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Open AccessComprehensive profiling and semi-quantification of exogenous chemicals in human urine using HRMS-based strategies
Chemicals infiltrate our daily experiences through multiple exposure pathways. Human biomonitoring (HBM) is routinely used to comprehensively understand these chemical interactions. Historically, HBM depended ...
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Correction to: Effects of multi-component mixtures from sewage treatment plant effluent on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) under fully realistic condition
The original version of this Article unfortunately contained an error. The authors’ given and family names were transposed erroneously. It has been corrected now in this Erratum.
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Root uptake of atenolol, sulfamethoxazole and carbamazepine, and their transformation in three soils and four plants
Soils can be contaminated by pharmaceuticals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of soil conditions (influencing sorption and persistence of pharmaceuticals in soils) and plant type on the root u...
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Effects of Multi-Component Mixtures from Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent on Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) under Fully Realistic Condition
This study characterized changes in biomarker responses in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) upon exposure to effluent water discharged from a sewage treatment plant (STP) under real conditions. Fish were exposed to ...
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Combined effects of insecticide exposure and predation risk on freshwater detritivores
Insecticides usually present in low concentrations in streams are known to impair behaviour and development of non-target freshwater invertebrates. Moreover, there is growing awareness that the presence of nat...
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Lethal and sub-lethal effects of cyproconazole on freshwater organisms: a case study with Chironomus riparius and Dugesia tigrina
The fungicide cyproconazole (CPZ) inhibits the biosynthesis of ergosterol, an essential sterol component in fungal cell membrane and can also affect non-target organisms by its inhibitory effects on P450 monoo...
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Comparison of passive sampling and biota for monitoring of tonalide in aquatic environment
Synthetic musk compounds are extensively used in personal care and cosmetic products all over the world. Afterwards, they are discharged into the environment mainly because they are not completely removed in w...
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Development of fast and robust multiresidual LC-MS/MS method for determination of pharmaceuticals in soils
The aim of this study was to develop a simple extraction procedure and a multiresidual liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for determination of a wide range of pharmaceuticals from various so...
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Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and resistant types of bacteria in hospital effluent and their effective degradation by boron-doped diamond electrodes
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Removal and seasonal variability of selected analgesics/anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive/cardiovascular pharmaceuticals and UV filters in wastewater treatment plant
Seasonal removal efficiency of 16 pharmaceuticals and personal care products was monitored in a wastewater treatment plant in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, over a period of 1 year (total amount of samples, n ...
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Passive sampling of perfluorinated acids and sulfonates using polar organic chemical integrative samplers
The applicability of a polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) for detection and determination of perfluorinated acids and sulfonates in water was studied under field conditions. Standard POCIS conf...
