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Gonçalo Vale et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 109, 161-168 (2014-09-10)
The increasing and widespread applications of TiO2 engineered nanoparticles (nTiO2) led to the release of these materials into aquatic environments and consequently a change on the assessment of the environmental risk of trace metals. In this work, the role of
Joanna Burger et al.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A, 78(2), 78-91 (2014-11-27)
Health professionals are interested in evaluating the risks that heavy metals pose to eco-receptors and humans. The objective of this study was to examine levels of mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and other contaminants in waterbirds nesting in the
Maryam Ezoddin et al.
Environmental technology, 35(17-20), 2401-2409 (2014-08-26)
A microextraction method based on ultrasound-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification using solidification of a floating organic droplet (UASEME-SFO) was evaluated for simultaneous determination of Cd and Ni in water and tea samples followed by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. In the UASEME-SFO technique
Shinsuke Kido
Clinical calcium, 23(9), 1299-1306 (2013-09-04)
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is a bone-derived phosphaturic factor and is known to regulate blood inorganic phosphate (Pi) . Cadmium (Cd) , a toxic transition metal, which is widely used in industry, affecting human health and through occupational and
Sławomir Dresler et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 104, 332-338 (2014-04-16)
Cadmium tolerance of three populations of Echium vulgare L., naturally occurring on two Zn-Pb waste deposits (metallicolous populations M1, M2) and on an uncontaminated site (non-metallicolous population, NM) was investigated. The plants were cultivated in hydroponics at 0, 5, 15
Uroš Cvelbar et al.
Nanotechnology, 19(40), 405605-405605 (2008-10-08)
Plasma-assisted synthesis of nanostructures is one of the most precise and effective approaches used in nanodevice fabrication. Here we report on the innovative approach of synthesizing nanostructured cadmium oxide films on Cd substrates using a reactive oxygen plasma-based process. Under
Witaya Swaddiwudhipong et al.
Environmental research, 136, 82-87 (2014-12-03)
Very few studies have shown renal and blood pressure effects from environmental cadmium exposure in children. This population study examined associations between urinary cadmium excretion, a good biomarker of long-term cadmium exposure, and renal dysfunctions and blood pressure in environmentally
Lijin Lin et al.
Environmental monitoring and assessment, 187(1), 4205-4205 (2014-12-17)
The farmland weed Youngia erythrocarpa has been found to have the basic characteristics of a cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator. This study carried out preliminary and further Cd concentration gradient experiments and field experiment using Y. erythrocarpa to confirm this fact. The
S E Dal-Medico et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 104, 168-174 (2014-04-01)
A drastic amphibian decline has been observed worldwide, which can be attributed (among other factors) to exposure to pollutants. Considering that cadmium corresponds to the most rapidly increasing trace metal in the environment, the aim of this work was to
Emmanuel Amoakwah et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 93(2), 187-191 (2014-06-25)
The use of conventional methods to clean up the soil is very expensive and destructive to the ecosystem. The concept of phytoextraction has been introduced to safely manage soils contaminated with heavy metals. However, using plants to remediate polluted soils
Yan Xu et al.
Metal ions in life sciences, 11, 509-528 (2013-02-23)
The distribution of cadmium in the ocean is very similar to that of major nutrients suggesting that it may be taken up by marine phytoplankton at the surface and remineralized at depth. This interpretation is supported by recent data on
J Ruelas-Inzunza et al.
Marine pollution bulletin, 87(1-2), 98-103 (2014-08-26)
We measured Cd and Pb in the muscle and stomach contents of Thunnus albacares and Katsuwonus pelamis to define the distribution of the elements in the tissues and their degrees of biomagnification. (210)Po was measured in the livers of both
Sang Jun Park et al.
Ophthalmology, 122(1), 129-137 (2014-09-17)
To investigate the association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and 5 heavy metallic elements (lead, mercury, cadmium, manganese, and zinc). A cross-sectional study using a complex, stratified, multistage, probability cluster survey. Participants of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination
M Sowmya et al.
Journal of environmental biology, 35(4), 655-660 (2014-07-10)
Microorganisms which can resist high concentration of toxic heavy metals are often considered as effective tools of bioremediation from such pollutants. In the present study, sediment samples from Vembanad Lake were screened for the presence of halophilic bacteria that are
Wentao Zhang et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 455(3-4), 312-317 (2014-12-03)
Serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins are important splicing factors. However, the biological functions of plant SR proteins remain unclear especially in abiotic stresses. Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential element that negatively affects plant growth and development. In this study, we provided clear
Hendrik Küpper et al.
Metal ions in life sciences, 11, 373-393 (2013-02-23)
Plants are categorized in three groups concerning their uptake of heavy metals: indicator, excluder, and hyperaccumulator plants, which we explain in this chapter, the former two groups briefly and the hyperaccumulators in detail. The ecological role of hyperaccumulation, for example
Katherine A James et al.
International journal of public health, 58(5), 737-745 (2013-07-24)
To review the published literature investigating the association between cadmium exposure and osteoporosis. A review of published peer-reviewed literature based on a priori criteria was completed. Odds ratios (OR) were abstracted or estimated from observational studies to calculate a pooled
Miguel Rodríguez-Barranco et al.
The Science of the total environment, 454-455, 562-577 (2013-04-11)
The aim of this study was to analyse the scientific evidence published to date on the potential effects on neurodevelopment and behavioural disorders in children exposed to arsenic, cadmium and manganese and to quantify the magnitude of the effect on
Simonetta Corsolini et al.
Marine pollution bulletin, 87(1-2), 381-387 (2014-08-03)
The Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus is an opportunistic feeder, a top predator, and a very long-lived species. The brain, liver, red and white muscle, gonads, fat, skin, pancreas, and spleen of Greenland sharks from NE Greenland fjords were analysed for
Kaituo Wang et al.
Nature, 514(7523), 518-522 (2014-08-19)
Zinc is an essential micronutrient for all living organisms. It is required for signalling and proper functioning of a range of proteins involved in, for example, DNA binding and enzymatic catalysis. In prokaryotes and photosynthetic eukaryotes, Zn(2+)-transporting P-type ATPases of
Jungsoo Kim et al.
Environmental monitoring and assessment, 186(4), 2321-2327 (2014-01-11)
In birds, concentrations of heavy metal contaminants were associated with their diet and environmental quality. This study presents concentrations of lead and cadmium in feathers and the relationship between concentrations in the feather and stomach content of three species of
Junyu He et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 108, 114-119 (2014-07-22)
Nitric oxide (NO) is a bioactive molecule in plants which mediates a variety of physiological processes and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses including heavy metals. In the present study, the effects of exogenous NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on
Anunciación Lafuente
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 59, 395-404 (2013-07-03)
This review presents an overview of neuroendocrine disruption induced by cadmium on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HHG) axis. This review focuses on a number of hypotheses: (1) the HHG axis is a physiological target on cadmium toxicity; (2) cadmium could induce chronotoxicity
Fabiano C P de Abreu et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 93(4), 405-409 (2014-08-26)
Changes in protein levels and lipid compositions in algal cells indicate the severity of stress related to toxic concentrations of heavy metals. In this study, the effects of exposure to cadmium and copper on Chlorella vulgaris and its capacity to
Alvine C Mehinto et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 152, 186-194 (2014-05-06)
Cadmium is a heavy metal that can accumulate to toxic levels in the environment leading to detrimental effects in animals and humans including kidney, liver and lung injuries. Using a transcriptomics approach, genes and cellular pathways affected by a low
Sandra Götze et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 149, 65-82 (2014-02-28)
Increased anthropogenic emission of CO2 changes the carbonate chemistry and decreases the pH of the ocean. This can affect the speciation and the bioavailability of metals in polluted habitats such as estuaries. However, the effects of acidification on metal accumulation
Y Nakamura et al.
Radioisotopes, 28(11), 675-680 (1979-11-01)
Formation cross sections and thick-target yields were studied in detail for alpha reactions and helium-3 reactions of natural cadmium in the energy range 10-40 MeV in order to determine the optimum condition for the production of medical use 11In. The
Natalia V Solenkova et al.
American heart journal, 168(6), 812-822 (2014-12-03)
There is epidemiological evidence that metal contaminants may play a role in the development of atherosclerosis and its complications. Moreover, a recent clinical trial of a metal chelator had a surprisingly positive result in reducing cardiovascular events in a secondary
Matej Adámik et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 456(1), 29-34 (2014-12-03)
Site-specific DNA recognition and binding activity belong to common attributes of all three members of tumor suppressor p53 family proteins: p53, p63 and p73. It was previously shown that heavy metals can affect p53 conformation, sequence-specific binding and suppress p53
Sana Ehsan et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 106, 164-172 (2014-05-21)
Phytoextraction is an eco-friendly and cost-effective technique for removal of toxins, especially heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soils by the roots of high biomass producing plant species with subsequent transport to aerial parts. Lower metal bioavailability often limits the
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