A new approach for assessing the state of environment using isometric log-ratio transformation and outlier detection for computation of mean PCDD/F patterns in biota René Lehmann OriginalPaper 27 November 2014 Article: 4149
Potentially toxic elements in lignite and its combustion residues from a power plant L. C. RamR. E. MastoD. Mohanty OriginalPaper 02 December 2014 Article: 4148
Differential expression of HO-1 and CYP1A2 during up-regulation of ERK in stressed fish hepatocytes Ekambaram PadminiJayachandran Tharani OriginalPaper 04 December 2014 Article: 4147
Assessment of Yamuna and associated drains used for irrigation in rural and peri-urban settings of Delhi NCR Arghya BhattacharyaPriyadarshini DeyNeelam Patel OriginalPaper 20 November 2014 Article: 4146
The spectral changes of deforestation in the Brazilian tropical savanna Ralph TrancosoEdson E. SanoPaulo R. Meneses OriginalPaper 04 December 2014 Article: 4145
Spatial distribution and potential sources of trace metals in insoluble particles of snow from Urumqi, China Xiaolan LiFengqing JiangZhaoyong Zhang OriginalPaper 21 November 2014 Article: 4144
Analysis on the threats and spatiotemporal distribution pattern of security in World Natural Heritage Sites Zhaoguo WangZhaoping YangXishihui Du OriginalPaper 27 November 2014 Article: 4143
Degradation pattern and risk assessment of carbendazim and mancozeb in mango fruits P. Ahila DeviM. ParamasivamV. Prakasam OriginalPaper 19 November 2014 Article: 4142
Thallium in spawn, juveniles, and adult common toads (Bufo bufo) living in the vicinity of a zinc-mining complex, Poland Krzysztof DmowskiMonika RossaBeata Krasnodębska-Ostręga OriginalPaper Open access 25 November 2014 Article: 4141
Assessment of consumer exposure related to improper use of pesticides in the region of southeastern Poland Ewa Szpyrka OriginalPaper 03 December 2014 Article: 4140
Quantitative relations between chemical oxygen demand concentration and its influence factors in the sluice-controlled river reaches of Shaying River, China Ming DouGuiqiu LiCongying Li OriginalPaper 20 November 2014 Article: 4139
Essential and toxic metals in taros (Colocasia esculenta) cultivated in the Canary Islands (Spain): evaluation of content and estimate of daily intake Gara Luis-GonzálezCarmen RubioArturo Hardisson OriginalPaper 21 November 2014 Article: 4138
Deforestation and fragmentation of natural forests in the upper Changhua watershed, Hainan, China: implications for biodiversity conservation De-Li ZhaiCharles H. CannonJian-Chu Xu OriginalPaper 22 November 2014 Article: 4137
Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton community in a tropical wetland Najeeb Ahmad BhatAshwani WanganeoRajni Raina OriginalPaper 22 November 2014 Article: 4136
Prevalence of multidrug-resistant, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus in nasal carriage, food, wastewater and paper currency in Jalandhar city (north-western), an Indian state of Punjab Harsh KumarRajdeep PalahaVirendra Kumar OriginalPaper 12 November 2014 Article: 4134
Spatio-temporal distribution of major and trace metals in estuarine sediments of Dhamra, Bay of Bengal, India—its environmental significance D. R. SatapathyC. R. Panda OriginalPaper 06 December 2014 Article: 4133
Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs Daniel F. BussDaren M. CarlisleRobert M. Hughes OriginalPaper 09 December 2014 Article: 4132
Using hyper-spectral indices to detect soil phosphorus concentration for various land use patterns Chen LinRonghua MaJingtao Li OriginalPaper 15 November 2014 Article: 4130
Vortex-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction based on solidification of floating organic drop followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry for speciation of antimony (ΙΙΙ, V) Mohammad EftekhariMahmoud ChamsazAli Eftekhari OriginalPaper 18 November 2014 Article: 4129
The influence of natural and human factors in the shrinking of the Ebinur Lake, Xinjiang, China, during the 1972–2013 period Fei ZhangTashpolat TiyipNgai Weng Chan OriginalPaper 20 November 2014 Article: 4128
Elevated titanium levels in Iraqi children with neurodevelopmental disorders echo findings in occupation soldiers M. SavabieasfahaniS. AlaaniM. Al-Sabbak OriginalPaper Open access 03 December 2014 Article: 4127
Dissipation behavior of hexaconazole and kresoxim-methyl residues in ginseng and soil under field conditions Yan WangChang LiuAijun Li OriginalPaper 02 December 2014 Article: 4126
Determination of bismuth in environmental samples by slurry sampling graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry using combined chemical modifiers Ryszard DobrowolskiJoanna DobrzyńskaBarbara Gawrońska OriginalPaper Open access 12 November 2014 Article: 4125
Comparison of trace element concentrations in grey heron and black-crowned night heron chicks Jungsoo KimJong-Min Oh OriginalPaper 20 November 2014 Article: 4124
Evaluation of PAH contamination in soil treated with solid by-products from shale pyrolysis Jaqueline NicoliniMuhammad Y. KhanAntonio S. Mangrich OriginalPaper 16 November 2014 Article: 4123
Determination of cadmium in biodiesel using microemulsion and electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry Adriana S. LimaDeise G. SilvaLeonardo S. G. Teixeira OriginalPaper 09 November 2014 Article: 4122
Contamination of apple orchard soils and fruit trees with copper-based fungicides: sampling aspects Quanying WangJingshuang LiuQiang Liu OriginalPaper 19 November 2014 Article: 4121
Sewage sludge and fly ash mixture as an alternative for decontaminating lead and zinc ore regions M. PogrzebaR. Galimska-StypaA. Sas-Nowosielska OriginalPaper 09 November 2014 Article: 4120
Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals in soil from San Luis Potosí, México Francisco Javier Perez-VazquezRogelio Flores-RamirezIván N. Pérez-Maldonado OriginalPaper 06 December 2014 Article: 4119
Dominance of cyanobacterial and cryptophytic assemblage correlated to CDOM at heavy metal contamination sites of Gujarat, India Shailesh Kumar PatidarKaumeel ChokshiSandhya Mishra OriginalPaper 21 November 2014 Article: 4118
Heavy metals fractionation in surface sediments of Gowatr bay-Iran F. MooreM. J. NematollahiB. Keshavarzi OriginalPaper 11 November 2014 Article: 4117
Assessing Bacillus subtilis biosurfactant effects on the biodegradation of petroleum products Renato Nallin MontagnolliPaulo Renato Matos LopesEderio Dino Bidoia OriginalPaper 22 November 2014 Article: 4116
Oxidative stress, glutathione level and antioxidant response to heavy metals in multi-resistant pathogen, Candida tropicalis Sidra IlyasAbdul Rehman OriginalPaper 12 November 2014 Article: 4115
PCDD/Fs in the soils in the province of Trento: 10 years of monitoring E. C. RadaM. RagazziM. Tava OriginalPaper 09 November 2014 Article: 4114
Macronutrients and trace metals in soil and food crops of Isfahan Province, Iran Behnam KeshavarziFarid MooreMaryam Kermani OriginalPaper 22 November 2014 Article: 4113
Metallic corrosion in the polluted urban atmosphere of Hong Kong Bo LiuDa-Wei WangKalam Cheung OriginalPaper 18 November 2014 Article: 4112
Identification of the source of PFOS and PFOA contamination at a military air base site Victor A. Arias EMegharaj MallavarapuRavi Naidu OriginalPaper 19 November 2014 Article: 4111
Fraction distribution and bioavailability of sediment heavy metals in the environment surrounding MSW landfill: a case study M. H. SayadiM. R. RezaeiA. Rezaei OriginalPaper 30 November 2014 Article: 4110
Monitoring of sulfur dioxide emission resulting from biogas utilization on commercial pig farms in Taiwan Jung-Jeng SuYen-Jung Chen OriginalPaper 18 November 2014 Article: 4109
Earthworm responses to different reclamation processes in post opencast mining lands during succession Jakub HlavaAnna HlavováMiroslav Fér OriginalPaper 08 November 2014 Article: 4108
Adjusting the effect of seasonal variability in the bioassessment of streams Sónia R. Q. SerraAna Raquel CalapezMaria João Feio OriginalPaper 08 November 2014 Article: 4107
Baseline assessment of heavy metal concentrations in surficial sediment from Kachemak Bay, Alaska Dennis A. ApetiIan S. Hartwell OriginalPaper 14 November 2014 Article: 4106
Risk assessment of mixture formulation of spirotetramat and imidacloprid in chilli fruits G. S. ChahilKousik MandalBalwinder Singh OriginalPaper 03 December 2014 Article: 4105
Trade-off between water pollution prevention, agriculture profit, and farmer practice—an optimization methodology for discussion on land-use adjustment in China Liu JianchangZhang LuopingDeng Hongbing OriginalPaper 13 November 2014 Article: 4104
Research on phosphorus loads and characteristics of adsorption and release in surface sediments of Nanyang Lake and Weishan Lake in China Shuwu ZhangWenchao AnXiaoming Li OriginalPaper 08 November 2014 Article: 4103
Integration of multi-disciplinary geospatial data for delineating agroecosystem uniform management zones Huanjun LiuTed HuffmanXinle Zhang OriginalPaper 08 November 2014 Article: 4102
Comparison of arsenic uptake ability of barnyard grass and rice species for arsenic phytoremediation Razia SultanaKatsuichiro KobayashiKi-Hyun Kim OriginalPaper 12 November 2014 Article: 4101
Field dissipation of trifloxystrobin and its metabolite trifloxystrobin acid in soil and apples Chen WangJunxue WuHongyan Zhang OriginalPaper 08 November 2014 Article: 4100
Mercury contamination in the estuaries and coastal sediments of the Strait of Malacca Ley Juen LooiAhmad Zaharin ArisZailina Hashim OriginalPaper 08 November 2014 Article: 4099
Factors determining waste generation in Spanish towns and cities Miriam PradesAntonio GallardoMaria Victoria Ibàñez OriginalPaper 10 December 2014 Article: 4098