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Biomonitoring Assessment of Toxic and Trace Elements in Sterechinus neumayeri Sea Urchins from the Comandante Ferraz Station in Antarctica
In the present study, sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri tissues were used for the passive biomonitoring of toxic and trace elements at the Comandante...
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Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and plasticizers residues: role of bees and honey as bioindicators of environmental contamination
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heavy metals, and plasticizer residues are continuously released into the environment. The use of living...
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Human Biomonitoring of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Breast Milk of Colombian Mothers
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent in the environment, bioaccumulate and biomagnify throughout the food chain, and may have adverse...
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Biomonitoring of element contamination in bees and beehive products in the Rome province (Italy)
In this study, we determined the levels of elements (i.e. As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, U, and Zn) in bees and edible beehive products (honey, wax,...
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Is micronucleus assay in oral exfoliated cells a suitable tool for biomonitoring children exposed to environmental pollutants? A systematic review
The aim of this review was to evaluate if micronucleus assay in oral exfoliated cells is a suitable tool for biomonitoring children exposed to...
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Possible health risk assessment for heavy metal concentrations in water, sediment, and fish species and Turkmen pregnant women’s biomonitoring in Miankaleh Peninsula, Iran
This study investigated the human biomonitoring of heavy metals in the water, sediments, and tissues of mostly consumed fish species using Turkmen...
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New Technique for Identification of Ichthyoplankton and Its Application in Biomonitoring Studies, Management and Conservation of Neotropical Fish
Despite significant advancements in ichthyoplankton collection and data processing, challenges persist in the taxonomic identification of these...
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Biomonitoring of arsenic, cadmium and lead in two artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas in Zimbabwe
People living and working in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) areas are frequently exposed to elemental mercury (Hg), which is used for...
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Biomonitoring of heavy metals using Contracaecum quadripapillatum (Nematoda) in comparison to its fish host, Lates niloticus, from the Nile River, Egypt
Recently, fish parasites have been used as a biomonitoring tool to indicate the health status of ecosystems. Therefore, this research aimed to...
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Significance of the long-term biomonitoring studies for understanding the impact of pollutants on the environment based on a synthesis of 25-year biomonitoring in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland
This review presents compiled results of complex biomonitoring studies that have been conducted in the Holy Cross Mountains, south-central part of...
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Atmospheric Metal Biomonitoring Along a Highway Near Atlantic Rainforest Environmental Protection Areas in Southeastern Brazil
Vehicles are quite possibly the main sources of particulate matter, and their emissions can cause damage to surrounding ecosystems. Traditional...
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Effects of fluoride emission on the morphoanatomy of three plant species endemics to Brazil using passive biomonitoring
Fluoride is the most phytotoxic atmospheric pollutant. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of fluoride emissions by an aluminum...
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Invasive or Biomonitoring Species? Use of Pomacea maculata Operculum as a Tool to Determine Metal Pollutants: a Micro-PIXE Investigation
Pomacea maculata is a widely distributed agricultural and environmental pest in Asia. It is also causing ecological damage and threatening human...
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Biomonitoring of BTEX in primary school children exposed to hookah smoke
Hookah smoking is one of the major indoor sources of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX). This study aimed to investigate the...
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Biomonitoring of a Nile Delta Lake using benthic foraminifera
Lake Edku, one of the northern Nile Delta lakes, is a shallow brackish coastal lake subjected to domestic and agricultural effluents via two main...
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The Effect of Heavy Industry on Air Pollution Studied by Active Moss Biomonitoring in Donetsk Region (Ukraine)
The active moss biomonitoring technique was applied to assess the environmental pollution in the Donetsk region and to compare the biomonitoring...
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Biomonitoring as a Nature‐Based Solution to Assess Atmospheric Pollution and Impacts on Public Health
The control of air pollution remains a challenge to the planning of cities and fossil fuel burning is the main cause of air degradation. Particulate...
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Determination of potential sources of heavy metals in patients with urothelial carcinoma in central Taiwan: a biomonitoring case–control study
The clarification of possible exposure sources of multiple metals to identify associations between metal doses and urothelial carcinoma (UC) risk is...
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Analysis of Human Co-exposure to Lead and Cadmium Using Human Biomonitoring (HBM) Data in a Bayesian Copula-Based Regression Framework
The identification of human co-exposure to industrial chemicals or environmental substances is of high interest in human health risk assessment. Due...
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Spatial distribution and source analysis of airborne trace metal deposition using moss biomonitoring in Huai’an, China
Terrestrial mosses are tracers for studying atmospheric trace metal deposition and pollution. Here, Al, Fe, Zn, Mn, Ba, Cu, V, Cr, Pb, Ni, Co, and Cd...
