katerina A Moutou, Stamatis Tsikogias, Theodoti Papadimitriou, Ifigenia Kagalou
Microcystins (MCYSTs) are toxins produced by cyanobacteria in aquatic environment of high potential risk to aquatic organisms. The physiological responses and pathobiological developments they elicit in fish have been extensively...
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Fragmentation of extracellular DNA by long-term exposure to radiation from Uranium in aquatic environments

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30196B, Paper

Joao Arruda-Neto, Luis Nieto, Henriette Righi, Monica A. Cotta, Helaine Carrer, Tulio E. Rodrigues, Godofredo C. Genofre
Persistent harmful scenarios associated with disposal of radioactive waste, high-background radiation areas and severe nuclear accidents are of much concern regarding consequences to both human health and to the environment....
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Correlations in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in UK ambient air and implications for source apportionment

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10963H, Paper

Andrew Simon Brown, Richard J C Brown
The extent of correlation in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentration data obtained by the UK PAH Monitoring and Analysis Air Quality Network from March 2008 to November 2010 has been...
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Different collector types for sampling deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons- comparison of measurement results and their uncertainty

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30119A, Paper

Dieter Gladtke, F. P. Bakker, Hugues Biaudet, Alexandra Brennfleck, Peter Coleman, Harald Creutznacher, Ben Van Egmond, Theo L Hafkenscheid, Frank Hahne, Marc Houtzager, Eva Leoz-Garziandia, Edoardo Menichini, Anja Olschewski, Thomas Remesch
Different collector types, sample work up procedures and analysis methods to measure the deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were tested and compared. Whilst sample work up and analysis methods...
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Occurrence and removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wastewater treatment plants in Three Gorges Reservoir area, Chongqing, China

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30258F, Paper

Xin Ye, Xuesong Guo, Xing Cui, Xian Zhang, Han Zhang, Ming Kuang Wang, Ling Qiu, Shaohua Chen
Concentrations of six endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), including bisphenol A (BPA), estrone (E1), 17[small beta]-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), 17[small alpha]-ethynylestradiol (EE2) and diethylstilbestrol (DES), were assessed in influents, effluents and excess sludge in...
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Disinfection by-product formation potentials in wastewater effluents and their reductions in a wastewater treatment plant

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM00015F, Paper

Hao L. Tang, Yen-Chih Chen, John M. Regan, Yuefeng F. Xie
This study monitored DBP precursors and comparatively analyzed their removal in wastewater treatment plants.
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Source apportionment in oil spill remediation

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30156C, Paper

Jorge Munoz, Stephen M. Mudge, Rodrigo Loyola-Sepulveda, Gonzalo Munoz, Claudio Bravo-Linares
It is possible to distinguish between multiple oil spills through chemometric analysis of the biomarkers of the target oils.
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Mercury uptake and allocation in Juncus maritimus: implications for phytoremediation and restoration of a mercury contaminated salt marsh

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30076A, Paper

Etelvina Figueira, Rosa Freitas, Eduarda Pereira, A. C. Duarte
Juncus maritimus is the most abundant macrophyte in a Portuguese salt marsh heavily polluted by mercury (Hg). With the aim to elucidate the role of this species in the salt...
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Determination of Contaminant Levels and Remediation Efficacy In Groundwater at a Former In-Situ Recovery Uranium Mine

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30077J, Paper

Thomas Borch, Nikolas Roche, Thomas E Johnson
There has been increasing interest in uranium mining in the United States via in-situ recovery techniques. One of the main environmental concerns with in-situ uranium mining is the potential for...
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Microbial secondary metabolites in school buildings inspected for moisture damage in Finland, The Netherlands and Spain.

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30195D, Paper

Mirko Peitzsch, M. Sulyok, Martin Taubel, Vinay Vishwanath, Esmeralda Seegers-Krop, Alicia Borras-Santos, Anne Hyvarinen, Aino Nevalainen, R. Krska, Lennart P Larsson
Secondary metabolites produced by fungi and bacteria are among the potential agents that contributing to adverse health effects observed in occupants of buildings affected by moisture damage, dampness and associated...
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Assessing the impact of chloroacetanilide herbicides and their metabolites on periphyton in the Leyre River (SW France) via short term growth inhibition tests on autochthonous diatoms

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10887A, Paper

Vincent Roubeix, Vincent Fauvelle, Juliette Tison-Rosebery, Nicolas Mazzella, Michel Coste, Francois Delmas
Higher tolerance of a downstream diatom population to acetochlor reflects a chronic exposure to low concentrations of the toxicant.
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) analysis using a miniaturized high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer "MULTUM-S II"

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30112A, Paper

Shuichi Shimma, Shinichi Miki, Michisato Toyoda
In this study, we conducted polychlorinated biphenyls analysis using fast gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry using a miniature mass spectrometer.
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Enhancement effect of two ecological earthworm species (Eisenia foetida and Amynthas robustus E. Perrier) on removal and degradation processes of soil DDT

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30160A, Paper

Zhong Lin, Xiao-min Li, Yong-tao Li, De-yin Huang, Jun Dong, Fang-bai Li
Effects of two ecological earthworm species (epigeic Eisenia foetida and endogeic Amynthas robustus E. Perrier) with different densities (15 and 30 individuals per kg of soil) on the removal of soil 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) with two pollution levels (2 and 4 mg kg^-1) were investigated.
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Distribution and risk assessment of organochlorine contaminants in surface water from River Chenab, Pakistan

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM11012A, Paper

Syed Ali-Musstjab-Akber-Shah Eqani, Riffat Naseem Malik, Athanasios Katsoyiannis, Gan Zhang, Paromita Chakraborty, Ashiq Mohammad, Kevin C. Jones
First study to report globally banned chemicals in River Chenab, Pakistan; important river in Asia, associated with >100 million inhabitants.
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Effects of anticholinesterase drugs on biomarkers and behavior of pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30033H, Paper

Sara Rodrigues, Sara C. Antunes, Fatima P. Brandao, Bruno B. Castro, Fernando Goncalves, Bruno Nunes
The presence of pharmaceutical residues in the aquatic environment has recently received great attention, as potential adverse effects may arise from their presence.
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Potential impacts of disinfection processes on elimination and deactivation of antibiotic resistance genes during water and wastewater treatment

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM00006G, Critical Review

Michael C. Dodd
Critical review of available data indicates disinfection processes could play an important role in mitigating dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes.
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Lead traceability along soil-melliferous flora-bee family-apiary products chain

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30084B, Paper

Anca Mihaly Cozmuta, Laura Bretan, Leonard Mihaly Cozmuta, Camelia Nicula, Anca Peter
The risk factor parameter that allows the prediction of the most or least impacted month of the melliferous season.
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Internally controlled PCR system for detection of airborne microorganisms

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30019B, Paper

Evgeny V. Usachev, Igor E. Agranovski
We report the development of an internally controlled PCR system for detection of airborne microorganisms.
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Effects of adsorption onto silica sand particles on the hydrolysis of tetracycline antibiotics

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10961A, Paper

Hyun-Joong Kang, Mi-Young Lim, Jung-Hwan Kwon
Due to high usage of tetracycline antibiotics, concerns have been raised about their environmental fate.
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Antibiotic resistance profile of bacterial isolates from animal farming aquatic environments and meats in a peri-urban community in Daejeon, Korea

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30168G, Paper

Hyunjin Rho, Bongjin Shin, Okbok Lee, Yu-Hyun Choi, Jaerang Rho, Jiyoung Lee
The increasing usage of antibiotics in the animal farming industry is an emerging worldwide problem contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance.
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Environmental and biological monitoring of benzene in traffic policemen, police drivers and rural outdoor male workers

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30120B, Paper

Ciarrocca Manuela, Tomei Francesco, Caciari Tiziana, Capozzella Assunta, Scimitto Lara, Nardone Nadia, Andreozzi Giorgia, Scala Barbara, Fiaschetti Maria, Cetica Carlotta, Di Giorgio Valeria, Schifano Maria Pia, Tomei Gianfranco, Sancini Angela
This study reports results for linking ambient air levels with occupational exposure to benzene.
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Environmental digest

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1297-1304
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM90019J, News

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Long-term fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in sediments from Loch Leven after closure of an aluminium smelter

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1335-1344
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM11006G, Paper

A. D. McIntosh, R. J. Fryer, L. Webster, A. B. Cundy
An aluminium smelter discharged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into Loch Leven on the west of Scotland from 1907 until it closed in 2000, resulting in elevated PAH concentrations in the sediment.
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Prioritizing GM crop monitoring sites in the dynamics of cultivation systems and their environment

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1453-1461
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10822D, Paper

Claudia Bethwell, Hans-Jurgen Muller, Frank Eulenstein, Frieder Graef
We developed a systematic approach to prioritise GM crop monitoring sites based on assessing the exposure intensity. We used Bt-maize as a scenario and determined the exposure intensity and temporal frequency of fields and patches.
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Acidification in Arabian Gulf - Insights from pH and temperature measurements

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1479-1482
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10867D, Paper

S. Uddin, B. Gevao, A. N. Al-Ghadban, M. Nithyanandan, D. Al-Shamroukh
In situ measurements of temperature and pH from the Arabian Gulf, highlighting acidification in gulf waters.
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Analysis of the usefulness of biological parameters for the control of activated sludge wastewater treatment plants in an interlaboratory study context

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1444-1452
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10861E, Paper

Lucia Arregui, Raquel Liebana, Eva Rodriguez, Antonio Murciano, Francisco Conejero, Blanca Perez-Uz, Susana Serrano
This work is an interlaboratory assessment necessary to develop reliable protocols to use protists as bioindicators of WWTP performance.
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Hydrology-linked spatial distribution of pesticides in a fjord system in Greenland

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1437-1443
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30068K, Paper

Pernilla Carlsson, Gerard Cornelissen, Carl Egede Boggild, Soren Rysgaard, John Mortensen, Roland Kallenborn
This is a pilot study regarding pesticide distribution and pesticides linked to fresh-water sources in a sub-Arctic fjord system.
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Effectiveness of three configurations of membrane bioreactors on the removal of priority and emergent organic compounds from wastewater: comparison with conventional wastewater treatments

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1428-1436
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM00007E, Paper

D. Camacho-Munoz, J. Martin, J. L. Santos, E. Alonso, I. Aparicio, T. De la Torre, C. Rodriguez, J. J. Malfeito
Levels and efficiency of removal of priority and emergent pollutants in membrane bioreactors. Comparison with efficiency achieved in conventional wastewater treatments.
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Development and preparation of lead-containing paint films and diagnostic test materials

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1417-1427
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM11004K, Paper

David Binstock, William Gutknecht, Kristen Sorrell, Curtis Haas, Wayne Winstead, Michelle McCombs, Gordon Brown, Cynthia Salmons, Sharon L. Harper
A procedure for preparing paint testing materials having controlled variations in substrate, lead form, layers, and potential analytical method interferences.
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Radioactive fallout in the United States due to the Fukushima nuclear plant accident

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1317-1324
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM11011C, Paper

P. Thakur, S. Ballard, R. Nelson
The trace levels of radioactivity in air, water, and milk samples collected across the United States between March 17 to April 4, 2011, from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan, are discussed.
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Do national advisories serve local consumers: an assessment of mercury in economically important North Carolina fish

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1410-1416
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30024A, Paper

Sally Jane Petre, Dana K. Sackett, D. Derek Aday
National and regional fish consumption guidelines may not be the best sources of contaminant information for local fish consumers.
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Assessment of particulate matter in the urban atmosphere: size distribution, metal composition and source characterization using principal component analysis

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1400-1409
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10792A, Paper

Burcu Onat, Ulku Alver Sahin, Cuma Bayat
A differential size distribution showed that the fine particles (< 3.3 [small mu ]m) has constituted the significant part of TSP at Goztepe site and Yenibosna site.
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In situ phytoremediation of a soil historically contaminated by metals, hydrocarbons and polychlorobiphenyls

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1383-1390
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM11016D, Paper

S. Doni, C. Macci, E. Peruzzi, M. Arenella, B. Ceccanti, G. Masciandaro
This study investigated at real-scale the efficiency of plants (Populus nigra) and horse manure in bioremediating and functionally recovering a soil contaminated by metals, hydrocarbons and polychlorobiphenyls.
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Designing an integrated environmental monitoring plan for land-based marine fish farms located at exposed and hard bottom coastal areas

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1305-1316
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10839A, Critical Review

C. Carballeira, J. Ramos-Gomez, M. L. Martin-Diaz, T. A. DelValls, A. Carballeira
The increase in land-based marine aquaculture in the past few decades has not been accompanied by a corresponding increase in environmental controls and regulations; an environmental monitoring plan is proposed.
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Mobile monitoring along a street canyon and stationary forest air monitoring of formaldehyde by means of a micro-gas analysis system

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1462-1472
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10935B, Paper

Kei Toda, Wataru Tokunaga, Yosuke Gushiken, Kazutoshi Hirota, Teppei Nose, Daisaku Suda, Jun Nagai, Shin-Ichi Ohira
A portable and highly sensitive device was developed to monitor harmful atmospheric compound formaldehyde to perform mobile monitoring along a street canyon and forest. Production and loss of HCHO is discussed from the obtained data.
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in New Orleans surface waters and Mississippi Sound sediments

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1353-1364
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30095H, Paper

Guangdi Wang, Peng Ma, Qiang Zhang, John Lewis, Michelle Lacey, Yoko Furukawa, S. E. O'Reilly, Shelley Meaux, John McLachlan, Shaoyuan Zhang
Endocrine disrupting chemicals are found widely distributed in sediments from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Impact of wastewater treatment plant discharge of lidocaine, tramadol, venlafaxine and their metabolites on the quality of surface waters and groundwater

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1391-1399
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10950F, Paper

Paola C. Rua-Gomez, Wilhelm Puttmann
The occurrence of lidocaine, tramadol, venlafaxine and their metabolites in different surface waters and groundwater was analyzed.
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Chironomid mouthpart deformities as indicator of environmental quality: a case study in Lake Trasimeno (Italy)

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1473-1478
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10882H, Paper

Alessandra Di Veroli, Roberta Selvaggi, Enzo Goretti
The aim of the present study was to monitor mouthpart deformities of Chironomus plumosus (Insecta-Diptera) in Lake Trasimeno (2000-2010) in relation with sediment contamination by heavy metals, which is one of the main causes of deformity induction.
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Aerosol residence times and changes in radioiodine-131I and radiocaesium-137Cs activity over Central Poland after the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear reactor accident

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1483-1489
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM00014H, Paper

Magdalena Dlugosz-Lisiecka, Henryk Bem
A radioactive plum, passed over Europe two weeks after the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear reactor accident caused a temporal increase in the observed ¹³¹I and ¹³⁷Cs in the air over Poland.
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Ecological risk assessment of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in marine environment using Isochrysis galbana, Paracentrotus lividus, Siriella armata and Psetta maxima

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1375-1382
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30037K, Paper

Lazhar Mhadhbi, Diego Rial, Sara Perez, Ricardo Beiras
PFOS was toxic for fish larvae at 30 [small mu ]g L^-1, two orders of magnitude below the toxicity thresholds for invertebrates and algae.
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Gene-TEQ-a standardized comparative assessment of effects in the comet assay using genotoxicity equivalents

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1325-1334
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10947F, Paper

Christopher Fa[German sz ligature}bender, Thomas Braunbeck, Steffen H. Keiter
The aim of the present study was to improve the comparability of results in genotoxicity assessment of complex environmental samples. The concept of toxicity equivalents has been implemented for the comet assay with the rainbow trout liver cell line RTL-W1.
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Seasonal variation, sources, and gas/particle concentrations of PCBs and OCPs at high altitude suburban site in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1365-1374
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30038A, Paper

Serpil Yenisoy-Karakas, Muhammed Oz, Eftade O. Gaga
Endrin concentrations were 10-50 fold higher than the literature values and local sources for OCPs and fugitive emissions for PCBs were the dominant sources rather than the long range transport.
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Sensitive immunoassay detection of multiple environmental chemicals on protein microarrays using DNA/dye conjugate as a fluorescent label

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14,1345-1352
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10956E, Paper

Ziyan Fan, Young Soo Keum, Qing X. Li, Weilin L. Shelver, Liang-Hong Guo
Immunoassays for BDE-47, benzo[a]pyrene and estradiol on protein microarrays were developed using a DNA/dye conjugate as a high-signal fluorescent label.
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Plutonium in the WIPP environment: its detection, distribution and behavior

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30027C, Paper

P. Thakur, S. Ballard, R. Nelson
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a deep underground geologic nuclear repository for the safe disposal of transuranic (TRU) wastes generated from the US defense program. In this article, the detection, distribution and behavior of plutonium in the WIPP environment are discussed.
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Changes in thyroid peroxidase activity in response to various chemicals

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30106G, Paper

Mee Song, Youn jung Kim, Yong-Keun Park, Jae-Chun Ryu
Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) is a large heme-containing glycoprotein that catalyzes the transfer of iodine to thyroglobulin during thyroid hormone (TH) synthesis. Previously, we established an in vitro assay for TPO...
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Critical analysis of the potential of Ipomoea nil 'Scarlet O'Hara' for ozone biomonitoring in the sub-tropics

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30026E, Paper

Mauricio Lamano Ferreira, Jessica Bordotti Nobre Esposito, Silvia Ribeiro Souza, Marisa Domingos
This study aimed to analyze critically the potential of Ipomoea nil 'Scarlet O'Hara' for O3 biomonitoring in the sub-tropics. Four field experiments were carried out in a location of the...
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Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in an Industrialized City, Kocaeli, Turkey: Study of Seasonal Variations, Influence of Meteorological Parameters and Health Risk Estimation

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30118K, Paper

Eftade O. Gaga, Akif Ari, Tuncay Dogeroglu, E.Emel Cak[i without dot]rca, Nesrin E Machin
Ambient gas and particle phase samples were collected during two sampling periods in an industrial city; Kocaeli, Turkey. (gas+particle) concentrations ranged between 6.2 ng m-3(DahA) and 98.6 ng m-3 (Phe)...
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Adsorption of the antiepileptic carbamazepine onto agricultural soils

J. Environ. Monit., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10895J, Paper

Vania Calisto, Valdemar I. Esteves
The common use of effluents for crop irrigation and application of sludge may be a potential source of carbamazepine into adjacent surface and ground waters by leaching.
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