Rafiquel Islam, Sazal Kumar, Joyanto Karmoker, Md. Kamruzzaman et al.
As a developing country, Bangladesh has produced, utilized, imported, and released several types of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). However, currently we only have limited information about their eco-toxicological impacts on the ecosystem and human beings. For this reason, it is important to a...
Thi Kim Anh Tran, Richard Man Kit Yu, Rafiquel Islam, Thi Hong Tham Nguyen et al.
Estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are natural hormones, synthetic compounds or industrial chemicals that mimic estrogens due to their structural similarity with estrogen's functional moieties. They typically enter aquatic environments through wastewater treatment plant effluents or ru...
Lei Yu, Huixin Li, Jianying Guo, Yue-Qiang Huang et al.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), as a widely used plasticizer, is reported to have widespread environmental and global health hazards. Trace amounts of phthalates in the environment are sufficient to disrupt ecological balance and affect human health. However, DEHP-induced splenic toxicity remains...
A K M Munzurul Hasan, Mohamed Hamed, Jabed Hasan, Christopher J. Martyniuk et al.
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as widespread environmental pollutants, causing significant threats to aquatic ecosystems and organisms. This review examines the toxic effects of MPs on fishes, with a focus on neurobehavioural, physiological, and reproductive impacts, as well as the underlying mech...
Yi Zhao, Jia Lin, Milton Talukder, Shi‐Yong Zhu et al.
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is widely used as a plasticizer to improve product flexibility and workability. Lycopene (LYC) is a natural compound and has promising preventive potentials, especially antireproductive toxicity, but the specific underlying mechanism is yet to be fully defined. Our s...
Yi Zhao, Zheng‐Hai Du, Milton Talukder, Jia Lin et al.
The widely used Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) has been reported to exhibit ubiquitous environmental and global health hazards. The bioaccumulation and environmental persistence of DEHP can cause serious health hazards in wildlife animals and human. However, DEHP-induced nephrotoxicity in bird i...
Tabassum Mumtaz, M.R. Khan, Mohd Ali Hassan
An outdoor soil burial test was carried out to evaluate the degradation of commercially available LDPE carrier bags in natural soil for up to 2 years. Biodegradability of low density polyethylene films in soil was monitored using both optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). After 7-9 months ...
Yangyang Wang, Wenhao Zhan, Qiangqiang Ren, Shanshan Cheng et al.
A bacterial strain (Gordonia sp. Lff) capable of efficiently degrading di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) was isolated from river sludge. The optimal pH and temperature for the degradation of DEHP by Lff were 7.0 and 35 °C, respectively. Lff could degrade high concentrations of DEHP (100-2000 mg/L) ...
Jahir Ahmed, Mohammed M. Rahman, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Abdullah M. Asiri et al.
Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães, Ítalo Nascimento Freitas, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Md. Mostafizur Rahman et al.
Although the in vivo toxicity of nanoplastics (NPs) has already been reported in different model systems, their effects on mammalian behavior are poorly understood. Thus, we aimed to evaluate whether exposure to polystyrene (PS) NPs (diameter: 23.03 ± 0.266 nm) alters the behavior (locomotor, anxiet...
Jabed Hasan, Md Abubakkar Siddik, Ashik Kumar Ghosh, Sumaiya Binte Mesbah et al.
Microplastics (MP) pollution and global warming are worldwide concerns, creating various physiological problems for aquatic organisms. This study was carried out to know the effects of different temperature (30, 33 and 36 °C) on ingestion of MP along with the physiological consequences in Nile tilap...
Muzi Li, Yi Zhao, Haoran Wang, Milton Talukder et al.
Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is an environmentally persistent and bioaccumulative plasticizer. Accumulation of DEHP in the body can eventually cause kidney damage. As a type of natural carotenoid, lycopene (LYC) has a potential protective effect on renal cells, but the protective mechanism has...
Yi Zhao, Jinghui Fan, Yu Luo, Milton Talukder et al.
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a widespread environmental toxicant that severely impacts agricultural production and animal and human health. Nevertheless, DEHP-induced hepatotoxicity at the molecular level in quail remains unexplored. The heat shock response (HSR), involving heat shock prote...
Helena Skröder, Maria Kippler, Barbro Nermell, Fahmida Tofail et al.
Background: Hair is a commonly used exposure biomarker for metals and other trace elements, but concern has been raised regarding its appropriateness for assessing the internal dose. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate children’s hair as biomarker of internal dose for toxic (As,...
Abu Ahmed Shamim, Kerry Schulze, Rebecca D. Merrill, Alamgir Kabir et al.
Background Tocopherols were discovered for their role in animal reproduction, but little is known about the contribution of deficiencies of vitamin E to human pregnancy loss. Objective We sought to determine whether higher first-trimester concentrations of α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol were associat...