{"title":"Effect of sulphur dioxide on glutathione in leaves of plants","authors":"D. Grill , H. Esterbauer , U. Klösch","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90039-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90039-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The content of total water extractable SH compounds was estimated in healthy and SO<sub>2</sub>-affected leaves of <em>Picea, Pinus, Larix</em> and <em>Betula</em>. SH concentrations of 0·24 to 0·35 μmole/g dry weight in control leaves were found to increase by a factor of 4 to 6 with increasing contamination of the air from SO<sub>2</sub>. In both control and SO<sub>2</sub>-affected leaves glutathione (GSH) is the most abundant SH compound, usually comprising more than 95% of the total SH content. It is assumed that the chronic increase in the level of GSH in SO<sub>2</sub>-affected leaves changes the natural balance of the SH/SS in the cell and thereby induces a general disruption of fundamental cellular processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 187-194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90039-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52961443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of roadside deicer salts and ozone on red maple progenies","authors":"Leon S. Dochinger, Alden M. Townsend","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90045-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90045-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Significant differences were found among three red maple progenies in their height growth response to salt, to ozone and to salt and ozone combined. Seedlings from a Maine seed source showed the lowest degree of foliar injury in response to all treatments and were also least suppressed in their total height growth. Demonstrated genetic tolerance or susceptibility of red maple to ozone and salt supports the validity of selection programmes for trees capable of withstanding pollution-related stresses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 229-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90045-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52961524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fred M. McCorkle , Janice E. Chambers, James D. Yarbrough
{"title":"Tissue enzyme activities following exposure to dietary mirex in the channel catfish, ictalurus punctatus","authors":"Fred M. McCorkle , Janice E. Chambers, James D. Yarbrough","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90040-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90040-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Young channel catfish <em>Ictalurus punctatus</em> were exposed to 1, 100, 200 and 400 ppm dietary mirex. Specific activities of lactic dehydrogenase, malic dehydrogenase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase and glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase were determined in brain, gill, liver and muscle at one, two, three and four weeks. Few changes in enzyme sppecific activities were found which were attributed to mirex exposure. It appears that mirex, even at high dietary exposure levels, is relatively innocuous to these enzyme activities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 195-199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90040-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52961454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathways for mercury uptake by fish from bed sediments","authors":"Akira Kudo, D.C. Mortimer","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90046-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90046-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mercury transfer from bed sediments to freshwater fish was observed 20 days in the laboratory. Organic-rich sediments from the Ottawa River were contaminated with mercuric chloride to produce a total mercury concentration of 1·023 ppm.</p><p>Two possible mercury routes from bed sediments to fish were quantitatively evaluated. The concentration of mercury accumulated in fish from bed sediments was nine times higher than that accumulated from water in which mercury had come from bed sediments. The mercury concentration in individual fish varied considerably.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 239-245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90046-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52961544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jerome R. Cain, R. Lawrence Klotz, Francis R. Trainor, Raymond Costello
{"title":"Algal assay and chemical analysis: A comparative study of water quality assessment techniques in a polluted river","authors":"Jerome R. Cain, R. Lawrence Klotz, Francis R. Trainor, Raymond Costello","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90043-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90043-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The water quality of a polluted river was monitored for a two-year period by use of an algal bioassay and routine chemical analyses. Comparison of six sampling sites using <em>t</em>-tests for paired data for each parameter measured shows that the algal assay is as efficient as all chemical analyses in differentiating between sites. Comparison of the algal assay with each chemical parameter by means of correlation coefficients shows greatest correlation between the assay and ortho-phosphate. The benefits of using algal assays alone or in addition to chemical analyses are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 215-224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90043-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52961497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of distillery waste on some freshwater teleosts—Biochemical studies","authors":"S.R. Verma, A.K. Tyagi, R.C. Dalela","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90044-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90044-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of distillery waste on the activities of alkaline and acid phosphatases in two teleost fishes, <em>Ophiocephalus punctatus</em> and <em>Saccobranchus fossilis</em>, is reported. The waste produced a significant fall in enzyme activity and this was more significant in liver than in kidney in both species. Further, the increase in exposure time decreased enzyme activity significantly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 225-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90044-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52961513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasonal changes in the fat, protein and metal content of the liver of the starling Sturnus vulgaris","authors":"D. Osborn","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90145-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90145-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the starling liver there are seasonal variations in the concentrations of zinc, copper, iron, cadmium and mercury. Some of these variations may be related to seasonal changes in the fat and protein content of the liver.</p><p>It is suggested that an understanding of the significance of the levels of toxic metals in any animal will depend upon an understanding of the seasonal changes in the protein composition of tissues.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 2","pages":"Pages 145-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90145-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52962447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of automobile exhaust gases on the arthropods of cultivated plants, meadows and orchards","authors":"Zdzislaw Przybylski","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90146-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90146-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Combustion seems to be the most important factor in the pollution of the environment, affecting the soil and plants situated along roads with much traffic. The aim of this research, which was carried out in winter wheat crops, meadows and apple orchards, was to determine the changes in the number of arthropods living among these cultivated plants. The results confirm the relationship between the distance of the plants and orchards from the road and the number of arthropods associated with them.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 2","pages":"Pages 157-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90146-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52962453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A procedure for implanting a slow release formulation of an environmental pollutant into a free-living animal","authors":"D. Osborn, M.P. Harris","doi":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90144-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0013-9327(79)90144-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A technique for dosing wild animals with pollutants in their natural environment is described. It is suggested that this technique might prove useful in situations where the toxicity of a pollutant cannot be assessed in laboratory conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100482,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Pollution (1970)","volume":"19 2","pages":"Pages 139-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-9327(79)90144-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52962444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}