Volume 24, Issue 5 | Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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Volume 24, Issue 5

February 2017

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge (pp. 4223-4336)

Issue Editor:

Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf

76 articles in this issue

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge
Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf
Editorial 15 September 2015 Pages: 4223 - 4227
Adsorption characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from non-aqueous media using activated carbon derived from phenol formaldehyde resin: kinetics and thermodynamic study
M. S. El-Shahawi
A. S. Bashammakh
A. M. Dowaidar
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 11 July 2015 Pages: 4228 - 4240
Periodic monitoring of persistent organic pollutants and molecular damage in Cyprinus carpio from Büyük Menderes River
Beste Çağdaş
Rasih Kocagöz
Hilmi Orhan
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 17 June 2015 Pages: 4241 - 4251
Modelling the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in agricultural food chains for regulatory exposure assessment
Koki Takaki
Andrew J. Wade
Chris D. Collins
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 04 September 2015 Pages: 4252 - 4260
Consumption of organic meat does not diminish the carcinogenic potential associated with the intake of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Ángel Rodríguez Hernández
Luis D. Boada
Octavio P. Luzardo
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 19 April 2015 Pages: 4261 - 4273
Metal pollution in biotic and abiotic samples of the Büyük Menderes River, Turkey
Emre Durmaz
Rasih Kocagöz
Hilmi Orhan
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 14 March 2016 Pages: 4274 - 4283
Impact of flash flood events on the distribution of organic pollutants in surface sediments from a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, SE Spain)
V. M. León
R. Moreno-González
J. A. Campillo
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 12 May 2015 Pages: 4284 - 4300
Effects of alkaloid extracts of mesquite pod on the products of in vitro rumen fermentation
Taiala Cristina de Jesus Pereira
Mara Lúcia Albuquerque Pereira
Edileusa de Jesus dos Santos
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 18 October 2016 Pages: 4301 - 4311
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in articles: a review of its applications and legislation
Li Jinhui
Chen Yuan
Xiao Wenjing
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 20 May 2015 Pages: 4312 - 4321
Plant–bacteria partnerships for the remediation of persistent organic pollutants
Muhammad Arslan
Asma Imran
Muhammad Afzal
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge 03 July 2015 Pages: 4322 - 4336
Environmental impact assessments of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the most hyperconcentrated laden river, Yellow River, China
Dongxian Kong
Chiyuan Miao
Xiaoming Zhang
Review Article 03 November 2016 Pages: 4337 - 4351
Mapping the scientific research on non-point source pollution: a bibliometric analysis
Beibei Yang
Kai Huang
Yue Zhang
Review Article 08 December 2016 Pages: 4352 - 4366
Tropospheric ozone pollution in India: effects on crop yield and product quality
Aditya Abha Singh
S. B. Agrawal
Review Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 4367 - 4382
Procedures of determining organic trace compounds in municipal sewage sludge—a review
Petra C. Lindholm-Lehto
Heidi S. J. Ahkola
Juha S. Knuutinen
Review Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 4383 - 4412
Perturbations and 3R in carbon management
Deepak Pant
Virbala Sharma
M P Singh
Review Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4413 - 4432
Volcanic ash-based geopolymer cements/concretes: the current state of the art and perspectives
Jean Noël Yankwa Djobo
Antoine Elimbi
Sanjay Kumar
Review Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4433 - 4446
Analytical transport modelling of metabolites formed in dual-porosity media
Bastian Knorr
Piotr Maloszewski
Christine Stumpp
Research Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 4447 - 4456
Spatial variation of air quality index and urban driving factors linkages: evidence from Chinese cities
Haixia Pu
Kunli Luo
Shun Kang
Research Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 4457 - 4468
Heterogeneous nano-Fe/Ca/CaO catalytic ozonation for selective surface hydrophilization of plastics containing brominated and chlorinated flame retardants (B/CFRs): separation from automobile shredder residue by froth flotation
Srinivasa Reddy Mallampati
Byoung Ho Lee
Cristian Simion
Research Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 4469 - 4479
Novel aerosol analysis approach for characterization of nanoparticulate matter in snow
Yevgen Nazarenko
Rodrigo B. Rangel-Alvarado
Parisa A. Ariya
Research Article 10 December 2016 Pages: 4480 - 4493
Effects of different ratios of glucose to acetate on phosphorus removal and microbial community of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) system
Ting Xie
Chuangrong Mo
Guangming Zeng
Research Article 10 December 2016 Pages: 4494 - 4505
A geochemical approach to the restoration plans for the Odiel River basin (SW Spain), a watershed deeply polluted by acid mine drainage
Francisco Macías
Rafael Pérez-López
Carlos Ayora
Research Article 10 December 2016 Pages: 4506 - 4516
Trace elements and nitrogen content in naturally growing moss Hypnum cupressiforme in urban and peri-urban forests of the Municipality of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
S. Berisha
M. Skudnik
Z. Jeran
Research Article 10 December 2016 Pages: 4517 - 4527
Individual and mixture effects of five agricultural pesticides on zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae
Yanhua Wang
Guiling Yang
Yijun Yu
Research Article 10 December 2016 Pages: 4528 - 4536
Gestational di-n-butyl phthalate exposure induced developmental and teratogenic anomalies in rats: a multigenerational assessment
P. Mahaboob Basha
M. J. Radha
Research Article 12 December 2016 Pages: 4537 - 4551
Biochar characteristics produced from rice husks and their sorption properties for the acetanilide herbicide metolachlor
Lan Wei
Yufen Huang
Zhongzhen Liu
Research Article 12 December 2016 Pages: 4552 - 4561
Speciation and precipitation of heavy metals in high-metal and high-acid mine waters from the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Portugal)
Nuno Durães
Iuliu Bobos
Eduardo Ferreira da Silva
Research Article 12 December 2016 Pages: 4562 - 4576
Adsorption of metribuzin from aqueous solution using magnetic and nonmagnetic sustainable low-cost biochar adsorbents
Matthew Essandoh
Daniel Wolgemuth
Todd Mlsna
Research Article 12 December 2016 Pages: 4577 - 4590
Biodegradation of high concentrations of mixed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by indigenous bacteria from a river sediment: a microcosm study and bacterial community analysis
Chanokporn Muangchinda
Atsushi Yamazoe
Onruthai Pinyakong
Research Article 12 December 2016 Pages: 4591 - 4602
Global warming potential and greenhouse gas emission under different soil nutrient management practices in soybean–wheat system of central India
Sangeeta Lenka
Narendra Kumar Lenka
Jyothi Raghuwanshi
Research Article 12 December 2016 Pages: 4603 - 4612
Photocatalytic behaviour of WO₃/TiO₂-N for diclofenac degradation using simulated solar radiation as an activation source
A. Cordero-García
G. Turnes Palomino
A. Hernández-Ramírez
Research Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 4613 - 4624
The causal link among militarization, economic growth, CO₂ emission, and energy consumption
Melike E. Bildirici
Research Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 4625 - 4636
Effects of dietary inclusion level of a mixture of probiotic cultures and enzymes on broiler chickens immunity response
Alireza Seidavi
Mohammad Dadashbeiki
Vincenzo Tufarelli
Research Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 4637 - 4644
Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticle by using secondary metabolites from Pseudomonas aeruginosa DM1 and its anti-algal effect on Chlorella vulgaris and Chlorella pyrenoidosa
Rima Kumari
Manjari Barsainya
Devendra Pratap Singh
Research Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 4645 - 4654
Characterization of indoor diesel exhaust emissions from the parking garage of a school
Maximilien Debia
Marie-Claude Trachy-Bourget
Caroline Lapointe
Research Article 14 December 2016 Pages: 4655 - 4665
Allelopathic effect boosts Chrysosporum ovalisporum dominance in summer at the expense of Microcystis panniformis in a shallow coastal water body
Wei Zhang
Erik Jeppesen
Liqing Wang
Research Article 14 December 2016 Pages: 4666 - 4675
Effectiveness and intermediates of microcystin-LR degradation by UV/H₂O₂ via 265 nm ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
Juan Liu
Jin-shao Ye
Jialing Lin
Research Article 14 December 2016 Pages: 4676 - 4684
Health assessment using aqua-quality indicators of alpine streams (Khunjerab National Park), Gilgit, Pakistan
Salar Ali
Junfeng Gao
Shujaat Ali
Research Article 14 December 2016 Pages: 4685 - 4698
Contamination level, distribution and health risk assessment of heavy and toxic metallic and metalloid elements in a cultivated mushroom Pleurotus florida (Mont.) singer
Rouhollah Khani
Maryam Moudi
Vahid Khojeh
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4699 - 4708
Disability-adjusted life years and economic cost assessment of the health effects related to PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ pollution in Mumbai and Delhi, in India from 1991 to 2015
Kamal Jyoti Maji
Anil Kumar Dikshit
Ashok Deshpande
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4709 - 4730
Variations in root morphology among 18 herbaceous species and their relationship with cadmium accumulation
Rugang Yu
Shenlan Xia
Gangrong Shi
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4731 - 4740
Influence of transport from urban sources and domestic biomass combustion on the air quality of a mountain area
Francesco Petracchini
Paola Romagnoli
Angelo Cecinato
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4741 - 4754
Chemical quality of tap water in Madrid: multicase control cancer study in Spain (MCC-Spain)
Pablo Fernández-Navarro
Cristina M. Villanueva
Nuria Aragonés
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4755 - 4764
Methanol-enhanced removal and metabolic conversion of formaldehyde by a black soybean from formaldehyde solutions
Hao Tan
Yun Xiong
Li-mei Chen
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4765 - 4777
Association of breast adipose tissue levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and breast cancer development in women from Chaoshan, China
Yuanfang He
Lin Peng
Kusheng Wu
Research Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 4778 - 4790
Photo-Fenton and Fenton-like processes for the treatment of the antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil under simulated solar radiation
Α. Koltsakidou
M. Antonopoulou
D.A. Lambropoulou
Research Article 16 December 2016 Pages: 4791 - 4800
Influence of the soil sealing on the geoaccumulation index of heavy metals and various pollution factors
Przemysław Charzyński
Andrzej Plak
Agnieszka Hanaka
Research Article Open access 16 December 2016 Pages: 4801 - 4811
Life cycle environmental impacts of saffron production in Iran
Majid Khanali
Saeid Shahvarooghi Farahani
Behzad Elhami
Research Article 16 December 2016 Pages: 4812 - 4821
Further understanding on the mechanism of alkyl ketene dimer sizing on the causticized calcium carbonate filled paper and its improvements
Jian Wang
Miao Dang
Li Qian
Research Article 16 December 2016 Pages: 4822 - 4827
Effective characterization of Salmonella Enteritidis by most probable number (MPN) followed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods
Lincohn Zappelini
Solange Martone-Rocha
Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini
Research Article 16 December 2016 Pages: 4828 - 4834