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Bacterial communities of four adjacent fresh lakes at different trophic status 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.086 2018-04-09 Knowing the microbial compositions in fresh lakes is significant to explore the mechanisms of eutrophication and algal blooms. This study reported on the bacterial communities of the four adjacent fresh lakes at different trophic status by Illumina MiSeq Plat...
Ultrafine particle libraries for exploring mechanisms of PM2.5-induced toxicity in human cells 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.095 2018-04-07 Air pollution worldwide, especially in China and India, has caused serious health issues. Because PM2.5 particles consist of solid particles of diverse properties with payloads of inorganic, organic and biological pollutants, it is still not known what the ma...
Biofilm development of Bacillus thuringiensis on MWCNT buckypaper: Adsorption-synergic biodegradation of phenanthrene 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.090 2018-04-06 Adsorption-synergic biodegradation of a model PAH (phenanthrene, Phe) on MWCNT buckypaper surface with a potential PAH biodegrading bacterial strain Bacillus thuringiensis AT.ISM.11 has been studied in aqueous medium. Adsorption of Phe on buckypaper follows D...
Dracaena sanderiana endophytic bacteria interactions: Effect of endophyte inoculation on bisphenol A removal 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.066 2018-04-06 Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most abundant endocrine-disrupting compounds which is found in the aquatic environment. However, actual knowledge regarding the effect of plant-bacteria interactions on enhancing BPA removal is still lacking. In the present stu...
Optimization of lactic acid fermentation for pathogen inactivation in fecal sludge 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.075 2018-04-04 The efficiency of lactic acid fermentation (LAF) as a pretreatment for human feces was investigated in laboratory-scale experiments that lasted for 3 weeks. The sanitization effect of LAF on fecal sludge (FS) was conducted in triplicate. This study used three...
Tolerance of Ulothrix sp. LAFIC 010 (Chlorophyta) against high concentration of metals from acid mine drainage 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.045 2018-04-03 The production of acid mine drainage of (AMD) is one of the main phenomena responsible for much of the degradation of water and soil resources. Organisms present at sites contaminated by AMD can have the potential to bioaccumulate heavy metals, stimulating th...
Estradiol shapes mutualistic behaviour of female cleaner fish (Labroides dimidiatus - Valenciennes, 1839): Potential implications of environmental disturbance 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.072 2018-04-03 The presence of endocrine-derived compounds in the environment occurs due to a myriad of human or industrial activity and can disrupt the endocrine system of animals, including fish. One important group of endocrine disruptors are the estrogens, such as 17-β ...
Effect of aluminum (Al) speciation on erythrocytic antioxidant defense process: Correlations between lipid membrane peroxidation and morphological characteristics 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.039 2018-04-03 Al contamination becomes a growing problem in human society. Accumulation of Al in blood could destroy the structure and disorder function of erythrocyte, and finally cause blood diseases. In the present study, AlCl3 and Al(malt)3 are respectively used in the...
Combined effects of four pesticides and heavy metal chromium (Ⅵ) on the earthworm using avoidance behavior as an endpoint 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.067 2018-04-03 In natural ecosystems, organisms are commonly exposed to chemical mixtures rather than individual compounds. However, environmental risk is traditionally assessed based on data of individual compounds. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the individ...
Sulfur dioxide derivatives alleviate cadmium toxicity by enhancing antioxidant defence and reducing Cd2+ uptake and translocation in foxtail millet seedlings 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.084 2018-04-03 Sulfur dioxide (SO2) was recently proposed as a novel bio-regulator in mammals. However, the possible advantageous effects of SO2 in plant adaptation to heavy metal-contaminated environments are largely unknown. In the present study, using Na2SO3/NaHSO3 deriv...

Bacterial communities of four adjacent fresh lakes at different trophic status

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.086

2018-04-09

Knowing the microbial compositions in fresh lakes is significant to explore the mechanisms of eutrophication and algal blooms. This study reported on the bacterial communities of the four adjacent fresh lakes at different trophic status by Illumina MiSeq Plat...

Ultrafine particle libraries for exploring mechanisms of PM2.5-induced toxicity in human cells

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.095

2018-04-07

Air pollution worldwide, especially in China and India, has caused serious health issues. Because PM2.5 particles consist of solid particles of diverse properties with payloads of inorganic, organic and biological pollutants, it is still not known what the ma...

Biofilm development of Bacillus thuringiensis on MWCNT buckypaper: Adsorption-synergic biodegradation of phenanthrene

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.090

2018-04-06

Adsorption-synergic biodegradation of a model PAH (phenanthrene, Phe) on MWCNT buckypaper surface with a potential PAH biodegrading bacterial strain Bacillus thuringiensis AT.ISM.11 has been studied in aqueous medium. Adsorption of Phe on buckypaper follows D...

Dracaena sanderiana endophytic bacteria interactions: Effect of endophyte inoculation on bisphenol A removal

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.066

2018-04-06

Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most abundant endocrine-disrupting compounds which is found in the aquatic environment. However, actual knowledge regarding the effect of plant-bacteria interactions on enhancing BPA removal is still lacking. In the present stu...

Optimization of lactic acid fermentation for pathogen inactivation in fecal sludge

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.075

2018-04-04

The efficiency of lactic acid fermentation (LAF) as a pretreatment for human feces was investigated in laboratory-scale experiments that lasted for 3 weeks. The sanitization effect of LAF on fecal sludge (FS) was conducted in triplicate. This study used three...

Tolerance of Ulothrix sp. LAFIC 010 (Chlorophyta) against high concentration of metals from acid mine drainage

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.045

2018-04-03

The production of acid mine drainage of (AMD) is one of the main phenomena responsible for much of the degradation of water and soil resources. Organisms present at sites contaminated by AMD can have the potential to bioaccumulate heavy metals, stimulating th...

Estradiol shapes mutualistic behaviour of female cleaner fish (Labroides dimidiatus - Valenciennes, 1839): Potential implications of environmental disturbance

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.072

2018-04-03

The presence of endocrine-derived compounds in the environment occurs due to a myriad of human or industrial activity and can disrupt the endocrine system of animals, including fish. One important group of endocrine disruptors are the estrogens, such as 17-β ...

Effect of aluminum (Al) speciation on erythrocytic antioxidant defense process: Correlations between lipid membrane peroxidation and morphological characteristics

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.039

2018-04-03

Al contamination becomes a growing problem in human society. Accumulation of Al in blood could destroy the structure and disorder function of erythrocyte, and finally cause blood diseases. In the present study, AlCl3 and Al(malt)3 are respectively used in the...

Combined effects of four pesticides and heavy metal chromium (Ⅵ) on the earthworm using avoidance behavior as an endpoint

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.067

2018-04-03

In natural ecosystems, organisms are commonly exposed to chemical mixtures rather than individual compounds. However, environmental risk is traditionally assessed based on data of individual compounds. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the individ...

Sulfur dioxide derivatives alleviate cadmium toxicity by enhancing antioxidant defence and reducing Cd2+ uptake and translocation in foxtail millet seedlings

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.084

2018-04-03

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) was recently proposed as a novel bio-regulator in mammals. However, the possible advantageous effects of SO2 in plant adaptation to heavy metal-contaminated environments are largely unknown. In the present study, using Na2SO3/NaHSO3 deriv...