Mycorrhizal fungi form essential mutualisms with the majority of land plants, yet their role on plant community composition and diversification remains poorly understood.[...]

The correlation between lifestyle choices, dietary habits, and the onset of chronic illnesses has been well-established. With the increasing population and life expectanc[...]

PCB 126 is known to interfere with thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis by inducing microsomal enzymes and perturbing thyroid hormones. The aim of the present study is to ev[...]

Retinoids, derivatives of Vitamin A, are valuable in the treatment of certain forms of skin disorders and cancer; however, their therapeutic application is limited by the[...]

Cronobacter sakazakii and Listeria monocytogenes are two pathogens that are known to cause wide range of diseases in infants, elderly people and immune-compromised people[...]

Objectives: To: (1) characterize exposure of wildland firefighters to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) [...]

Objectives: 1) To characterize smoke particles on personal air filters, 2) determine differences in smoke particles according to work tasks, 3) estimate inhaled dose of s[...]

Fipronil is a relatively new chiral, phenylpyrazole insecticide used to control both agricultural and household invertebrate pests. Fipronil is applied as a racemate, or[...]

The effects of metal exposures on soil ecosystems are observed at all levels of biological organization from changes in enzyme activity at the cellular level to changes i[...]

Biodiversity assessments are routinely used to investigate and safeguard native ecosystems and natural resources. New assessment approaches based on DNA shed into the env[...]

Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) support a large aquaculture industry and are a keystone species along the Atlantic seaboard. Native oysters are routinely exposed [...]

Despite wide use in our diet, the effects of artificial sweeteners on human health have been inconsistent, with both beneficial and adverse outcomes being reported. Maint[...]

Literature on occupational exposures in coal-fueled power plants is limited. The study evaluated respirable dust, inorganic arsenic, noise, asbestos, and heat stress. Eac[...]

Fipronil is an increasingly used phenylpyrazole insecticide with a high probability to contaminate aquatic ecosystems, and is released into the environment as a racemic m[...]

Background: Prescribed forest burning has long been recognized as a significant source of various air pollutants including particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter[...]

Tetra-Ethyl Lead was added to gasoline worldwide as an anti-knock agent in the early 1920s. Although leaded gasoline resulted in widespread environmental contamination, i[...]

Campylobacter, the most commonly reported cause of bacterial enteritis in the U.S., is generally considered a foodborne pathogen associated with poultry. In rural agricul[...]

Deposition of dust aerosols from the Saharan Desert is a major contributor to micro and macronutrients across marine habitats. In marine systems, dust can affect biogeoch[...]

Serratia marcescens strain PDL-100 was isolated in 1998 from a colony of Acropora palmata that was affected with white pox disease. Most of the research on this bacteriu[...]

Engineered carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are revolutionizing the field of biotechnology, with advances in medicine, water purification, construction, and military applications [...]

Four taxa of terrestrial arthropods (Carabidae, Gryllidae, Gryllacrididae, Lycosidae) were collected to quantify metal body concentration (Uranium, Nickel, Copper, Cadmiu[...]

Assessing the toxicity of compounds acting on the nervous system has proved to be difficult, as measurable endpoints are often subjective and fraught with confounding var[...]

Caenorhabditis elegans is a bacterivorous nematode used as a model organism in biosciences research. Its characteristics make it suitable for toxicological investigations[...]

Nicotine exposure from tobacco smoke and electronic cigarettes has become a major public health problem. As both nicotine and gut microbiome are known to mediate metaboli[...]