Dioxin-and POP-contaminated sites—contemporary and future relevance and challenges: overview on background, aims and scope of the series

R Weber, C Gaus, M Tysklind, P Johnston… - … Science and Pollution …, 2008‏ - Springer
Background, aim and scope Once they have been generated, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-
dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs) …

Solution by dilution?—A review on the pollution status of the Yangtze River

T Floehr, H **ao, B Scholz-Starke, L Wu, J Hou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013‏ - Springer
Abstract The Yangtze River has been a source of life and prosperity for the Chinese people
for centuries and is a habitat for a remarkable variety of aquatic species. But the river suffers …

In vitro bioassays for detecting dioxin-like activity—Application potentials and limits of detection, a review

K Eichbaum, M Brinkmann, S Buchinger… - Science of the Total …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Use of in vitro assays as screening tool to characterize contamination of a variety of
environmental matrices has become an increasingly popular and powerful toolbox in the …

Genetically modified whole-cell bioreporters for environmental assessment

T Xu, DM Close, GS Sayler, S Ripp - Ecological indicators, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Living whole-cell bioreporters serve as environmental biosentinels that survey their
ecosystems for harmful pollutants and chemical toxicants, and in the process act as human …

[HTML][HTML] New challenges in environmental analytical chemistry: identification of toxic compounds in complex mixtures

MH Dévier, P Mazellier, S Aït-Aïssa… - Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Toxic effects evidenced in the environment are most often caused by mixtures of known and
unknown pollutants. One of the key challenges in environmental chemistry and …

Spatio-temporal development of CYP1 activity in early life-stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio)

JC Otte, AD Schmidt, H Hollert, T Braunbeck - Aquatic Toxicology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Endpoints of planar halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon (pHAH) and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) toxicity are mediated via activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor …

A novel contact assay for testing aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated toxicity of chemicals and whole sediments in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

S Schiwy, J Bräunig, H Alert, H Hollert… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015‏ - Springer
Abstract The European Water Framework Directive aims to achieve a good ecological and
chemical status in surface waters until 2015. Sediment toxicology plays a major role in this …

Effect-directed analysis (EDA) in aquatic ecotoxicology: state of the art and future challenges

M Hecker, H Hollert - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2009‏ - Springer
1 Background, aim, and scope One of the key challenges environmental toxicologists and
risk assessors are facing is the characterization and assessment of the complex exposure …

Anthropogenic pollutants affect ecosystem services of freshwater sediments: the need for a “triad plus x” approach

SU Gerbersdorf, H Hollert, M Brinkmann… - Journal of Soils and …, 2011‏ - Springer
Purpose Freshwater sediments and their attached microbial communities (biofilms) are
essential features of rivers and lakes, providing valuable ecosystem services such as …

Methylated PACs are more potent than their parent compounds: A study of aryl hydrocarbon receptor–mediated activity, degradability, and mixture interactions in the …

MM Lam, R Bülow, M Engwall, JP Giesy… - Environmental …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Twenty‐six polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs; including native polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons [PAHs], hydroxylated PAHs, alkylated and oxygenated PAHs, and [alkylated] …