The current state-of-the-art of passive sampling and/or extraction methods for long-term
monitoring of pollutants in different environmental compartments is discussed in this review …

The deep sea-an oceanic layer below 200 m depths–has important global biogeochemical
and nutrient cycling functions. It also receives organic pollutants from anthropogenic …

Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Recent reviews by researchers from academia, industry, and government have revealed that
the criteria used by the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants under the …

Antibiotics are emerging pollutants widely existing in the aquatic environment with adverse
effects on both humans and organisms. Understanding bioaccumulation of antibiotics in …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were supposed to serve as combustion marker
reflecting the past energy use, but it was unclear whether their sediment records in the …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), including octa-decaBDEs, were found in soil and
earthworm samples collected in 2000 from three research stations (reference plots and …

This article discusses developments in environmental analytical chemistry that occurred in
the years 2003 and 2004. References were found by searching the Science Citation Index …

The c hemically a ctivated lu ciferase gene ex pression (CALUX) in vitro cell bioassay is a
bioanalytical tool that is increasingly being used by research and commercial laboratories …

The toxicity of four polluted sediments and their corresponding reference sediments from
three European river basins were investigated using a battery of six sediment contact tests …