Huge amounts of metals have been released into environment due to various anthropogenic
activities, such as smelting and processing of metals and subsequent application in …

Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions describes the basic and essential applications of
quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSARs) for regulatory or industrial scientists …

Background values of elements in the soil vary among soil types. We selected 20 different
types of soils in China and 12 elements as target compounds to investigate the relationship …

Hormesis is an intriguing phenomenon that is characterized by low dose stimulation and
high dose inhibition. Several traditional parameters, such as the concentration of the zero …

The distribution, migration and potential risk of heavy metals in water and soil environments,
related to city water supply, were investigated. Heavy metal concentrations in waters from …

Organisms are frequently exposed to mixtures of heavy metals because of their persistence
in the environment. The mixture toxicity of heavy metals should therefore be evaluated to …

We collected bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) larvae from a coal combustion waste settling
basin to investigate the effects of developmental stage and timing of metamorphosis on …

Macroalgae of the genus Gracilaria have considerable economic importance as raw
material for agar production and belong to an important group of organisms that are tolerant …

Establishment of water quality criteria (WQC) is one procedure for protection of marine
organisms and their ecosystems. This study, which integrated two separate approaches …

In the present work certain aspects of cobalt cementation with antimony/copper activation
were investigated in a batch reactor using synthetic electrolyte at 95 C. The objectives were …