1. Urban effluent discharges as causes of public and environmental health concerns in South Africa’s aquatic milieu

   • Timothy Sibanda
   • Ramganesh Selvarajan
   • Memory Tekere

   Review Article 26 September 2015 Pages: 18301 - 18317

   

2. Lead toxicity in rice: effects, mechanisms, and mitigation strategies—a mini review

   • Umair Ashraf
   • Adam Sheka Kanu
   • Xiangru Tang

   Review Article 03 October 2015 Pages: 18318 - 18332

   

3. Recent trends in nanomaterials applications in environmental monitoring and remediation

   • Sumistha Das
   • Biswarup Sen
   • Nitai Debnath

   Review Article 21 October 2015 Pages: 18333 - 18344

   

4. Degradation of organic pollutants and microorganisms from wastewater using different dielectric barrier discharge configurations—a critical review

   • Emile S. Massima Mouele
   • Jimoh O. Tijani
   • Leslie. F. Petrik

   Review Article 22 October 2015 Pages: 18345 - 18362

   

5. Novel approach for extinguishing large-scale coal fires using gas–liquid foams in open pit mines

   • Xinxiao Lu
   • Deming Wang
   • Shuaijun Dong

   Research Article 15 September 2015 Pages: 18363 - 18371

   

6. Impact of short-term climate variation and hydrology change on thermal structure and water quality of a canyon-shaped, stratified reservoir

   • Wei-Xing Ma
   • Ting-Lin Huang
   • Tuo Ju

   Research Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 18372 - 18380

   

7. Photochemistry of tetra- through hexa-brominated dioxins/furans, hydroxylated and native BDEs in different media

   • Marek Roszko
   • Krystyna Szymczyk
   • Renata Jędrzejczak

   Research Article Open access 11 August 2015 Pages: 18381 - 18393

   

8. Effective conversion of maize straw wastes into bio-hydrogen by two-stage process integrating H₂ fermentation and MECs

   • Yan-Hong Li
   • Yan-Xia Bai
   • Hong-Wei Hou

   Research Article 25 July 2015 Pages: 18394 - 18403

   

9. IgE antibodies and urinary trimethylarsine oxide accounted for 1–7 % population attributable risks for eczema in adults: USA NHANES 2005–2006

   • Ivy Shiue

   Research Article 02 August 2015 Pages: 18404 - 18409

10. The pollution intensity of Australian power stations: a case study of the value of the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI)

    • Minmeng Tang
    • Gavin M. Mudd

    Research Article 02 August 2015 Pages: 18410 - 18424

    

11. Nucleoplasmic bridges and tailed nuclei are signatures of radiation exposure in Oreochromis mossambicus using erythrocyte micronucleus cytome assay (EMNCA)

    • S. Anbumani
    • Mary N. Mohankumar

    Research Article 12 August 2015 Pages: 18425 - 18436

    

12. Evaluation of dry deposition of acidifying N compounds to vegetation

    • Ranjit Kumar
    • K. Maharaj Kumari

    Research Article 14 August 2015 Pages: 18437 - 18445

    

13. Effect of the ultrasound–Fenton oxidation process with the addition of a chelating agent on the removal of petroleum-based contaminants from soil

    • Ying Li
    • Fangmin Li
    • Pingfang Wei

    Research Article Open access 14 August 2015 Pages: 18446 - 18455

    

14. Heavy metal accumulation in soils, plants, and hair samples: an assessment of heavy metal exposure risks from the consumption of vegetables grown on soils previously irrigated with wastewater

    • Lamin Daddy Massaquoi
    • Hui Ma
    • Dian-Wu Liu

    Research Article 14 August 2015 Pages: 18456 - 18468

    

15. Comparison of oxytetracycline degradation behavior in pig manure with different antibiotic addition methods

    • Yan Wang
    • Guixiu Chen
    • Yinbao Wu

    Research Article 18 August 2015 Pages: 18469 - 18476

    

16. Fine and ultrafine particles in small cities. A case study in the south of Europe

    • A. Aranda
    • Y. Díaz-de-Mera
    • A. Rodríguez

    Research Article 18 August 2015 Pages: 18477 - 18486

    

17. Comparison of Cr(VI) removal by activated sludge and dissolved organic matter (DOM): importance of UV light

    • Yu-Feng Gong
    • Jia Song
    • Xu Han

    Research Article 25 August 2015 Pages: 18487 - 18494

    

18. The enzymatic and antioxidative stress response of Lemna minor to copper and a chloroacetamide herbicide

    • Michael Obermeier
    • Christian A. Schröder
    • Peter Schröder

    Research Article 20 August 2015 Pages: 18495 - 18507

    

19. Characteristics of nitrogen balance in open-air and greenhouse vegetable cropping systems of China

    • Chaopu Ti
    • Yongxia Luo
    • Xiaoyuan Yan

    Research Article 04 September 2015 Pages: 18508 - 18518

    

20. Diversity of organotrophic bacteria, activity of dehydrogenases and urease as well as seed germination and root growth Lepidium sativum, Sorghum saccharatum and Sinapis alba under the influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    • Aneta Lipińska
    • Jadwiga Wyszkowska
    • Jan Kucharski

    Research Article Open access 05 September 2015 Pages: 18519 - 18530

    

21. Application of the GREAT-ER model for environmental risk assessment of nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates in China

    • Lai Zhang
    • Yan Cao
    • Jianguo Liu

    Research Article 10 September 2015 Pages: 18531 - 18540

    

22. Subchronic exposure to leachate activates key markers linked with neurological disorder in Wistar male rat

    • J. K. Akintunde
    • G. Oboh

    Research Article 11 September 2015 Pages: 18541 - 18553

    

23. Effect of lambda cyhalothrin on Calothrix sp. (GUEco 1001), an autochthonous cyanobacterium of rice fields of Brahmaputra floodplain

    • Kiran Gupta
    • P. P. Baruah

    Research Article 17 September 2015 Pages: 18554 - 18560

    

24. Economic development influences on sediment-bound nitrogen and phosphorus accumulation of lakes in China

    • Zhaokui Ni
    • Shengrui Wang

    Research Article 19 September 2015 Pages: 18561 - 18573

    

25. Rescheduling the process of nanoparticle removal used for water mercury remediation can increase the risk to aquatic organism: evidence of innate immune functions modulation in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)

    • Leonor C. Costa
    • Iram Mohmood
    • Iqbal Ahmad

    Research Article 23 September 2015 Pages: 18574 - 18589

    

26. Histopathological changes in the perivisceral fat body of Rhinocricus padbergi (Diplopoda, Spirobolida) triggered by biosolids

    • Annelise Francisco
    • Cintya Aparecida Christofoletti
    • Carmem Silvia Fontanetti

    Research Article 23 September 2015 Pages: 18590 - 18600

    

27. Effects of As₂O₃ on DNA methylation, genomic instability, and LTR retrotransposon polymorphism in Zea mays

    • Filiz Aygun Erturk
    • Murat Aydin
    • Semra Yagci

    Research Article 23 September 2015 Pages: 18601 - 18606

28. Arsenic biotransformation by cyanobacteria from mining areas: evidences from culture experiments

    • Maione W. Franco
    • Fernanda A. G. Ferreira
    • Francisco A. R. Barbosa

    Research Article 26 September 2015 Pages: 18607 - 18615

    

29. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal and bacterial inocula on nitrate concentration in mesocosms simulating a wastewater treatment system relying on phytodepuration

    • Guido Lingua
    • Andrea Copetta
    • Graziella Berta

    Research Article 01 October 2015 Pages: 18616 - 18625

    

30. Identifying spatial and seasonal patterns of river water quality in a semiarid irrigated agricultural Mediterranean basin

    • Nadia Darwiche-Criado
    • Juan José Jiménez
    • José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez

    Research Article 01 October 2015 Pages: 18626 - 18636

    

31. Effects of artemisinin sustained-release granules on mixed alga growth and microcystins production and release

    • Lixiao Ni
    • Danye Li
    • Kumud Acharya

    Research Article 03 October 2015 Pages: 18637 - 18644

    

32. Trends in health burden of ambient particulate matter pollution in Iran, 1990–2010: findings from the global burden of disease study 2010

    • Parinaz Poursafa
    • Roya Kelishadi
    • Hossein Ansari

    Research Article 21 October 2015 Pages: 18645 - 18653

    

33. Characteristics of particle coagulation in an underground parking lot

    • Yu Zhao
    • Shinsuke Kato
    • Jianing Zhao

    Research Article 21 October 2015 Pages: 18654 - 18668

    

34. An investigation of the well-water quality: immunosensor for pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa detection based on antibody-modified poly(pyrrole-3 carboxylic acid) screen-printed carbon electrode

    • Karima Bekir
    • Feriel Bousimma
    • Hedi Ben Mansour

    Research Article 17 July 2015 Pages: 18669 - 18675

    

35. Occurrence and fate of selected anticancer, antimicrobial, and psychotropic pharmaceuticals in an urban river in a subcatchment of the Yodo River basin, Japan

    • Takashi Azuma
    • Hirotaka Ishiuchi
    • Yoshiki Mino

    Research Article 17 July 2015 Pages: 18676 - 18686

    

36. Emergy-based comparative analysis of energy intensity in different industrial systems

    • Zhe Liu
    • Yong Geng
    • Xiaoman Yu

    Research Article 17 July 2015 Pages: 18687 - 18698

    

37. Antimony (SbIII) reduces growth, declines photosynthesis, and modifies leaf tissue anatomy in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

    • Marek Vaculík
    • Anna Mrázová
    • Alexander Lux

    Research Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 18699 - 18706

    

38. Effects of drought on cadmium accumulation in peanuts grown in a contaminated calcareous soil

    • Shenglan Xia
    • Xvming Wang
    • Gangrong Shi

    Research Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 18707 - 18717

    

39. Analysis of ambient formaldehyde in the eastern region of India along Indo-Gangetic Plain

    • Debreka Ghosh
    • Ujjaini Sarkar
    • Shreyosi De

    Research Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 18718 - 18730

    

40. Removal of Microcystis aeruginosa using nano-Fe₃O₄ particles as a coagulant aid

    • Bo Zhang
    • Dan Jiang
    • Amrita Pal

    Research Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 18731 - 18740

    

41. Oxidative stress tolerance in intertidal red seaweed Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) in relation to environmental components

    • Dusmant Maharana
    • Priya Brata Das
    • Manguesh Gauns

    Research Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 18741 - 18749

    

42. Effects of surrounding land use on metal accumulation in environments and submerged plants in subtropical ponds

    • Hui Liu
    • Hongmei Bu
    • Wenzhi Liu

    Research Article 23 July 2015 Pages: 18750 - 18758

    

43. Effect of nitrate and ammonium fertilization on Zn, Pb, and Cd phytostabilization by Populus euramericana Dorskamp in contaminated technosol

    • Bashar Qasim
    • Mikael Motelica-Heino
    • Domenico Morabito

    Research Article 23 July 2015 Pages: 18759 - 18771

    

44. Removal of trihalomethane from chlorinated seawater using gamma radiation

    • R. Rajamohan
    • Usha Natesan
    • S. Rangarajan

    Research Article 23 July 2015 Pages: 18772 - 18778

    

45. Assimilation of remote sensing observations into a sediment transport model of China’s largest freshwater lake: spatial and temporal effects

    • Peng Zhang
    • Xiaoling Chen
    • Wei Zhang

    Research Article 23 July 2015 Pages: 18779 - 18792

    

46. Hydrolysis and volatile fatty acids accumulation of waste activated sludge enhanced by the combined use of nitrite and alkaline pH

    • Cheng Huang
    • Congcong Liu
    • Lianjun Wang

    Research Article 24 July 2015 Pages: 18793 - 18800

    

47. Distribution of P, K, Ca, Mg, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn in wood and bark age classes of willows and poplars used for phytoextraction on soils contaminated by risk elements

    • Pavla Zárubová
    • Michal Hejcman
    • Pavel Tlustoš

    Research Article 24 July 2015 Pages: 18801 - 18813

    

48. Characterization of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban atmosphere of central-southern Spain

    • Florentina Villanueva
    • Araceli Tapia
    • José Albaladejo

    Research Article 24 July 2015 Pages: 18814 - 18823

    

49. Succulent species differ substantially in their tolerance and phytoextraction potential when grown in the presence of Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn

    • Chengjun Zhang
    • Peter W. G. Sale
    • Caixian Tang

    Research Article 24 July 2015 Pages: 18824 - 18838

    

50. Perchlorate reduction from a highly concentrated aqueous solution by bacterium Rhodococcus sp. YSPW03

    • Sang-Hoon Lee
    • Jae-Hoon Hwang
    • Byong-Hun Jeon

    Research Article 24 July 2015 Pages: 18839 - 18848