Biomonitoring System Articles & Analysis
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Conventional measurement campaigns supplemented by real-time air quality monitoring using micro-sensors Environmental assessment company BioMonitor is studying airborne contaminants and the atmospheric deposition of particles released into the air by a waste-to-energy (WTE) unit undergoing refurbishment. ...
A new system for monitoring toxicity TOXcontrol® (MicroLAN BV, The Netherlands) has been used to assess the toxicity of a selection of priority or emergent compounds in the laboratory. ...
A new system for monitoring toxicity TOXcontrol® (MicroLAN BV, The Netherlands) has been used to assess the toxicity of a selection of priority or emergent compounds in the laboratory. ...
The use of ammunition containing depleted uranium (DU) in several military actions is of growing health concern to the population related to the risk arising from contamination of the environment with DU penetrators and dust. Environmental monitoring of uranium and its isotopic ratios therefore become important parameters since they allow for source identification. Neutron activation analysis ...
Arsenic and antimony hotspots were found in the soil of Itutinga-Piloes near Anchieta-Imigrantes highway system. Trees from Itutinga-Piloes showed higher uptake of rare earth elements, iron and thorium compared with Picinguaba, with a strong effect of seasonality. This study has demonstrated the potential of using the chemical composition of native trees and soils for the ...
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC) can be employed for a better risk assessment among human exposure to heavy metals. The objective was to develop a human bioindicator to be applicable for professional exposure that, compared with other common indicators, presents important advantages: it is non-invasive and it is easily and quickly collected. ...
Three kinds of plant leaves, Chinese white poplar, arborvitae and pine needles were evaluated as a biomonitor for air pollution studies. Thirty-two trace elements have been determined by using relative and the K0 methods of instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). The results indicated that Chinese white poplar leaves are a good biomonitor in particular seasons and the pine needles are ...
Algae and Daphnia (waterfleas) forewarn drinking water sector Biomonitors, instruments which measure the biological effects of different substances on organisms, detect substances which cannot be detected using chemicals anaylsis methods. ...
This work underlines the importance of the statistical procedures necessary for the significant assessment of analytical data of heavy metals derived from marine organisms (biomonitors) collected at five stations in Ustica at the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea. The statistical method described indicates that, where the differences among the averages of Pb, Cu and Zn concentrations in the molluscs of the ...
Researchers, public health officials, regulators, and others have long been in search of a reliable diagnostic tool to identify and measure the presence of chemical substances, and their breakdown products, in human bodily fluids. The utility of such a tool is almost limitless, and has staggering implications for all participants in the chemical producer and user community.That tool, ...