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Toxicokinetics of tilapia following high exposure to waterborne and dietary copper and implications for co** mechanisms
One of the major challenges in assessing the potential metal stress to aquatic organisms is explicitly predicting the internal dose in target organs. We aimed to understand the main sources of copper (Cu) accu...
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Low-cost adsorbent prepared from sewage sludge and corn stalk for the removal of COD in leachate
Sewage sludge (SS) with corn stalk (CS) was used to prepare SS-based activated carbon (SAC) by pyrolysis with ZnCl2. The effects of mixing ratio on surface area and pore size distribution, elemental composition, ...
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Removal of polychlorinated biphenyls by desulfurization and emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls from sintering plants
The influence of desulfurization on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from sintering plants was investigated. The concentrations of dioxin-like (dl) PCBs, toxic equivalents (TEQs), indicator PCBs, and total tri...
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Concentrations of and health risks posed by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans around industrial sites in Hebei Province, China
Sintering and steel production as the main emission sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) may affect environment and human health. The concentrations, profiles, and distribution...
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Evaluation on subcellular partitioning and biodynamics of pulse copper toxicity in tilapia reveals impacts of a major environmental disturbance
Fluctuation exposure of trace metal copper (Cu) is ubiquitous in aquatic environments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of chronically pulsed exposure on biodynamics and subcellular par...
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PBPK/PD assessment for Parkinson’s disease risk posed by airborne pesticide paraquat exposure
Exposure to several specific pesticides has led to an increase of Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk. However, it is difficult to quantify the PD population risk related to certain pesticides in regions where envir...
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Response to “Letter to the editor re: Cheng YH, Chou WC, Yang YF, et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2018). https://doi.org/10.107/s11356-017-0875-4”
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Open AccessAssociation between short-term exposure to air pollution and ischemic stroke onset: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis using a distributed lag nonlinear model in Shenzhen, China
Stroke, especially ischemic stroke (IS), has been a severe public health problem around the world. However, the association between air pollution and ischemic stroke remains ambiguous.
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Impact of consumer–resource dynamics on C. elegans–E. coli system exposed to nano zero-valent iron (nZVI)
Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) is one of the most paramount nanoparticles (NPs) applied in environmental remediation, leading to great concerns for the potential impacts on soil ecosystem health. The objective o...
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Assessing dietary exposure risk to neonicotinoid residues among preschool children in regions of Taiwan
Neonicotinoids (NEOs) are a class of pesticides widely used worldwide. This study analyzed post-cooking residues of NEO pesticides and assessed their potential health risks for preschool children (0–6 years ol...
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A novel method for extraction of polypropylene microplastics in swine manure
With the development of modern industry and agriculture, plentiful microplastics (MPs) were produced as a result of the abuse of plastic. The widespread presence of MPs in soils has caused coastal ecological e...
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Estimates of lung burden risk associated with long-term exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles as a UV-filter in sprays
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) are employed as an ultraviolet filter in sunscreen products because of their high ultraviolet absorptivity. However, sunscreen sprays may pose health risks due to the t...
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Long-term copper exposure promotes apoptosis and autophagy by inducing oxidative stress in pig testis
Copper (Cu) is a heavy metal which is being used widely in the industry and agriculture. However, the overuse of Cu makes it a common environmental pollutant. In order to investigate the testicular toxicity of...
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Selection for low-cadmium cultivars and cadmium subcellular distribution comparison between two selected cultivars of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
Excessive accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in vegetables poses a serious threat to human health; therefore, it is urgent to screen and cultivate vegetable cultivars with low Cd accumulation in the edible parts. Eg...
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The effectiveness of travel restriction measures in alleviating the COVID-19 epidemic: evidence from Shenzhen, China
With the expansion of the global novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, unprecedented interventions have been widely implemented in many countries, including China. In view of this scenario, this resea...
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Open AccessNutrition-related diseases and cardiovascular mortality in American society: national health and nutrition examination study, 1999–2006
Despite many significant advances in treatment and management, cardiovascular disease remains the main cause of the global disease burden. Nutrition-related disease is a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. ...
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Optimization of river environmental management based on reinforcement learning algorithm: a case study of the Yellow River in China
Generating scientific management strategy contributes to the sustainable development of river ecological environment. In this study, a multi-objective coupled water and sediment regulation model aiming at mini...
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Control measure implications of COVID-19 infection in healthcare facilities reconsidered from human physiological and engineering aspects
The Wells-Riley model invokes human physiological and engineering parameters to successfully treat airborne transmission of infectious diseases. Applications of this model would have high potentiality on evalu...
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Animal experiments on respiratory viruses and analogous studies of infection factors for interpersonal transmission
Air pollution caused by SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in human settlements will have a great impact on human health, but also a great risk of transmission. The transmission power of the virus can be represented...
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Open AccessAssociation between internal migration experience and depressive symptoms: analysis of PSID data
Depression is on the rise globally. Additionally, the United States has a high level of population mobility. The main aim of this study was to provide a reference for improving the mental health of internal mi...
