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Volume 21, Issue 6

March 2014

Heavy Metals in the Environment: Sources, Interactions and Human Health

Issue Editors:

Sergio Cinnirella,
Ian M. Hedgecock,
Francesca Sprovieri

70 articles in this issue

Heavy metals in the environment: sources, interactions and human health
Sergio Cinnirella
Ian M. Hedgecock
Francesca Sprovieri
Editorial 10 January 2014 Pages: 3997 - 3998
Seasonal variations in the chemical composition of particulate matter: a case study in the Po Valley. Part I: macro-components and mass closure
C. Perrino
M. Catrambone
S. Canepari
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 10 September 2013 Pages: 3999 - 4009
Seasonal variations in the chemical composition of particulate matter: a case study in the Po Valley. Part II: concentration and solubility of micro- and trace-elements
S. Canepari
M. L. Astolfi
C. Perrino
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 14 November 2013 Pages: 4010 - 4022
Improved identification of transition metals in airborne aerosols by SEM–EDX combined backscattered and secondary electron microanalysis
A. Pietrodangelo
S. Pareti
C. Perrino
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 06 November 2013 Pages: 4023 - 4031
Spatial patterns in wet and dry deposition of atmospheric mercury and trace elements in central Illinois, USA
Mary M. Lynam
J. Timothy Dvonch
James A. Barres
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 14 August 2013 Pages: 4032 - 4043
Aerosol and ozone observations during six cruise campaigns across the Mediterranean basin: temporal, spatial, and seasonal variability
Mariantonia M. Bencardino
Nicola N. Pirrone
Francesca F. Sprovieri
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 23 October 2013 Pages: 4044 - 4062
Mercury in the Mediterranean, part I: spatial and temporal trends
Jože Kotnik
Francesca Sprovieri
Nicola Pirrone
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 13 December 2013 Pages: 4063 - 4080
Mercury in the Mediterranean. Part 2: processes and mass balance
Dušan Žagar
Nataša Sirnik
Nicola Pirrone
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 30 August 2013 Pages: 4081 - 4094
Development and application of a regional-scale atmospheric mercury model based on WRF/Chem: a Mediterranean area investigation
Christian Natale Gencarelli
Francesco De Simone
Nicola Pirrone
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 30 October 2013 Pages: 4095 - 4109
Global atmospheric cycle of mercury: a model study on the impact of oxidation mechanisms
F. De Simone
C. N. Gencarelli
N. Pirrone
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 15 January 2014 Pages: 4110 - 4123
A laboratory-incubated redox oscillation experiment to investigate Hg fluxes from highly contaminated coastal marine sediments (Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea)
A. Emili
L. Carrasco
S. Covelli
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 15 October 2013 Pages: 4124 - 4133
Remanence of lead pollution in an urban river system: a multi-scale temporal and spatial study in the Seine River basin, France
S. Ayrault
P. Le Pape
M. Roy-Barman
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 15 November 2013 Pages: 4134 - 4148
Probing the distribution and contamination levels of 10 trace metal/metalloids in soils near a Pb/Zn smelter in Middle China
Zhonggen Li
Xinbin Feng
Guangyi Sun
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 13 December 2013 Pages: 4149 - 4162
Trophic transfer and accumulation of mercury in ray species in coastal waters affected by historic mercury mining (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic Sea)
Milena Horvat
Nina Degenek
Jadran Faganeli
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 14 November 2013 Pages: 4163 - 4176
The GEOSS solution for enabling data interoperability and integrative research
Stefano Nativi
Paolo Mazzetti
Nicola Pirrone
Heavy Metals in the Environment : Sources, Interactions and Human Health 19 November 2013 Pages: 4177 - 4192
The GMOS cyber(e)-infrastructure: advanced services for supporting science and policy
S. Cinnirella
F. D’Amore
N. Pirrone
Heavy Metals in the Environment: Sources, Interactions and Human Health 20 November 2013 Pages: 4193 - 4208
Soil mobility of surface applied polyaromatic hydrocarbons in response to simulated rainfall
D Michael Revitt
Tamas Balogh
Huw Jones
Research Article 03 December 2013 Pages: 4209 - 4219
Response of Brazilian native trees to acute ozone dose
Bárbara Baêsso Moura
Sílvia Ribeiro de Souza
Edenise Segala Alves
Research Article 03 December 2013 Pages: 4220 - 4227
Tributyltin (TBT) induces oxidative stress and modifies lipid profile in the filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans
Przemysław Bernat
Ewa Gajewska
Jerzy Długoński
Research Article Open access 05 December 2013 Pages: 4228 - 4235
Impact of haze and air pollution-related hazards on hospital admissions in Guangzhou, China
Zili Zhang
Jian Wang
Wenju Lu
Research Article 05 December 2013 Pages: 4236 - 4244
Emissions behavior and distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) from cement kilns in China
Tong Chen
Ying Guo
Jianhua Yan
Research Article 04 December 2013 Pages: 4245 - 4253
Environmental and health risk assessment of Pb, Zn, As and Sb in soccer field soils and sediments from mine tailings: solid speciation and bioaccessibility
Grégoire Pascaud
Thibaut Leveque
Camille Dumat
Research Article 04 December 2013 Pages: 4254 - 4264
Changes in the nature of dissolved organics during pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment: a multivariate statistical study combining data from three analytical techniques
Emma L. Plant
Ronald J. Smernik
Lynne M. Macdonald
Research Article 04 December 2013 Pages: 4265 - 4275
Occurrence and removal of six pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a wastewater treatment plant employing anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic and UV processes in Shanghai, China
Dan Wang
Qian Sui
Gang Yu
Research Article 05 December 2013 Pages: 4276 - 4285
Environmental monitoring of alcohol sulfates and alcohol ethoxysulfates in marine sediments
Carolina Fernández-Ramos
Oscar Ballesteros
José Luís Vílchez
Research Article 05 December 2013 Pages: 4286 - 4296
Sonochemical degradation of a pharmaceutical waste, atenolol, in aqueous medium
K. K. Nejumal
P. R. Manoj
C. T. Aravindakumar
Research Article 05 December 2013 Pages: 4297 - 4308
Photodegradation of gaseous acetaldehyde and methylene blue in aqueous solution with titanium dioxide-loaded activated carbon fiber polymer materials and aquatic plant ecotoxicity tests
Zukhra C. Kadirova
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev
Kiyoshi Okada
Research Article 06 December 2013 Pages: 4309 - 4319
Emission of air pollutants from burning candles with different composition in indoor environments
Marco Derudi
Simone Gelosa
Giuseppe Nano
Research Article 07 December 2013 Pages: 4320 - 4330
Biotic and abiotic degradation of pesticide Dufulin in soils
Hua Zi Wang
Hai Gen Zuo
Hong Yang
Research Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 4331 - 4342
Metals bioaccumulation and histopathological biomarkers in Carcinus maenas crab from Bizerta lagoon, Tunisia
Sana Ben-Khedher
Jamel Jebali
Hamadi Boussetta
Research Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 4343 - 4357
Aqueous stabilization of carbon nanotubes: effects of surface oxidization and solution chemistry
Yingchen Bai
Fengchang Wu
Baoshan Xing
Research Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 4358 - 4365
The role of humic acid in the toxicity of arsenite to the diatom Navicula sp.
Jianying Zhang
Yanyan Ni
Chunlong Zhang
Research Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 4366 - 4375
Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and dust particle size fractions adherent to skin in indoor dust, Pretoria, South Africa
Kebede Keterew Kefeni
Jonathan O. Okonkwo
Research Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 4376 - 4386
Histopathological and ultrastructural perturbations in tilapia liver as potential indicators of pollution in Lake Al-Asfar, Saudi Arabia
Ashraf M. Abdel-Moneim
Research Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 4387 - 4396
Decolorization of palm oil mill effluent using growing cultures of Curvularia clavata
Chin Hong Neoh
Chi Yong Lam
Zaharah Ibrahim
Research Article 11 December 2013 Pages: 4397 - 4408
Human health risk from organ-specific accumulation of toxic metals and response of antioxidants in edible fish species from Chenab River, Pakistan
Sidra Waheed
Atif Kamal
Riffat Naseem Malik
Research Article 11 December 2013 Pages: 4409 - 4417
Environmental effects of anticholinesterasic therapeutic drugs on a crustacean species, Daphnia magna
R. Rocha
F. Gonçalves
B. Nunes
Research Article 11 December 2013 Pages: 4418 - 4429
The local and regional atmospheric oxidants at Athens (Greece)
C. A. Varotsos
J. M. Ondov
A. P. Cracknell
Research Article 11 December 2013 Pages: 4430 - 4440
Spatial distribution and reduction of PCDD/PCDF Toxic Equivalents along three shallow lowland reservoirs
M. Urbaniak
E. Kiedrzyńska
M. Zalewski
Research Article Open access 12 December 2013 Pages: 4441 - 4452
Stability of cocaine and its metabolites in municipal wastewater – the case for using metabolite consolidation to monitor cocaine utilization
Kevin J. Bisceglia
Katrice A. Lippa
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4453 - 4460
Effects of permethrin exposure on antioxidant enzymes and protein status in Mediterranean clams Ruditapes decussatus
Badreddine Sellami
Hela Louati
David Sheehan
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4461 - 4472
Impact of lime-stabilized biosolid application on Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn mobility in an acidic soil
Yannick Mamindy-Pajany
Stéphanie Sayen
Emmanuel Guillon
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4473 - 4481
Field application of electrokinetic remediation for multi-metal contaminated paddy soil using two-dimensional electrode configuration
Woo-Seung Kim
Eun-Ki Jeon
Kitae Baek
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4482 - 4491
Levels and risks of particulate-bound PAHs in indoor air influenced by tobacco smoke: a field measurement
Klara Slezakova
Dionísia Castro
Maria do Carmo Pereira
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4492 - 4501
Combined use of DGT and transplanted shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) to assess the bioavailable metals of complex contamination: implications for implementing bioavailability-based water quality criteria
Zaosheng Wang
Peihong Zhao
Qiaoqiao Chi
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4502 - 4515
Evaluating the exchange of DDTs between sediment and water in a major lake in North China
Guo-Hua Dai
Xin-Hui Liu
Wen-Wen Gong
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4516 - 4526
Source identification of inorganic airborne particle fraction (PM₁₀) at ultratrace levels by means of INAA short irradiation
Pasquale Avino
Geraldo Capannesi
Alberto Rosada
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4527 - 4538
Amendment application in a multi-contaminated mine soil: effects on soil enzymatic activities and ecotoxicological characteristics
Rebeca Manzano
Elvira Esteban
Paula Alvarenga
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4539 - 4550
Field performance evaluation during fog-dominated wintertime of a newly developed denuder-equipped PM₁ sampler
Dharmendra Kumar Singh
Lakshay
Tarun Gupta
Research Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 4551 - 4564
Parallel detection of harmful algae using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction labeling coupled with membrane-based DNA array
Chunyun Zhang
Guofu Chen
Guangce Wang
Research Article 13 December 2013 Pages: 4565 - 4575