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Open AccessShallow groundwater quality and health risk assessment of fluoride and arsenic in Northwestern Jiangsu Province, China
Assessing groundwater quality is critical to regional water resource conservation and human health safety, especially in areas with co-existence of toxic constituents fluoride (F−) and arsenic (As). In this study...
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Groundwater hydrochemical signatures, nitrate sources, and potential health risks in a typical karst catchment of North China using hydrochemistry and multiple stable isotopes
Nitrate pollution in aquatic ecosystems has received growing concern, particularly in fragile karst basins. In this study, hydrochemical compositions, multiple stable isotopes (δ2H–H2O, δ18Ο–Η2Ο, δ15Ν–ΝΟ3−, and δ
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Hydrogeochemical characterization, quality assessment, and potential nitrate health risk of shallow groundwater in Dongwen River Basin, North China
Assessing groundwater geochemical formation processes and pollution circumstances is significant for sustainable watershed management. In the present study, 58 shallow groundwater samples were taken from the D...
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Identifying the hydrochemical features, driving factors, and associated human health risks of high-fluoride groundwater in a typical Yellow River floodplain, North China
Fluoride enrichment (> 1.5 mg/L) in groundwater has become a global threat, particularly given the hazards to human health. This study collected 58 unconfined groundwater samples from Fengpei Plain in June 202...
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Using stable isotopes (δ2H and δ18O) and hydrochemistry to understand the genesis and hydrochemical processes of groundwater in Chongming Island, Yangtze Estuary
Groundwater is an indispensable freshwater resource and its quality is significant in supporting sustainable social and economic development, particularly in estuarine islands where aquifers are complicated. I...
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Identifying the geochemical evolution and controlling factors of the shallow groundwater in a high fluoride area, Feng County, China
Understanding how groundwater is formed and evolves is critical for water resource exploitation and utilization. In this study, hydrochemistry and stable isotope tracing techniques were adopted to determine th...
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Application of galactinol to tomato enhances tolerance to cold and heat stresses
Galactinol, a galactosyl donor, is the key substrate in raffinose family oligosaccharide (RFO) biosynthesis pathways. Many studies proved that galactinol also regulates some defense-related genes to be transcr...
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Groundwater quality assessment and health risks from nitrate contamination in the Heilongdong Spring Basin, a typical headwater basin of the North China Plain
Groundwater quality assessment is crucial to the sustainable utilization of global groundwater resources. This study examined the current groundwater quality circumstance and the associated health risks from n...
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Open AccessTranscriptome sequencing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) notochord prior to development of the vertebrae provides clues to regulation of positional fate, chordoblast lineage and mineralisation
In teleosts such as Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), segmentation and subsequent mineralisation of the notochord during embryonic stages are essential for normal vertebrae formation. However, the molecular mecha...
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Identification of vimentin- and elastin-like transcripts specifically expressed in develo** notochord of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
The notochord functions as the midline structural element of all vertebrate embryos, and allows movement and growth at early developmental stages. Moreover, during embryonic development, notochord cells produc...
