Volume 18, Issue 8

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November 2009

Special Issue on Enviornmental and Human Health Issues. Guest Editor: Maria H. Costa

28 articles in this issue

Environment and human health issues
Maria Helena Costa
Introduction 18 July 2009 Pages: 971 - 973
Juvenile sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant responses following 17β-estradiol exposure
Iqbal Ahmad
Vera Lúcia Maria
Maria Ana Santos
OriginalPaper 11 July 2009 Pages: 974 - 982
Alterations of valve closing behavior in juvenile Catarina scallops (Argopecten ventricosus Sowerby, 1842) exposed to toxic metals
A. Sobrino-Figueroa
C. Cáceres-Martínez
OriginalPaper 15 July 2009 Pages: 983 - 987
Biochemical endpoints on juvenile Solea senegalensis exposed to estuarine sediments: the effect of contaminant mixtures on metallothionein and CYP1A induction
Pedro M. Costa
Sandra Caeiro
Maria H. Costa
OriginalPaper 15 July 2009 Pages: 988 - 1000
Biomarkers of exposure to metal contamination and lipid peroxidation in the benthic fish Cathorops spixii from two estuaries in South America, Brazil
J. S. Azevedo
A. Serafim
M. J. Bebianno
OriginalPaper 15 July 2009 Pages: 1001 - 1010
Effects of ECF-Kraft pulp mill effluent treated with fungi (Rhizopus oryzae) on reproductive steroids and liver CYP1A of exposed goldfish (Carassius auratus)
M. S. Diniz
I. Peres
A. C. Duarte
OriginalPaper 21 July 2009 Pages: 1011 - 1017
Biomarkers of damage and protection in Mytilus galloprovincialis cross transplanted in Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal)
V. L. Maria
M. A. Santos
M. J. Bebianno
OriginalPaper 16 July 2009 Pages: 1018 - 1028
Distribution of butyltins (TBT, DBT, MBT) in sediments of Gulf of Cádiz (Spain) and its bioaccumulation in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum
A. Garg
R. Antón-Martín
T. A. DelValls
OriginalPaper 18 July 2009 Pages: 1029 - 1035
Understanding the performance of different lichen species as biomonitors of atmospheric dioxins and furans: potential for intercalibration
Sofia Augusto
Cristina Máguas
Cristina Branquinho
OriginalPaper 10 July 2009 Pages: 1036 - 1042
Assessing pollutant exposure in cultured and wild sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Iberian Peninsula
Denise Fernandes
Maria João Bebianno
Cinta Porte
OriginalPaper 11 July 2009 Pages: 1043 - 1050
Improved sea-urchin embryo bioassay for in situ evaluation of dredged material
M. J. Salamanca
N. Fernández
Á. Delvalls
OriginalPaper 10 July 2009 Pages: 1051 - 1057
Stress responses of Erica andevalensis Cabezudo & Rivera plants induced by polluted water from Tinto River (SW Spain)
S. Rossini Oliva
R. Bargagli
E. O. Leidi
OriginalPaper 14 July 2009 Pages: 1058 - 1067
Acute toxicity measured in the amphipod Ampelisca brevicornis after exposure to contaminated sediments from Spanish littoral
J. Ramos-Gómez
M. L. Martín-Díaz
T. A. DelValls
OriginalPaper 17 July 2009 Pages: 1068 - 1076
Ecotoxicological evaluation for the screening of areas polluted by mining activities
M. L. García-Lorenzo
M. J. Martínez-Sánchez
J. Molina
OriginalPaper 12 July 2009 Pages: 1077 - 1086
Intracellular and extracellular ammonium (NH₄ ⁺) uptake and its toxic effects on the aquatic biomonitor Fontinalis antipyretica
Ana Rute Vieira
Carla Gonzalez
Cristina Branquinho
OriginalPaper 16 July 2009 Pages: 1087 - 1094
Toxicity of copper in natural marine picoplankton populations
B. Debelius
J. M. Forja
L. M. Lubián
OriginalPaper 14 July 2009 Pages: 1095 - 1103
Incidence of intersex in male clams Scrobicularia plana in the Guadiana Estuary (Portugal)
T. Gomes
M. Gonzalez-Rey
M. J. Bebianno
OriginalPaper 25 July 2009 Pages: 1104 - 1109
Production of anatoxin-a by cyanobacterial strains isolated from Portuguese fresh water systems
Joana Osswald
Sandra Rellán
Vítor Vasconcelos
OriginalPaper 19 July 2009 Pages: 1110 - 1115
Vanadium pentoxide effects on stress responses in wine Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain UE-ME₃
Tânia Rosado
Ana Conim
Rui Ferreira
OriginalPaper 12 July 2009 Pages: 1116 - 1122
An integrated approach to determine sediment quality in areas above CO₂ injection and storage in agreement with the requirements of the international conventions on the protection of the marine environment
Diana F. Reguera
Inmaculada Riba
T. Ángel DelValls
OriginalPaper 14 July 2009 Pages: 1123 - 1129
Are uranium-contaminated soil and irrigation water a risk for human vegetables consumers? A study case with Solanum tuberosum L., Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Lactuca sativa L.
O. Neves
M. M. Abreu
OriginalPaper 10 July 2009 Pages: 1130 - 1136
Bioavailability of insect growth regulator residues in citrus
P. Payá
J. Oliva
A. Barba
OriginalPaper 28 July 2009 Pages: 1137 - 1142
Evaluation of thermal simulation of households in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil
A. S. Nedel
F. L. T. Gonçalves
P. T. Oyola
OriginalPaper 10 July 2009 Pages: 1143 - 1149
Occupational airborne contamination in south Brazil: 1. Oxidative stress detected in the blood of coal miners
S. Ávila Júnior
F. P. Possamai
D. Wilhelm Filho
OriginalPaper 18 July 2009 Pages: 1150 - 1157
Occupational airborne contamination in South Brazil: 2. Oxidative stress detected in the blood of workers of incineration of hospital residues
F. P. Possamai
S. Ávila Jr
D. Wilhelm Filho
OriginalPaper 22 July 2009 Pages: 1158 - 1164
Ecological risk assessment of sediment management areas: application to Sado Estuary, Portugal
Sandra Caeiro
Maria Helena Costa
Marco Painho
OriginalPaper 14 July 2009 Pages: 1165 - 1175
Regulatory approach on environmental risk assessment. Risk management recommendations, reasonable and prudent alternatives
Maria Leonor Meisel
Maria do Céu Costa
Angelina Pena
OriginalPaper 10 July 2009 Pages: 1176 - 1181
Influence of Pseudomonas putida AF7 inoculation on soil enzymes
Célia Maria M. de Souza Silva
Vera Lúcia S. S. de Castro
Aline de Holanda Nunes Maia
OriginalPaper 14 July 2009 Pages: 1182 - 1187

Volume 18, Issue 8

Environment and human health issues

Juvenile sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant responses following 17β-estradiol exposure

Alterations of valve closing behavior in juvenile Catarina scallops (Argopecten ventricosus Sowerby, 1842) exposed to toxic metals

Biochemical endpoints on juvenile Solea senegalensis exposed to estuarine sediments: the effect of contaminant mixtures on metallothionein and CYP1A induction

Biomarkers of exposure to metal contamination and lipid peroxidation in the benthic fish Cathorops spixii from two estuaries in South America, Brazil

Effects of ECF-Kraft pulp mill effluent treated with fungi (Rhizopus oryzae) on reproductive steroids and liver CYP1A of exposed goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Biomarkers of damage and protection in Mytilus galloprovincialis cross transplanted in Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal)

Distribution of butyltins (TBT, DBT, MBT) in sediments of Gulf of Cádiz (Spain) and its bioaccumulation in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum

Understanding the performance of different lichen species as biomonitors of atmospheric dioxins and furans: potential for intercalibration

Assessing pollutant exposure in cultured and wild sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Iberian Peninsula

Improved sea-urchin embryo bioassay for in situ evaluation of dredged material

Stress responses of Erica andevalensis Cabezudo & Rivera plants induced by polluted water from Tinto River (SW Spain)

Acute toxicity measured in the amphipod Ampelisca brevicornis after exposure to contaminated sediments from Spanish littoral

Ecotoxicological evaluation for the screening of areas polluted by mining activities

Intracellular and extracellular ammonium (NH₄ ⁺) uptake and its toxic effects on the aquatic biomonitor Fontinalis antipyretica

Toxicity of copper in natural marine picoplankton populations

Incidence of intersex in male clams Scrobicularia plana in the Guadiana Estuary (Portugal)

Production of anatoxin-a by cyanobacterial strains isolated from Portuguese fresh water systems

Vanadium pentoxide effects on stress responses in wine Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain UE-ME₃

An integrated approach to determine sediment quality in areas above CO₂ injection and storage in agreement with the requirements of the international conventions on the protection of the marine environment

Are uranium-contaminated soil and irrigation water a risk for human vegetables consumers? A study case with Solanum tuberosum L., Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Lactuca sativa L.

Bioavailability of insect growth regulator residues in citrus

Evaluation of thermal simulation of households in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil

Occupational airborne contamination in south Brazil: 1. Oxidative stress detected in the blood of coal miners

Occupational airborne contamination in South Brazil: 2. Oxidative stress detected in the blood of workers of incineration of hospital residues

Ecological risk assessment of sediment management areas: application to Sado Estuary, Portugal

Regulatory approach on environmental risk assessment. Risk management recommendations, reasonable and prudent alternatives

Influence of Pseudomonas putida AF7 inoculation on soil enzymes

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