Still there: Persistent Organic Pollutants in fish from two Italian high-mountain lakes
2025
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) can accumulate in high-mountain lake fish due to long-range transport. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of 41 POPs included in the Stockholm Convention...
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Methylene blue removal using zinc and magnesium oxides doped banana peels: Isotherm, kinetics and mechanism
2025
Three banana peel materials which were banana-doped ZnO beads (BZB), banana-doped MgO beads (BMB), and banana-doped ZnO + MgO beads (BZMB) for adsorbing methylene blue dye (MB) were synthesized and...
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Chemical leachates from car tyre granulates and PET bottles induce toxic effects on Mytilus edulis haemocytes
2025
Plastic materials contain hazardous chemicals, including additives like flame retardants, antioxidants, stabilizers, and metals, which can leach into the environment and impact aquatic life. This study...
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Simultaneous analysis of sixteen energetic nitro compounds and their degradation products in groundwaters and surface waters by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography
2025
An analytical method based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection for the simultaneous separation and determination of nitroaromatics, nitramines, and nitrate...
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Comparison of the toxicity and potential ecological risks of various pesticides for nurses of honey bee (Apis mellifera. L)
2025
The honey bee (Apis mellifera. L) is an important pollinator worldwide, but it is facing significant population declines due to the influence of various factors, particularly the use of pesticides....
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Pollution by polar pesticides and pharmaceuticals and risk assessment in surface water bodies along the French Mediterranean coast: Complementarity of target and non-target screenings
2025
Anthropogenic activities are the source of a wide range of organic micropollutants (OMPs) found in all water bodies. Among them, pharmaceuticals and pesticides are the most found in watercourses and...
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Aged polystyrene microplastics exacerbate cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity in zebrafish through gut-liver axis metabolic dysregulation
2025
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that can adsorb heavy metals, with aging enhancing adsorption capacity. This intensifies the threat posed to aquatic organisms and complicates...
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Synergistic mechanism of modified nZVI and Citrobacter reshaping sludge microbiome drives co-removal of HBCD and nutrients in municipal wastewater
2025
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a persistent and toxic brominated flame retardant, poses severe ecological and health risks due to its bioaccumulation and endocrine-disrupting effects. Effective removal...
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Molecularly imprinted poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospinning membrane for enhancive endocrine disruptor adsorption and efficient dye removal by photodegradation
2025
Various water pollutants, such as endocrine disruptors, dyes, and microorganisms pose significant threats to the ecosystem and human health. However, integrated treatment methods for these pollutants...
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in paddy soils: Distribution, source apportionment, and risk assessment in major rice-growing regions of China
2025
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in agricultural environments and their potential health impacts have raised significant concern, particularly due to their substantial emissions from biomass...
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BiOI-embedded molecularly imprinted polymer-functionalized BiOIO3 photocatalyst with spatially coupled dual-active sites for efficient selective citalopram removal
2025
Achieving high-selectivity priority identification and degradation of target pollutants in complex water environments using photocatalytic technology remain challenging. Herein, we proposed a novel...
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Chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentration of abamectin induces gut toxicity in largemouth bass: Molecular fate, bioaccumulation risk and its potential phytoremediation
2025
Abamectin (ABA), one of the most extensively used pesticides, has been increasingly detected in aquatic environment, thereby posing a continuous exposure risk to edible fish. Although organisms are...
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A highly sensitive biosensor for estradiol detection in environmental water samples using aptamer conformational switching and RCA-Cas12a amplification
2025
Estradiol poses a potential threat to human health through bioaccumulation in aquatic food chains. The CRISPR-Cas system has revolutionized nucleic acid-based detection. However, adapting CRISPR-based...
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Synergistic effects of Mg and Fe-modified bimetallic biochar for immobilization of As and Cd in agricultural soils
2025
Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are persistent heavy metals commonly found in agricultural environments, where they pose a serious risk due to their high potential for bioaccumulation in the food chain....
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Short-, medium- and long-chain chlorinated paraffins from indoor/outdoor air in Guanzhong Plain, China: Characteristics, distribution and human exposure risks
2025
Research on the environment of long chain chlorinated paraffins (LCCPs) in the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and gas phase is still scarce, particularly in indoors. It limits the comprehensive investigation...
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6-PPD quinone at environmentally relevant concentrations disrupts citric acid cycle in Caenorhabditis elegans: Role of reduction in acetyl CoA and pyruvate contents
2025
The 6-PPD quinone (6-PPDQ) is derived from 6-PPD, an antioxidant added in tires. Citric acid cycle plays a pivotal role in biochemical metabolisms. In Caenorhabditis elegans, we examined effect of 6-PPDQ...
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Interlayer-expanded LDH@biochar nanoreactors via sodium citrate mediation: Unlocking hidden active sites for persulfate-driven imidacloprid removal
2025
The widespread usage of imidacloprid (IMI) has led to its frequent detection in aquatic environments, posing significant risks to ecosystems and human health. To address this issue, we developed a sodium...
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Number–volume trade-off and restriction strategy for legume nodule against fluoroquinolone resistance development in rhizobia: Nanospectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations
2025
Outbreaks of infections by antibiotic-resistant endophytes caused by the consumption of edible plants are continually increased worldwide. Despite the high transmission potential of endophytic rhizobia...
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Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and maternal thyroid homeostasis: Nonlinear, compound-specific, and mixture effects
2025
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are recognized thyroid disruptors, yet their impacts during early pregnancy—a critical window for fetal neurodevelopment—remain insufficiently characterized....
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Ecotoxicological effects of maize-mediated cadmium stress on the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda): Gut cell ultrastructure, microbiome and transcriptome
2025
Plants employ elemental defense and organic defenses against herbivores under heavy metal stress. While the dose-dependent effects of metal accumulation on herbivore performance are well documented,...
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Rinsing tea reduces the health risk of neonicotinoids in the tea infusion
2025
Neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) are used extensively in agriculture because of its excellent insecticidal efficacy, yet its high-water solubility makes it susceptible to residues in water-based...
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Insights into the effects of environmental contaminations on olfactory toxicity in fish: A latest review
2025
Fish olfaction is one of the most important senses for sensing information about the surrounding environment. Pollutants in aquatic ecosystems can induce olfactory toxicity and behavioral disturbances...
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Bisphenol A degradation by halotolerant Bacillus HQ-51-Ba from deep sea environment and its metabolic pathway
2025
Bisphenol A (BPA), as an endocrine disruptor, has estrogenic activity and disrupts the endocrine systems of humans and animals, leading to various health problems. Bacterial degradation is considered...
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Low pH aggravates the toxicity of polystyrene microplastics in crab Eriocheir sinensis: Evidence from metabolome and intestinal microflora
2025
Microplastics (MPs) pollution and freshwater acidification represent emerging threats to aquatic ecosystems. The combined toxic effects of these stressors on crustaceans and their underlying immune-metabolic...
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Association of organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticide metabolites and phenoxyacid herbicides with blood pressure and hypertension among older adults
2025
Previous studies suggest an association between pesticide exposure and elevated blood pressure, but have focused on occupationally exposed populations or the general population. Older adults represent...
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