Microplastics increases the heat tolerance of Daphnia magna under global warming via hormetic effects
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Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) field cultivation in a phytoattenuation strategy and valorization potential of the ...
This paper evaluates the valorization potential of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) fibers produced on HM-contaminated soil as a safe feedstock for the textile industry. The chosen strategy was phytoattenuation, which combines the progressive soil quality improvement of contaminated land using phytoremediation techniques with the production of ...
A Ten-Minute Bioassay to Test Metal Toxicity with the Freshwater Flagellate Euglena agilis
A chemical analysis of water quality cannot detect some toxicants due to time constraints, high costs, and limited interactions for detection. Bioassays would offer a complementary means to assess pollution levels in water. Euglena is a flagellate green alga and an excellent system for toxicity testing thanks to its ease of culture, rapid growth, a...
Bio-Nanohybrid Gelatin/Quantum Dots for Cellular Imaging and Biosensing Applications
The bio-nanohybrid gelatin protein/cadmium sulfide (Gel/CdS) quantum dots (QDs) have been designed via a facile one-pot strategy. The amino acids group of gelatin chelate Cd2+ and grow CdS QDs without any agglomeration. The 1H NMR spectra indicate that during the above process there are no alterations of the gelatin protein structure conformation a...
Effects of a Dark Septate Fungal Endophyte on the Growth and Physiological Response of Seedlings to Drought in an Epiphy...
Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are a group of facultative biotrophic root-colonizing fungi that live within a plant for a part of their life cycle without causing any apparent, overt negative effects. These fungi have been found in >600 different plant species, including orchids. Although the precise ecological functions of dark septate fungal endop...
Belgian endive-derived biostimulants promote shoot and root growth in vitro.
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Published in Scientific reports
Recovering biostimulant compounds from by-products of crops is a promising strategy to add value, enhance sustainability, and increase the environmental safety of the agricultural production chain. Here, we report consistent root and shoot growth-stimulating bioactivity present in water-based extracts from Belgian endive forced roots (Cichorium int...
Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in a phytoattenuation strategy : remediation potential of a Cd, Pb and Zn contamina...
In past studies, industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) has been shown to tolerate stress from heavy metals and to accumulate the metals in its tissues. Nonetheless, up to now, it remained unclear whether hemp grown on contaminated soil could be safely used in the textile industry and integrate a phytoattenuation strategy. A growth experiment was set...
A GIS study to rank Irish agricultural lands with background and anthropogenic concentrations of metal(loid)s in soil
Heavy metal pollution may cause a serious threat to human health and is a global problem. The bio-availability of metals and metalloids (metal (loid)s) in the soil is a dominating parameter for metal (loid) uptake by plants, and which may subsequently be ingested by individuals through the food pathway. This study aimed to develop a novel approach ...
Burden of disease of dietary exposure to four chemical contaminants in Denmark, 2019
Exposure to chemical contaminants found in foods has been associated with diverse adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to estimate the burden of disease associated with dietary exposure to four chemicals in Denmark in 2019: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), methylmercury (MeHg), and inorganic arsenic (i-As). We collected national food consumpti...
Safety of frozen and freeze-dried formulations of the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus larva) as a novel food pur...
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Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on frozen and dried formulations from whole lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus larva) as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The term lesser mealworm refers to the larval form ...
