Toxicology – envirobites

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Need Arsenic Removal? Call PAUL!

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 Christina Andrea Alvear 0 Comments arsenic, electrocoagulation, electrodes, Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving

Featured Image Caption: The Carnon River is known to be impacted from metal mining in the area. Arsenic is one

Environmental Science Toxicology

Silicone Wristband, a Non-Invasive Method to Measure Parabens and Triclosan

May 24, 2024May 23, 2024 Christina Andrea Alvear 0 Comments Biomonitoring, Environmental Monitoring, Parabens, Personal Care Products, Personal exposure, personal passive sampler, silicone wristband, Triclosan

Featured Image Caption: Silicone bracelets are typically used for cosmetic or fundraising causes. However, in recent years, researchers have used

Animal behavior Ecosystems Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health Toxicology

How Can Pesticides Affect the Development of Aquatic Life?

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Renata de Mello 0 Comments agricultural pollution, agriculture, aquatic, drinking water, drinking water treatment, ecotoxicology, pesticides, pollutants, Pollution, toxic chemicals, toxicology, water pollution, water quality, water resource, zebrafish

Agriculture uses pesticides to maintain continuous food production. But what is the effect of these chemicals on aquatic animals? With this in mind, researchers from Brazil collaborated to study the effect of one of the most used pesticides in the country on zebrafish.

Animal behavior Cities Ecosystems Sustainabililty Toxicology

Plastic Pollution Drives Crabs Crabby

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments ecological assessment, marine plastic pollution, microplastics, plastic pollution, Pollution, water pollution, wetlands

Differing types of plastic may affect certain wetland species more than others.

An image of a small glass dish held between a person's thumb and index finger, containing various small plastic debris collected from house dust.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health Toxicology

Here, There, and Everywhere: the Plastic Particles Around Us All

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Cypress Novick 0 Comments environmental health, health impacts, microfibers, Microplastic, Pollution, public health, wildlife health

Source: Yujia Xiang, Li Jiang, Yaoyu Zhou, Zirui Luo, Dan Zhi, Jian Yang, Su Shiung Lam, Microplastics and environmental pollutants:

Animal behavior Climate Ecosystems Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health Toxicology

The “Heartbreaking” Effect of Algal Blooms – Heart disease and the Southern Sea Otter

February 4, 2021September 12, 2022 Brianne Palmer 0 Comments Conservation, health, marine pollution, ocean health, Pollution, toxins

Our favorite hand-holding marine mammals, sea otters, are threatened by environmental toxins. Chemicals produced by algae blooms move up the food chain and cause a multitude of diseases in top predators. A new study documented how algae blooms cause heart disease in sea otters, what this means for our own seafood consumption, and proposes solutions to our pollution.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health Science through time Toxicology

Emerging Environmental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Good and Bad

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Munim Deen 0 Comments #coronavirus, covid, COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic scourges the planet, research and other efforts have focused on the human toll of the virus. Recent research has begun shedding light on the effects of COVID-19 on the environment. At first glance, these effects seem beneficial. However, many negative consequences also loom, particularly in the long-term.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Toxicology

Predator-free New Zealand? Conservation ethics

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Samantha Andres 0 Comments biodiversity, environmental ethics, environmental policy, toxicology

https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.uws.edu.au/content/pdf/10.1007/s10806-019-09815-x.pdf Biodiversity hotspots Without a doubt, New Zealand is a biodiversity hotspot. It consistsof two islands that have evolved independently

Case Studies Climate Ecosystems Environmental Science Remote Environments Science through time Toxicology

Unleashing Pollutants: Environmental Fate of Antarctica In a Warmer World

February 7, 2020 Anita Masse 0 Comments Antarctica, Climate Change, Global Warming, Pollution

Antarctica has been a depository for pollutants for decades. The brutal cold has kept them dormant and unable to inflict harmful effects on nature. As temperatures rise and ice melts, what is the fate of these pollutants in this unique landscape?

Human Exposure and Public Health Toxicology

Are everywhere chemicals contributing to lifestyle diseases?

January 29, 2020 Niranjana Krishnan 0 Comments Chemicals, diabetes, phthalates, risk

There has been a lot of controversy recently about a group of chemicals that are found, well, nearly everywhere: phthalates. Their ubiquitous presence in our environment combined with their toxic effects observed in lab animals, have fueled concerns that they might be negatively impacting our health. What does the research on humans show?

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