Nanoplastics (NPs) can cause a variety of adverse effects in humans, including physical damage, oxidative stress, impaired cell signaling, and developmental defects. The monitoring of NPs in the ...
A research collaboration between BOKU Tulln and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems is using the further development of bioleaching and bioaccumulation to develop a two-stage, environmentally ...
In the first report on the uptake and internal processing of triclocarban (TCC) in fish, scientists have reported strong evidence that TCC -- the source of environmental health concerns because of its ...
Human activities have altered natural concentrations of multiple elements in the environment and added new chemicals. These chemicals can be taken up by organisms through various routes of exposure, ...
Predators’ bodies stash potentially harmful contaminants passed up the food chain from their prey. But studying the accumulation of these chemicals usually requires taking a chunk of tissue from an ...
Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was a landmark in the development of the modern environmental movement. Her scientific perspective about the effect of pesticides on the natural world sparked ...
La bioaccumulation est l'absorption de substances chimiques, présentes dans l'environnement, et leur concentration dans certains tissus par les organismes. Dans le cas de substances toxiques, même ...