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Effects of magnesium-modified biochar on antibiotic resistance genes and microbial communities in chicken manure composting
Abatement of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in livestock manure by composting has attracted attention. This study investigated the effect of adding magnesium-modified biochar (MBC) on ARGs and microbial co...
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New insights into the effects of antibiotics and copper on microbial community diversity and carbon source utilization
Residual antibiotics (ABs) and heavy metals (HMs) are continuously released from soil, reflecting their intensive use and contamination of water and soil, posing an environmental problem of great concern. Rela...
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Responses of Soil Microbial Community to Herbicide Atrazine Contamination
Atrazine has been intensively applied to control weeds in agriculture and frequently detected in soil far from the point of application due to its special property, which causes serious soil environmental prob...
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Persistence and Ecological Impact of Ionic Liquids in Soil
Ionic liquids (ILs) are organic salts composed of organic cations and organic/inorganic anions that are liquid at room temperature. ILs are considered “green” solvents; however, with the widespread application...
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Distribution of quinolone and macrolide resistance genes and their co-occurrence with heavy metal resistance genes in vegetable soils with long-term application of manure
The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has become an increasingly serious global public health issue. This study investigated the distribution characteristics ...
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New Residue Analysis Method for Four Task-Specific Ionic Liquids in Water, Soil and Plants
With the extensive application of task-specific ionic liquids (TSILs), their environmental impact has attracted increasing attention. However, no studies involving residue analyses of TSILs have been reported ...
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Effects of 3,6-Dibromocarbazole on Soil Health—Based on Soil Enzymes and the Biolog-ECO Test
Polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZs) are a kind of emerging contaminants with doxin-like toxicity, potential bioaccumulation capability, and persistence. Data about the risks of PHCZs on soil ecosystem are scarc...
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Terrestrial Toxicity of Ionic Liquids
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Spatial Distribution and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Sediments of a Heavily Polluted Maozhou River, Southern China
In this study, eighteen 3.30-m-long sediment profiles were sampled in Maozhou River. In order to investigate the sediment pollution status and potential sources of heavy metals, we performed heavy metal conten...
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Correction to: Responses of Microbial Community to Di-(2-ethylhcxyl) Phthalate Contamination in Brown Soil
In the original publication of the article, there was an error in the abstract section. The incorrect sentence "the dominant microbes in the DEHP-contaminated soil were Sphingomonas and Bacillus, which belonged t...
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Responses of Microbial Community to Di-(2-ethylhcxyl) Phthalate Contamination in Brown Soil
Di-(2-ethylhcxyl) phthalate (DEHP) is applied as plasticizer, which results in the pollution of environment. In this study, the effects of DEHP on soil microbial functions, structure and genetic diversity were...
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Toxicity of enrofloxacin and cadmium alone and in combination to enzymatic activities and microbial community structure in soil
Antibiotics and heavy metals have long-term potential toxicity to the environment, and their residuals in agricultural soils are receiving more and more attention. To evaluate the ecotoxicological effects of e...
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Chronic Toxicological Effects of Carbamazepine on Daphnia magna Straus: Effects on Reproduction Traits, Body Length, and Intrinsic Growth
In recent years, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) that remain in the environment have become increasingly important. Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a widely used antiepileptic drug that has a potenti...
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Application of Rice Grain Husk Derived Biochar in Ameliorating Toxicity Impacts of Cu and Zn on Growth, Physiology and Enzymatic Functioning of Wheat Seedlings
Livestock and poultry manure containing high levels of copper and zinc have led to contamination of farmland and products which could have an impact on human health. Biochar is an inexpensive and efficient hea...
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New Insights into Dose- and Time-Dependent Response of Five Typical PPCPs on Soil Microbial Respiration
The widespread use of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) has attracted much attention and the impact of PPCPs on indigenous microbial communities has become increasingly important in recent days...
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Growth Inhibiting Effects of Four Antibiotics on Cucumber, Rape and Chinese Cabbage
Application of manure resulted in high concentration of antibiotics in soil. Compared to the wide literature on the adverse effects of antibiotics on animals and human beings, the effects on plants are less in...
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Terrestrial Toxicity of Ionic Liquids
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Combined treatment of contaminated soil with a bacterial Stenotrophomonas strain DXZ9 and ryegrass (Lolium perenne) enhances DDT and DDE remediation
Bioremediation of contaminated soils by a combinational approach using specific bacterial species together with ryegrass is a promising strategy, resulting in potentially highly efficient degradation of organi...
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Cultivation Ages Effect on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Greenhouse Soils
The intensive management practices in greenhouse production may alter the soil physicochemical properties and contribute to the accumulation of heavy metals (HMs). To determine the HM concentrations in vegetab...
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Effects of 1-Alkyl-3-Methylimidazolium Nitrate on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties and Microbial Biomass
Ionic liquids (ILs), also called room temperature ILs, are widely applied in many fields on the basis of their unique physical and chemical properties. However, numerous ILs may be released into and gradually ...
