Shen, Chen Yin, Xiang-Chang Jiao, Bo-Yang Li, Jing Jia, Peng Zhang, Xiao-Wen Cheng, Xue-Hao Ren, Jian-Xin Lan, Hui-Di Hou, Wen-Bin
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ObjectiveA systematic review of animal and human studies was conducted on genetically modified (GM) food consumption to assess its safety in terms of adverse effects/events to inform public concerns and future research.MethodsSeven electronic databases were searched from January 1st 1983 till July 11th 2020 for in vivo, animal and human studies on ...
Gerald, Carresse Deshazo, Boris Patterson, Hayden Spence, Porché
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BackgroundThird Fork Creek is a historically impaired urban stream that flows through the city of Durham, North Carolina. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) are non-parasitic, soil and aquatic dwelling nematodes that have been used frequently as a biological and ecotoxicity model. We hypothesize that exposure to Third Fork Creek surface water will...
Schweizer, Mona Dieterich, Andreas Betz, Sarah Leim, Dietlinde Prozmann, Viktoria Jacobs, Björn Wick, Arne Köhler, Heinz-R. Triebskorn, Rita
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BackgroundIn Germany and the EU, most headwaters are still far from reaching a good chemical and ecological status as it is required by the European Water Framework Directive (WFD), until 2027 the latest. Particularly, in densely populated areas, impacts from municipal and industrial wastewater discharges or diffuse agricultural emissions are still...
Hauschild, Michael Z. McKone, Thomas E. Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten Hald, Tine Nielsen, Bo F. Mabit, Stefan E. Fantke, Peter
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Decisions about the development of new marketed technologies or products invariably come with consequences for economy, society and the environment. Environmental and health risk assessment on the one hand and sustainability assessment on the other hand are tools that offer different but complementary information about such consequences. Conflicts ...
Hou, Lin Jin, Xiaowei Liu, Na Luo, Ying Yan, Zhenfei Chen, Miao Liu, Yang Xie, Huiyu Giesy, John P. Wu, Fengchang
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BackgroundAs a triazole fungicide, triadimefon is widely used around the world. The ubiquitous occurrence of triadimefon in aquatic environments and potential adverse effects on aquatic organisms have resulted in global concerns. In this review, the current state of knowledge on occurrence, environmental behavior, and toxic effects are presented an...
Dräger, Philipp Letmathe, Peter Reinhart, Linda Robineck, Florian
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BackgroundOwing to the large amounts of energy, greenhouse gases, and waste that it generates, the construction industry is fundamental to the transition towards a circular economy. Indicators which show the circularity of products—and thus make them comparable with each other—can be used to support the implementation of such an economy. In this ar...
