The need to investigate continuums of plastic particle diversity, brackish environments and trophic transfer to assess the risk of micro and nanoplastics on aquatic …
O Latchère, T Audroin, J Hétier, I Métais… - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic particles are ubiquitous in marine and freshwater environments. While many studies
have focused on the toxicity of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in aquatic …
have focused on the toxicity of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in aquatic …
Critical review of the analysis of brominated flame retardants and their environmental levels in Africa
World-wide, the prevalence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) is well documented for
routine analysis of environmental and biological matrices. There is, however, limited …
routine analysis of environmental and biological matrices. There is, however, limited …
PFAS accumulation in indigenous and translocated aquatic organisms from Belgium, with translation to human and ecological health risk
L Teunen, L Bervoets, C Belpaire, M De Jonge… - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite specific restrictions on their production and use, per-and polyfluoralkyl
substances (PFAS) are still omnipresent in the environment, including aquatic ecosystems …
substances (PFAS) are still omnipresent in the environment, including aquatic ecosystems …
Trophic magnification of organic chemicals: A global synthesis
DM Walters, TD Jardine, BS Cade… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Production of organic chemicals (OCs) is increasing exponentially, and some OCs
biomagnify through food webs to potentially toxic levels. Biomagnification under field …
biomagnify through food webs to potentially toxic levels. Biomagnification under field …
Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area
With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …
Distribution of perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in the aquatic environment of the industrially polluted Vaal River, South Africa
Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) are highly persistent chemicals, which have a
bioaccumulative potential and can be found in wildlife around the world. Although multiple …
bioaccumulative potential and can be found in wildlife around the world. Although multiple …
Organochlorine pesticides across the tributaries of River Ravi, Pakistan: Human health risk assessment through dermal exposure, ecological risks, source fingerprints …
This study monitored the human health risks through dermal exposure, hazardous risks to
ecological integrity, contamination levels, spatio-temporal distribution, and congener specific …
ecological integrity, contamination levels, spatio-temporal distribution, and congener specific …
Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in water and sediment from Volturno River, Southern Italy: occurrence, distribution and risk assessment
P Montuori, E De Rosa, P Sarnacchiaro… - Environmental Sciences …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background To assess the Volturno River pollution and its environmental impact on
the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea) caused by Polychlorinated biphenyls …
the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea) caused by Polychlorinated biphenyls …
Persistent organic pollutants in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa: Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer through a subtropical aquatic food web
V Verhaert, N Newmark, W D'Hollander… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the trophic transfer of persistent organic pollutants (POPs: PCBs,
PBDEs, OCPs and PFASs) in the subtropical aquatic ecosystem of the Olifants River Basin …
PBDEs, OCPs and PFASs) in the subtropical aquatic ecosystem of the Olifants River Basin …
Accumulation of toxic metals and organic micro-pollutants in sediments from tropical urban rivers, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
PI Kilunga, P Sivalingam, A Laffite, D Grandjean… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing contamination of fresh water resource by toxic metals and Persistence
Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a major environmental concern globally. In the present …
Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a major environmental concern globally. In the present …