Toxics | Selected Hot Articles in 2021–2022
1. “A Rapid Method for Detecting Microplastics Based on Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Technology (FLIM)”
by Fang Zhou, Xin Wang, Guangxin Wang and Yanxia Zuo
Toxics 2022, 10(3), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10030118
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/3/118
2. “Levels of Mercury, Methylmercury and Selenium in Fish: Insights into Children Food Safety”
by Grazia Barone, Arianna Storelli, Daniela Meleleo, Angela Dambrosio, Rita Garofalo, Antonio Busco and Maria Maddalena Storelli
Toxics 2021, 9(2), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9020039
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/2/39
3. “Comparative Assessment of Antibiotic Residues Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and a Rapid Screening Test in Raw Milk Collected from the North-Central Algerian Dairies”
by Fawzi Rostane Meklati, Anthi Panara, Ahmed Hadef, Amel Meribai, Meriem H. Ben-Mahdi, Marilena E. Dasenaki and Nikolaos S. Thomaidis
Toxics 2022, 10(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10010019
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/1/19
4. “Removal of Polystyrene Microplastics from Aqueous Solution Using the Metal–Organic Framework Material of ZIF-67”
by Hongyou Wan, Junkai Wang, Xiaoyu Sheng, Jingwei Yan, Wei Zhang and Ying Xu
Toxics 2022, 10(2), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10020070
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/2/70
5. “Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment”
by John W. Scott, Kathryn G. Gunderson, Lee A. Green, Richard R. Rediske and Alan D. Steinman
Toxics 2021, 9(5), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9050106
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/5/106
6. “Ecotoxicity of Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF) and Polylactic Acid (PLA) Microplastics in Marine Zooplankton”
by Michela Di Giannantonio, Chiara Gambardella, Roberta Miroglio, Elisa Costa, Francesca Sbrana, Marco Smerieri, Giovanni Carraro, Roberto Utzeri, Marco Faimali and Francesca Garaventa
Toxics 2022, 10(8), 479; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10080479
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/8/479
7. “Environmental Occurrence and Predicted Pharmacological Risk to Freshwater Fish of over 200 Neuroactive Pharmaceuticals in Widespread Use”
by John P. Sumpter and Luigi Margiotta-Casaluci
Toxics 2022, 10(5), 233; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050233
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/233
8. “Human Biomonitoring Guidance Values (HBM-GVs) for Bisphenol S and Assessment of the Risk Due to the Exposure to Bisphenols A and S, in Europe”
by Matthieu Meslin, Claire Beausoleil, Florence Anna Zeman, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Christophe Rousselle and Petra Apel
Toxics 2022, 10(5), 228; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050228
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/228
9. “Towards the Development of Standardized Bioassays for Corals: Acute Toxicity of the UV Filter Benzophenone-3 to Scleractinian Coral Larvae”
by Ingo B. Miller, Mareen Moeller, Matthias Y. Kellermann, Samuel Nietzer, Valentina Di Mauro, Elham Kamyab, Sascha Pawlowski, Mechtild Petersen-Thiery and Peter J. Schupp
Toxics 2022, 10(5), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050244
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/244
10. “First Evidence of Microplastics in Human Urine, a Preliminary Study of Intake in the Human Body”
by Concetta Pironti, Valentina Notarstefano, Maria Ricciardi, Oriana Motta, Elisabetta Giorgini and Luigi Montano
Toxics 2023, 11(1), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11010040
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/1/40
11. “Excess Zinc Supply Reduces Cadmium Uptake and Mitigates Cadmium Toxicity Effects on Chloroplast Structure, Oxidative Stress, and Photosystem II Photochemical Efficiency in Salvia sclarea Plants”
by Ilektra Sperdouli, Ioannis-Dimosthenis S. Adamakis, Anelia Dobrikova, Emilia Apostolova, Anetta Han´c and Michael Moustakas
Toxics 2022, 10(1), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10010036
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/1/36
12. “Occurrence and Characterization of Small Microplastics (<100 μm), Additives, and Plasticizers in Larvae of Simuliidae”
by Fabiana Corami, Beatrice Rosso, Valentina Iannilli, Simone Ciadamidaro, Barbara Bravo and Carlo Barbante
Toxics 2022, 10(7), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10070383
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/7/383
13. “Residual Levels of Mercury, Cadmium, Lead and Arsenic in Some Commercially Key Species from Italian Coasts (Adriatic Sea): Focus on Human Health”
by Grazia Barone, Arianna Storelli, Rita Garofalo, Rosanna Mallamaci and Maria Maddalena Storelli
Toxics 2022, 10(5), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050223
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/223
14. “Incorporation of Metabolic Activation in the HPTLC-SOS-Umu-C Bioassay to Detect Low Levels of Genotoxic Chemicals in Food Contact Materials”
by Emma Debon, Paul Rogeboz, Hélia Latado, Gertrud E. Morlock, Daniel Meyer, Claudine Cottet-Fontannaz, Gabriele Scholz, Benoît Schilter and Maricel Marin-Kuan
Toxics 2022, 10(9), 501; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10090501
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/9/501
15. “Dietary Arthrospira platensis in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): A Means to Reduce Threats Caused by CdCl2 Exposure?”
by Mahdi Banaee, Federica Impellitteri, Hamid Evaz-Zadeh Samani, Giuseppe Piccione and Caterina Faggio
Toxics 2022, 10(12), 731; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10120731
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/12/731
16. “Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Rice Seed Germination and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity”
by Qiuge Zhang, Mengsai Zhao, Fansong Meng, Yongli Xiao, Wei Dai and Yaning Luan
Toxics 2021, 9(8), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9080179
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/8/179
17. “Nanoplastic Exposure at Predicted Environmental Concentrations Induces Activation of Germline Ephrin Signal Associated with Toxicity Formation in the Caenorhabditis elegans Offspring”
by Yue Zhao, Xin Hua, Qian Bian and Dayong Wang
Toxics 2022, 10(11), 699; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10110699
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/11/699
18. “Accelerated Weathering Increases the Release of Toxic Leachates from Microplastic Particles as Demonstrated through Altered Toxicity to the Green Algae Raphidocelis subcapitata”
by Márta Simon, Nanna B. Hartmann and Jes Vollertsen
Toxics 2021, 9(8), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9080185
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/8/185
19. “Placental Transfer and Composition of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): A Korean Birth Panel of Parent-Infant Triads”
by Habyeong Kang, Hee-Sun Kim, Yeong Sook Yoon, Jeongsun Lee, Younglim Kho, Jisun Lee, Hye Jin Chang, Yoon Hee Cho and Young Ah Kim
Toxics 2021, 9(7), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9070168
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/7/168
20. “Insights into Elemental Composition and Sources of Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter in Dense Traffic Areas in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada”
by Valbona Celo, Mahmoud M. Yassine and Ewa Dabek-Zlotorzynska
Toxics 2021, 9(10), 264; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9100264
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/10/264