Recent research findings have confirmed the presence of illicit drugs in tap water from some
European Union (UE) member states. Contaminants in tap water come directly from drinking …

Globally, there is concern about the concentrations of some metals and metalloids in sharks
and the associated impacts to themselves and to human consumers. Concentrations of Hg …

The facultative chemolithoautotroph Cupriavidus necator H16 is able to grow aerobically
either with organic substrates or H2 and CO2 s and it can accumulate large amounts of (up …

Many of the choices humans make with regard to infrastructure, urban planning and other
phenomena have impacts that will last thousands of years. This can readily be seen in …

Grass is one of the most abundant plant families on Earth, however it has limited
applications beyond the use as animal feed due to its low economic and nutritional value …

Objectives The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of transient severe motion
artifact (TSM) on arterial phase gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of …

Abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios (ASRS) following catastrophic events, such as a nuclear
war, a large volcanic eruption or an asteroid strike, could prompt global agricultural collapse …

Higher body weight is known to negatively impact plasma vitamin C status. However,
despite this well-documented inverse association, recommendations on daily vitamin C …

With industrial agriculture increasingly challenging our ecological limits, alternative food
production routes such as microbial protein (MP) production are receiving renewed interest …

Aflatoxin contamination in foods is a vital health challenge for low and middle-income
countries in subtropical regions. Maize (Zea mays L.), a staple food most widely grown in …