The relevance of hormesis at higher levels of biological organization: hormesis in microorganisms

E Agathokleous, Q Wang, I Iavicoli… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Documented biphasic dose-responses date some 150 years back; however, massive
evaluations of the occurrence of pollutant-induced hormesis, its quantitative characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Application of Luminescent Bacteria Bioassay in the Detection of Pollutants in Soil

K Zhang, M Liu, X Song, D Wang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The luminescent bacteria bioassay has been commonly used in the detection of
environmental pollutants. Compared with traditional chemical and other biological detection …

Pickering emulsion-enhanced Vibrio fischeri assay for ecotoxicity assessment of highly hydrophobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Y Su, Q Zhao, J Du, C Liu, X Jiang, W Wei, X Tong - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate ecotoxicity assessment of contaminated soil is critical to public health, and the
luminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri) method is the most commonly used. Hydrophobic …

Accumulation of trace metals (Hg, As, Cd, and Pb) in sediments from a Pleistocene Lagoon: a case study in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa

EAA Yapi, NLB Kouassi, BLGL Zanli, DF Kouassi… - Chemistry Africa, 2023 - Springer
The close relationship between the anthropocene and metal pollution prompted a study to
improve and inform the reduction of lagoon ecosystem degradation. The objectives of this …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in suspended particulate matter of a region influenced by agricultural activities in northeast Brazil

E Santos, MRR Souza, ARV Junior… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples were collected in rainy (2016) and dry (2017)
seasons from the Japaratuba River in Northeast Brazil and analyzed the concentration of 16 …

Estrogenic activity and acute toxicity assessments of sediments from a chronically polluted estuarine area in southeastern Brazil

ADO Santos, MTL Nascimento… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Compounds displaying estrogenic potential can lead to serious negative aquatic ecosystem
impacts, and exposure to mixtures of endocrine disruptors present in environmental matrices …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution, Ecological and Health Risks of Arsenic in Sediment from the Mixing Zone of the Comoé River and the Ebrie Lagoon, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa

D Diabate, A Trokourey - American Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2022 - researchgate.net
The accumulation of metalloids in the food chain can pose a great risk to human health and
aquatic biota. The aim of this study was to evaluate the repartition, ecological and health …

Metals and metalloid contamination and geochemical normalization factors in surface sediments from an important estuarine system in Southern Brazil

L da Silva Lima, K Vieira, J de Freitas Delgado… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Estuarine areas usually suffer significant trace element contamination effects, resulting in
significant environmental risks. This is the case of the Paranaguá Estuarine System (PES) …

Avaliação dos efeitos neurotóxicos e antioxidantes do fenantreno em juvenis de Epinephelus marginatus (Perciformes: Serranidae)

NPVM Faria - 2023 - teses.usp.br
O petróleo cru é composto por Hidrocarbonetos Policíclicos Aromáticos (HPAs). O
fenantreno (FE) é um HPA hidrofóbico/lipofílico que possui dois ou mais anéis de benzeno …