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Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:14
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A challenge to scientific integrity: a critique of the critics of the GMO rat study conducted by Gilles-Eric Séralini et al. (2012)
This paper reviews the many criticisms of the publication by Seralini et al (2012) which has led to so much controversy, was retracted and then republished in this journal. Seralini et al found that a GM maize...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:13 -
Deconstructing Indian cotton: weather, yields, and suicides
Cotton with coevolving pests has been grown in India more than 5000 years. Hybrid cotton was introduced in the 1970s with increases in fertilizer and in insecticide use against pink bollworm that caused outbre...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:12 -
Oxidative transformation processes and products of para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and para-toluenediamine (PTD)—a review
para-Phenylendiamine (PPD) and its ring-methylated analogue, para-toluenediamine (PTD), are primary intermediates (precursors) for azo dye synthesis. Particularly, they are used in oxidative hair...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:11 -
Differences in biomass yield development of early, medium, and late maize varieties during the 21st century in Northern Germany
Though there exists a general notion on how maize yields might develop throughout Europe during the current century, modeling approaches on a regional level that account for small-scale variations are not yet ...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:10 -
How to increase the potential policy impact of environmental science research
This article highlights eight common issues that limit the policy impact of environmental science research. The article also discusses what environmental scientists can do to resolve these issues, including (1...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:9 -
The value of zebrafish as an integrative model in effect-directed analysis - a review
Bioassays play a central role in effect-directed analysis (EDA), and their selection and application have to consider rather specific aspects of this approach. Meanwhile, bioassays with zebrafish, an establish...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:8 -
The European technical report on aquatic effect-based monitoring tools under the water framework directive
The Water Framework Directive (WFD), 2000/60/EC, requires an integrated approach to the monitoring and assessment of the quality of surface water bodies. The chemical status assessment is based on compliance w...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:7 -
Aerobic treatment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in landfill leachate
Pharmaceuticals used in human medical care are not completely eliminated in the human body and can enter the municipal sewage sludge system and leachate water from landfill both as the parent compound and as t...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:6 -
Bioaccumulation in aquatic systems: methodological approaches, monitoring and assessment
Bioaccumulation, the accumulation of a chemical in an organism relative to its level in the ambient medium, is of major environmental concern. Thus, monitoring chemical concentrations in biota are widely and i...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:5 -
No scientific consensus on GMO safety
A broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges recent claims of a consensus over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In the following joint statement, the clai...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:4 -
The necessity of disinfected toilet brushes - information policy of companies on disinfectants in private homes
Nico Stehr, a German sociologist, presumes in his theory ‘Moralisation of the market’ that companies are willing to accept financial costs that result from moral considerations and put the interests of society...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:3 -
A multi-disciplinarily designed mesocosm to address the complex flow-sediment-ecology tripartite relationship on the microscale
The stabilization of fine sediments via biofilms (‘biostabilization’) has various economic and ecological implications but is presently unaddressed within lotic waters. To investigate natural biofilm growth an...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:2 -
Naturally toxic: natural substances used in personal care products
Nature offers an incredible diversity of chemical compounds that boast a wide array of physiological effects. Many natural substances are employed in personal care products. Which of these natural substances a...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2015 27:1 -
Microinjection into zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio) - a useful tool in aquatic toxicity testing?
Microinjection was tested as a potentially powerful tool to introduce natural and anthropogenic pollutants directly into fish eggs to determine their toxicological impact on fish. With this technique, parental...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:32 -
Hypothesizing if responses to climate change affect herbicide exposure risk for amphibians
Pesticide use is well known to be detrimental for maintaining biodiversity in the agricultural landscape. Amphibians are especially affected by these agrochemicals. In particular, these animals’ high sensitivi...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:31 -
Munitions and explosives of concern: international governance and applications for the United States
A combination of 20th century warfare alongside the storage of and frequent testing of munitions by various national armed forces has contributed to a legacy of unexploded ordnance, munitions, and explosives o...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:30 -
Evaluation of evidence that the organophosphorus insecticide chlorpyrifos is a potential persistent organic pollutant (POP) or persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT)
A number of chemicals, including several organochlorine pesticides, have been identified as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Here, the properties of chlorpyrifos (CPY; CAS No. 2921-88-2) and its active me...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:29 -
Contaminant levels in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in North Rhine-Westphalian rivers
Populations of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) are declining rapidly and are now considered below safe biological limits. High pollution levels are one of the possible reasons for this decline. Contaminant l...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:26 -
Maize pollen deposition in relation to distance from the nearest pollen source under common cultivation - results of 10 years of monitoring (2001 to 2010)
Information on pollen dispersal is essential for the risk assessment and management of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) such as Bt maize. We analyzed data on maize pollen deposition at 216 sites in German...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:24 -
Spatial patterns and temporal trends of heavy metal concentrations in moss and surface soil specimens collected in Norway between 1990 and 2010
The aim of this investigation was to inquire whether the spatial patterns and temporal trends of heavy metal concentrations in moss and soil specimen monitored in two spatial dense networks covering Norway are...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:27 -
Laboratory leaching tests on treated wood according to different harmonised test procedures
Laboratory leaching tests on treated wood were performed during a European robustness study in the framework of the validation of a tank leaching test procedure that has been proposed for construction products...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:25 -
The potential benefits and limitations of different test procedures to determine the effects of Ag nanomaterials and AgNO3 on microbial nitrogen transformation in soil
The procedure described in The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) test guideline (TG) 216 is used to assess the effects of chemicals on microbial nitrogen transformation in soil, and...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:28 -
Environmental impacts of nanomaterials: providing comprehensive information on exposure, transport and ecotoxicity - the project DaNa2.0
Assessing the impact of new technologies or newly developed substances on our environment is a challenge, even more so if the applied test methods - both toxicological and analytical - are often found to be in...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:21 -
Progress in ecotoxicology, environmental chemistry and ecology
This Editorial introduces a series of papers on ‘Progress in ecotoxicology, environmental chemistry and ecology’ and was initiated in the context of the Joint SETAC GLB/GDCh Annual Meeting 2013 at the Universi...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:23 -
Effects of a textile azo dye on mortality, regeneration, and reproductive performance of the planarian, Girardia tigrina
Many dyes can be considered emerging contaminants. The most widely used dyes belong to the class of azo compounds, some of which are known to have toxic and genotoxic properties. They are used in great quantit...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:22 -
Computing the biomass potentials for maize and two alternative energy crops, triticale and cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.), with the crop model BioSTAR in the region of Hannover (Germany)
Lower Saxony (Germany) has the highest installed electric capacity from biogas in Germany. Most of this electricity is generated with maize. Reasons for this are the high yields and the economic incentive. In ...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:19 -
A decision-analytic approach to predict state regulation of hydraulic fracturing
The development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing methods has dramatically increased the potential for the extraction of previously unrecoverable natural gas. Nonetheless, the potential risks and...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:20 -
Sustainability criteria: their indicators, control, and monitoring (with examples from the biofuel sector)
The purpose of the article is to research and analyze the notion of sustainability criteria in their function of an emerging tool to promote and safeguard sustainable products and their sustainable production....
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:17 -
Will climate change increase irrigation requirements in agriculture of Central Europe? A simulation study for Northern Germany
By example of a region in Northern Germany (County of Uelzen), this study investigates whether climate change is likely to require adaption of agricultural practices such as irrigation in Central Europe. Due t...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:18 -
Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know
While the use of plastic materials has generated huge societal benefits, the ‘plastic age’ comes with downsides: One issue of emerging concern is the accumulation of plastics in the aquatic environment. Here, ...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:12 -
Editorial: (Micro)Plastics and the environment
(Micro)Plastics in the aquatic environment are an issue of emerging concern. However, to date, there is considerable lack of knowledge on the abundance and toxicity of plastic debris in aquatic ecosystems, esp...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:16 -
Comparative assessment of plant protection products: how many cases will regulatory authorities have to answer?
The substitution principle has been included in the EU pesticides legislation as a new element. Comparative assessments will have to be conducted for all uses of plant protection products (PPPs) that contain a...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:11 -
Variability in feeding of Gammarus pulex: moving towards a more standardised feeding assay
Focusing on feeding as an endpoint in ecotoxicological studies is a useful and sensitive tool to detect sub-lethal impacts on individual organisms with relevance to higher levels of organisation (i.e. populati...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:15 -
Republished study: long-term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerantgenetically modified maize
The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant NK603 genetically modified (GM) maize(from 11% in the diet), cultivated with or without Roundup application and Roundupalone (from 0.1 ppb of the full pesticide contain...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:14 -
Conflicts of interests, confidentiality and censorship in health risk assessment: the example of an herbicide and a GMO
We have studied the long-term toxicity of a Roundup-tolerant GM maize (NK603) and a whole Roundup pesticide formulation at environmentally relevant levels from 0.1 ppb. Our study was first published in Food and C...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:13 -
Potential water-related environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing employed in exploration and exploitation of unconventional natural gas reservoirs in Germany
The application of hydraulic fracturing during exploration and exploitation of unconventional natural gas reservoirs is currently under intense public discussion. On behalf of the German Federal Environment Ag...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:10 -
Proposal for a harmonised PBT identification across different regulatory frameworks
European regulatory frameworks for chemicals (i.e. registered under REACH, plant protection products (PPPs), biocides, human and veterinary medicinal products) require that substances undergo an assessment to ...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:9 -
Industrial sludge containing pharmaceutical residues and explosives alters inherent toxic properties when co-digested with oat and post-treated in reed beds
Methane production as biofuels is a fast and strong growing technique for renewable energy. Substrates like waste (e.g. food, sludge from waste water treatment plants (WWTP), industrial wastes) can be used as ...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:8 -
Sustainable decision making under uncertainty: a case study in dredged material management
The port of Lübeck is one of Germany's most important harbours for goods traffic to and from the Baltic Sea Region. Sedimentation from the River Trave requires regularly maintenance dredging as well as capital...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:7 -
REACH and occupational health and safety
The EU legislation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) aims to improve the level of human health and environmental protection which has also implications for occupat...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:6 -
Modelling and mapping of plant phenological stages as bio-meteorological indicators for climate change
In Hesse, a federal state in central Germany, the average air temperature of the period 1991 to 2009 was by 0.9°C higher compared to that of 1961 to 1990. A further rise in air temperature of up to 3.7°C compa...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:5 -
Why are nanomaterials different and how can they be appropriately regulated under REACH?
For nanomaterials, not only their chemical composition but also their morphological properties and surface properties determine their characteristics. These properties do not only differ in comparison to the c...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:4 -
Embryotoxic and proteotoxic effects of water and sediment from the Neckar River (Southern Germany) to zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos
The Neckar River (Southern Germany) represents an aquatic system strongly affected by numerous anthropogenic activities. Thus, it is an excellent model for ecotoxicological investigations. The present study ai...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:3 -
How to consider engineered nanomaterials in major accident regulations?
Major accident regulations aim at protecting the population and the environment from possible accidental releases of chemicals. To achieve this goal, the regulations need to be reassessed in light of the devel...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:2 -
Simulating the yields of bioenergy and food crops with the crop modeling software BioSTAR: the carbon-based growth engine and the BioSTAR ET0 method
With a growing production and use of agricultural substrates in biogas facilities, the competition between food and energy production, environmental issues, and sustainability goals has seen an increase in the...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2014 26:1 -
Six commercially viable ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and/or reduce CO2 emissions
The burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of rising CO2 levels of the atmosphere. This will probably result in climate change. Another consequence is ocean acidification. Although these consequences are not y...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2013 25:35 -
Cultivation-independent establishment of genetically engineered plants in natural populations: current evidence and implications for EU regulation
About 20 years after the market introduction of the first GM plants, we review whether or not uncontrolled spread occurred. We summarise cases documented in the scientific literature and derive conclusions for...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2013 25:34 -
Rat feeding studies with genetically modified maize - a comparative evaluation of applied methods and risk assessment standards
A 2-year rat feeding study with genetically modified NK603 maize sparked an international scientific and public debate as well as policy responses by the European Commission. The European Food Safety Authority...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2013 25:33 -
Dynamics in leachate chemistry of Cu-Au tailings in response to biochar and woodchip amendments: a column leaching study
Phytostabilization has been advocated as a promising approach to reduce mine tailings' adverse effects to surrounding environment. With many years of efforts in both laboratory and field trials, organic amendm...
Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2013 25:32
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