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Troy A. Byrnes and Ryan J. K. Dunn
Boating and shipping operations, their associated activities and supporting infrastructure present a potential for environmental impacts. Such impacts include physical changes to bottom substrate and habitats from sources such as anchoring and mooring an...
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Antong Xia, Yanyou Wu, Zhanghui Qin, Yunfen Zhu, Lin Li, Juyue Xiao, Mohamed Aboueldahab, Haiying Wan, Jiajia Ming and Jiqian Xiang
High cadmium (Cd) concentrations associated with geochemical anomalies are prevalent in carbonate-rich karstic areas, posing serious ecological risks, while the karstic soils are rich in bicarbonate (HCO3-). It is known that Selenium (Se) is a mineral el...
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Pamela Lazo, Andrea Lazo, Henrik K. Hansen, Rodrigo Ortiz-Soto, Marcela E. Hansen, Felipe Arévalo and Claudia Gutiérrez
Mining activities have been a part of the history of Chile since time immemorial, generating pollution and environmental liabilities. Due to the lack of regulation, many tailings are deposited close to rivers or/and on unstable ground, near which towns h...
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Shin Ying Ang, Hui Weng Goh, Bashirah Mohd Fazli, Hazzeman Haris, Nor Ariza Azizan, Nor Azazi Zakaria and Zubaidi Johar
Constructed wetlands are an affordable and reliable green alternative to conventional mechanical systems for treating domestic sewage. This study investigates the potential of 14 tropical wetland plant species for removing heavy metals from domestic sewa...
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Woo Jin Lee, Wan Yi Li, Sang Woo Lee and Sung Keun Jung
Until now, the physiological effects of Soroseris hirsuta were primarily unknown. Here we have evaluated the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Soroseris hirsuta extract (SHE) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophages RAW 264.7 c...
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Hendra Prasetia, Masayuki Sakakibara, Yuri Sueoka and Koichiro Sera
This study aimed to determine the potential of naturally occurring Cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica) as a biomarker and hyperaccumulator in an abandoned mine in Southwest Japan. This species is a known hyperaccumulator of As. Total concentrations...
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Francesco De Mastro, Gennaro Brunetti, Andreina Traversa, Claudio Cacace and Claudio Cocozza
Pharmaceuticals (PhACs) are chemical substances that, after their use, can reach wastewater treatment plants, but the resulting treated wastewater (TWW) can still contain these contaminants. If TWWs are used for irrigation, PhACs can contaminate crops an...
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Joanna Szablinska-Piernik and Leslaw Bernard Lahuta
Seed-to-seedling transition plays a crucial role in plant vegetation. However, changes in the metabolome of crop seedlings during seed germination and early seedling development are mostly unknown and require a deeper explanation. The present study attem...
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Liyu Yang, Pan Wu and Wentao Yang
Cadmium (Cd) is an unnecessary dietary toxin that is harmful to human health. The Cd translocation in soil-crops system varies greatly depending on different soil matrices; therefore, a valuable method that could accurately evaluate soil Cd thresholds ne...
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Guirong Wu, Kang Mei, Caimei He, Sujuan Wang and Liling Jiang
Increasing arsenic (As) pollution is posing potential endangerment to mangrove wetland ecosystems. Mangrove phytoextraction, translocation, and responses to As exposure must be urgently addressed. In this study, the growth and physiological response of K...
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Rajeev Kumar Bhadkariya, VK Jain, GPS Chak, SK Gupta
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Cadmium is a toxic metal for living organisms and an environmental contaminant. Soils in many parts of the world are slightly too moderately contaminated by Cd due to long term use and disposal of Cd-contaminated wastes. Cost effective technologies are n...
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