Soil bacterium degrades high-concentration erythromycin through intracellular enzymes
A newly isolated soil bacterium, Paracoccus kondratievae 6H01, degraded 35.58 percent of erythromycin at 320 milligrams per liter within 72 ...
Tag: ecotoxicology
Nanoemulsions Turn Volatile Essential Oils into Next-Generation Insecticides
A new review finds that essential oil nanoemulsions with droplets of 20 to 200 nanometres outperformed traditional formulations in several ...
Dracaena leaf extract kills insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti mosquitoes while sparing zebrafish
A leaf extract from Dracaena angolesnsis showed strong larvicidal, pupicidal and adulticidal activity against Aedes aegypti, overcoming induced kdr resistance ...
Dredged Sediments from Rio’s Fundão Canal Prove Highly Toxic to Earthworms in Land Disposal Tests
A new study of Rio de Janeiro's Fundão canal finds that dredged sediments rich in zinc, copper and mercury are ...
Rubber Antioxidants Pose Mostly Low Ecological Risk in Chinese Freshwaters, Model Study Finds
A QSAR-ICE modeling study finds mostly low ecological risk from substituted p-phenylenediamines and their quinone derivatives in Chinese freshwaters, with ...
Detox Enzyme Inducibility May Explain Why Two Brine Shrimp Species Differ in Phenanthrene Tolerance
A laboratory study of two brine shrimp species found that the more phenanthrene-tolerant Artemia franciscana showed stronger dose-dependent induction of ...
Ecocide: How Pesticides, Radionuclides and Oil Push Ecosystems Past Repair
From biomagnifying pesticides and long-lived radionuclides to catastrophic oil spills, scientists document how three classes of pollutants can push ecosystems ...
Common Pesticides Combined Damage Livers and Behavior in Quails
A controlled experiment with Japanese quails found that combined exposure to deltamethrin and endosulfan caused dose-dependent liver enzyme elevation, disturbed ...
Microplastics and Nonylphenol Act Together in Carp, but Mostly Without Synergy
A factorial laboratory study of juvenile common carp finds that polyethylene microplastics and 4-nonylphenol produce largely additive rather than synergistic ...
Common Herbicide at ‘Safe’ Doses Damages Lizard Kidneys, Study Finds
A new study reports that the herbicide 2,4-D caused oxidative stress and kidney tubular damage in the lizard Tropidurus torquatus ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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