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This paper discusses both occupational health risks to workers and environmental health risks to residents and workers. The report presents an overview of the available health literature for causes of diseases, injuries, and accidents... more
Contamination of land and water caused by heavy metal mercury (Hg) poses a serious threat to biota worldwide. The seriousness of toxicity of this neurotoxin is characterized by its ability to augment in food chains and bind to thiol... more
Ecotoxicological risks of sediment contamination in floodplains are supposed to be highest in the regularly flooded parts. Therefore, in risk assessments, the non-flooded parts are neglected or considered to be reference areas. We... more
Network analyses of plant-animal interactions hold valuable biological information. They are often used to quantify the degree of specialization between partners, but usually based on qualitative indices such as 'connectance' or... more
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were quantified in bulk seawater (3.1 ± 1.0 ngl−1, N = 3) in 1976, in plankton (2.9 ± 3.3 ng g−1 wet weight, N = 176) in 1976 and 1977 and in fish (155 ± 194 ng g−1 wet weight, N = 135) in 1977 collected... more