Ultrasensitive Detection of 2,4-Dinitrophenol Using Nanowire Biosensor by Yuri D. Ivanov, Kristina A. Malsagova, Tatyana O. Pleshakova, Rafael A. Galiullin, Andrey F. Kozlov, Ivan D. Shumov, Irina A. Ivanova, Alexander I. Archakov, Vladimir P. Popov, Alexander V. Latyshev, Konstantin V. Rudenko, Alexander V. Glukhov

“…Silicon-on-insulator nanowire (SOI-NW) sensors can well be employed for the rapid detection of a wide range of toxic and explosive compounds by selection of sensor surface modification techniques.…”
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Pesticide Safety and Personal Protective Equipment for Citrus Grove Workers by Brian Boman, Darren Cole, Steve Futch, Ward Gunter, Jack W. Hebb, P. Chris Wilson

“…It provides information for citrus grove workers about toxicity and effects of exposure to pesticides and personal protective equipment. …”
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Film and Pore Diffusion Modeling for Adsorption of Reactive Red 2 from Aqueous Solution on to Activated Carbon Preparedfrom Bio-Diesel Industrial Waste by S. Karthikeyan, B. Sivakumar, N. Sivakumar

“…The bio-diesel industrial waste, Pongamia pinnata seed shell was utilized as a potential adsorbent for the toxic textile dye ‘Reactive Red 2’. Preliminary information was gathered by batch mode contact time adsorption studies, which include effect of pH, contact time, dye concentration and temperature. …”
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Use of Copper in Marine Aquaculture and Aquarium Systems by Roy P. Yanong

“…Yanong, discusses the use of “bluestone” or “blue copperas” copper sulfate — basic copper chemistry, chelated copper, toxicity to target and non-target organisms, determining dose, reaching and maintaining desired concentrations, and removing copper from the system. …”
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Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland--2020 by Brent Sellers, Pratap Devkota

“… Weeds in pastures and rangeland cost ranchers in excess of $180 million annually in Florida by reducing forage yield, lowering forage quality, and causing animal injury through toxicity or specialized plant organs (thorns and spines). …”
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Towards Point-of-Care Diagnostic and Staging Tools for Human African Trypanosomiaisis by Enock Matovu, Anne Juliet Kazibwe, Claire Mack Mugasa, Joseph Mathu Ndungu, Zablon Kithingi Njiru

“…Control of this disease almost exclusively relies on chemotherapy that should be driven by accurate diagnosis, given the unacceptable toxicity of the few available drugs. Unfortunately, the available diagnostics are characterised by low sensitivities due to the inherent low parasitaemia in natural infections. …”
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Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland--2020 by Brent Sellers, Pratap Devkota

“… Weeds in pastures and rangeland cost ranchers in excess of $180 million annually in Florida by reducing forage yield, lowering forage quality, and causing animal injury through toxicity or specialized plant organs (thorns and spines). …”
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Toxicologie industrielle et vieillissement by Ginette Truchon, Guy Perrault, Robert Tardif

“…Some studies also suggest a more significant response or effect in the elderly, compared to younger individuals, for the same blood concentration of the toxic substance.…”
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Stability Switches and Hopf Bifurcation Induced by Nutrient Recycling Delay in a Reaction-Diffusion Nutrient-Phytoplankton Model by Kejun Zhuang, Ying Li, Bin Gong

“…For the delay-free case, we prove that the release rate of toxic chemicals by the toxin-producing phytoplankton can destabilize the system and cause periodic oscillation. …”
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The unconscious sibling rivalry in psychoanalytic institutions by Simona Reghintovschi

“…What unconscious elements fuel the ‘radioactive atmosphere’ of psychoanalytic institutions – those unconscious sources of the chronic conflicts that sometimes plague the relationships among members of psychoanalytical societies and obscure the path of a constructive resolution of conflicts, creating a toxic climate that stultifies members’ creativity, hindering progress and further development? …”
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Comparison of Catalysts Preyssler and Silica-Supported Nano Preyssler in the Synthesis of Acetyl Salicylic Acid by H. Nazari, A. Ahmadpour, F. F. Bamoharram, M. M. Heravi, N. Eslami

“…In this regard, heteropolyacids attracted considerable amount of interest due to the less toxic behavior in addition of possessing higher acidity. …”
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Blooms of the blue-green alga <i>Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii</i> in Emilia Romagna region (Italy): case reports managed by the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection and E... by Michela Del Pasqua, Fabrizio Bandini, Elena Morandi, Rita Antonellini, Marcello Masi, Michele de Gioia

“… Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a toxic cyanobacterium that can form blooms potentially harmful to humans and animals. …”
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Western Leaffooted Bug Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Amelio A. Chi, Russell F. Mizell

“…Leptoglossus zonatus feeds on the satsuma mandarin by inserting its piercing-sucking mouthparts in the fruit and releasing a toxic substance. It transmits a trypanosomatid plant pathogen similar to the one that causes Chagas’ disease and sleeping sickness in humans, but that is only pathogenic to plants. …”
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GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) TO ZINC OXIDE (ZnO) NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR APPLICATION by Fayomi Omotola Michael, Olasan Joseph Olalekan, Aguoru Celestine Uzoma, Terhemba Mamnenge Sarah

“…Conversely, higher concentrations (100 ppm) exhibited inhibitory effects on plant height and leaf morphology, suggesting potential toxicity at elevated ZnO NP levels. Statistical analyses, including one-way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation, confirmed significant treatment effects (P ≤ 0.05) on growth and yield parameters, highlighting the critical role of dose optimization. …”
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E-Cigarette Quality Control: Impurity and Nicotine Level Analysis in Electronic Cigarette Refill Liquids by Ismail Bennani, Madiha Alami Chentoufi, Miloud El Karbane, Amine Cheikh, Mustapha Bouatia

“…All along this study, we made sure to check both the conformity of the nicotine level indicated in the packaging of each product and the existence of any other components inside the product, especially toxic or unknown impurities. The method used for this study is known under the name of high-performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Impact of the new hazard classes in the CLP regulation on EU chemicals legislation by Diana Kättström, Anna Beronius, Urban Boije af Gennäs, Christina Rudén, Marlene Ågerstrand

“…The classes are endocrine disruption for human health (ED HH) and the environment (ED ENV), persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), and persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) or very persistent and very mobile (vPvM). …”
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Fabrication of Hybrid Materials Based on Waste Polyethylene/Porous Activated Metakaolinite Nanocomposite as an Efficient Membrane for Heavy Metal Desalination Processes by Mahmoud F. Mubarak, Mohamed A. Zayed, Ayman Nafady, Abeer E. L. Shahawy

“…Ultimately, for 250 ppm of Cd(II), Pb(II), and Cu(II) ions, the constructed membranes showed maximum removal capability of 69.3%, 76.2%, and 82.5% of toxic cations, respectively.…”
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Effects of nonspecific resistance in barley genotypes obtained by cell selection by O. N. Shupletsova, S. Yu. Ogorodnikova, Ya. I. Nazarova

“…The use of somaclones (regenerant forms) of barley with resistance to increased acidity, ionic toxicity of aluminum, heavy metals and drought is promising in the northeast of the Non-Black-Soil Zone of Russia. …”
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Identification of Two Flavonoids as New and Safe Inhibitors of Kynurenine Aminotransferase II via Computational and In Vitro Study by Redouane Rebai, Luc Jasmin, Abdennacer Boudah

“…The MTT assay for cell toxicity indicated that the two compounds do not affect HepG2 cell viability at the necessary concentration for KAT-II inhibition. …”
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Sarcopenia as a Prognostic Factor of Hepatotoxicity and Lower Survival Rate in Chemotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer by A. A. Klunichenko, A. P. Seryakov, A. A. Seryakova, S. M. Demidov

“…In patients with sarcopenia and no toxic effects, the total survival median was 41 months, whilst hepatotoxicity combined with sarcopenia was associated with almost a 3 times lower median survival (14.1 months). …”
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