Formation,antimicrobial activity,and biomedical performance of plant-based nanoparticles: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters - Because many engineered nanoparticles are toxic, there is a need for methods to fabricate safe nanoparticles such as plant-based nanoparticles. Indeed, plant...     

A survey of parabens in aquatic environments in Hanoi,Vietnam and its implications for human exposure and ecological risk

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Seven parabens including methylparaben (MeP), ethylparaben (EtP), propylparaben (PrP), iso-propylparaben (iPrP), butylparaben (BuP), benzylparaben...     

Health risk assessment of soil trace elements using the Sequential Gaussian Simulation approach

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, the performance of the Sequential Gaussian Simulation (SGS) approach was studied with the aim of accurately determining local health...     

Energy crop as an environmentally sustainable reclamation option for post-mining sites: a life cycle assessment of cassava planting in Vietnam

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Using post-mining areas for planting energy crops has emerged as a promising and sustainable reclamation solution due to its potential contributions...     

Characteristics and Bioactivities of Carrageenan/Chitosan Microparticles Loading α-Mangostin

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - This study attempted to develop carrageenan/chitosan based microparticles loading α-mangostin which was extracted from Vietnamese mangosteen skin. The...     

甲醛对人支气管上皮细胞的毒性及N-乙酰半胱氨酸的保护作用

为研究甲醛对人支气管上皮细胞存活率的影响及N-乙酰半胱氨酸(N-acetylcysteine,NAC)的保护效应,以0、50、100、150、200、300和400μmol·L-1甲醛处理人支气管上皮BEAS-2B细胞24 h,200μmol·L-1甲醛处理BEAS-2B细胞0、6、24和48 h。以不同浓度(0、0.1、1和10 mmol·L-1)NAC预处理1 h或不同时间(预先3、1 h加入NAC、同时加入甲醛和NAC及加入200μmol·L-1甲醛1、3 h后)加入1 mmol·L-1NAC,再以200μmol·L-1甲醛处理BEAS-2B细胞(甲醛处理时间均为24 h),CCK-8(cell counting kit-8)实验和倒置相差显微镜观察甲醛对BEAS-2B细胞存活率的影响及NAC的保护作用。结果显示,甲醛以剂量依赖性方式引起BEAS-2B细胞死亡。200μmol·L-1甲醛处理BEAS-2B细胞6 h,细胞存活率下降,与对照组比较差异具有统计学意义(p0.05)。随甲醛处理时间的延长细胞存活率明显下降,存在时间效应关系。不同浓度和不同时间NAC处理可拮抗甲醛引起的细胞存活率下降,存在剂量效应关系,NAC不同时间处理组间细胞存活率未见明显差异。研究表明,甲醛以剂量和时间依赖性方式引起支气管上皮细胞存活率下降,NAC以剂量依赖性方式对甲醛引起的损伤具有保护作用。     

Correction to: Advanced fabrication and multi-properties of aluminium hydroxide aerogels from aluminium wastes

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-021-01211-w     

Element levels in cultured and wild sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) from the Adriatic Sea and potential risk assessment

In this study, the role of aquaculture activity as a source of selected metals was analyzed. Significant differences in element content between cultured (Dicentrarchus labrax, Sparus aurata) and wild fishes as well as between fish muscle and their feed were detected. Higher concentrations of trace elements (i.e., As, Cu, Hg, Se) in wild fish tissues in comparison with cultured ones indicate additional sources of metals beside fish feed as natural and/or anthropogenic sources. Generally, mean Cd, Cu, Pb, Se, and Zn concentrations in cultured (0.016, 1.79, 0.14, 0.87, and 34.32 μg/g, respectively) and wild (0.011, 1.97, 0.10, 1.78, and 23,54 μg/g, respectively) fish samples were below the permissible levels, while mean As (2.57 μg/g in cultured, 4.77 μg/g in wild) and Cr (5.25 μg/g in cultured, 2.92 μg/g in wild) values exceeded those limits. Hg values were lower in cultured (0.17 μg/g) and higher in wild (1.04 μg/g) fish specimens. The highest elemental concentrations were observed in almost all fish samples from Kor?ula sampling site. The smallest cultured sea basses showed As (4.01 μg/g), Cr (49.10 μg/g), Pb (0.65 μg/g), and Zn (136 μg/g) concentrations above the recommended limits; however, values decreased as fish size increased. Therefore, the majority of metal concentrations in commercial fishes showed no problems for human consumption. Also calculated Se:Hg molar ratios (all >1) and selenium health benefit values (Se-HBVs) (all positive) showed that consumption of all observed fishes in human nutrition is not risk.     

Synthesis and applications of carbon quantum dots derived from biomass waste: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters - In the context of the circular economy and decreasing earth resources, waste should be converted into value-added materials such as carbon quantum dots, which are...     

Monitoring the levels of brominated and organophosphate flame retardants in passenger cars: Utilisation of car air filters as active samplers

Filters in residential and office air conditioning(A/C) systems have been used as sampling devices for monitoring different pollutants.However,cabin air filters(CAFs) in the A/C system of passenger cars have not been utilised for this purpose.In this study,we collected22 used CAFs from passenger cars in Hanoi,Vietnam to analyse for 8 polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs) and 10 organophosphate esters(OPEs).All the analytes were detected in more than 50% of samples with the exception of BDE153 an...