Environmental health and risk assessment metrics with special mention to biotransfer, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of environmental pollutants

R Chormare, MA Kumar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The environment pollutants, which are landed up in environment because of human
activities like urbanization, mining and industrializations, affects human health, plants and …

Fish bioaccumulation and biomarkers in environmental risk assessment: a review

R Van der Oost, J Beyer, NPE Vermeulen - Environmental toxicology and …, 2003 - Elsevier
In this review, a wide array of bioaccumulation markers and biomarkers, used to
demonstrate exposure to and effects of environmental contaminants, has been discussed in …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): environmental impact, biochemical and toxic responses, and implications for risk assessment

SH Safe - Critical reviews in toxicology, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Commercial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and environmental extracts contain complex
mixtures of congeners that can be unequivocally identified and quantitated. Some PCB …

Persistent organic pollutants in China's surface water systems

D Han, MJ Currell - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Following recent rapid industrialization, China is now one of the largest producers and
consumers of organic chemicals in the world. This is compounded by variable regulatory …

[图书][B] The toxicology of fishes

RT Di Giulio, DE Hinton - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): implications for risk assessment

JP Giesy, K Kannan - Critical reviews in toxicology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants in
the environment. Individual PCB congeners exhibit different phy sicochemical properties …

Chemical-Activated Luciferase Gene Expression (CALUX): A novelin vitrobioassay for Ah receptor active compounds in sediments and pore water

AJ Murk, J Legler, MS Denison, JP Giesy… - … and Applied Toxicology, 1996 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates that the novelin vitroCALUX (chemical-activated luciferase
expression) assay is a rapid, sensitive assay for assessing the toxic potency of (mixtures of) …

[图书][B] Organic pollutants: an ecotoxicological perspective

CH Walker - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Difficult to measure accurately and deal with effectively, organic pollutants continue to be a
major hazard in the environment. Significantly expanded, the second edition of Organic …

The Toxicokinetics and Metabolism of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) and Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and Their Relevance for Toxicity

M Van den Berg, J De Jongh, H Poiger… - Critical reviews in …, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the present state of the art regarding the toxicokinetics and metabolism
of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs). The absorption …

Contaminant-induced immunotoxicity in harbour seals: wildlife at risk?

P Ross, R De Swart, R Addison, H Van Loveren, J Vos… - Toxicology, 1996 - Elsevier
Persistent, lipophilic polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs) accumulate readily
in the aquatic food chain and are found in high concentrations in seals and other marine …