Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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International Journal publishing papers describing new discoveries related to chemical contamination of air, water, soil & biota.
Our Oct. issue featured article is on karst waters of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico & shows that these hydrological systems contain metals, nutrients, fecal bacteria, & PFAS, & because these ecosystems are interconnected, there is potential for the contaminants to travel long distances. #science🧪⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our Oct. issue featured article is on karst waters of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico & shows that these hydrological systems contain metals, nutrients, fecal bacteria, & PFAS, & because these ecosystems are interconnected, there is potential for the contaminants to travel long distances. #science🧪⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Want to learn more about Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology? Here's a #SpringerNature journal flyer, with QR code for direct link to the journal!
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September 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The new August is nowissue is now available! Check out the issue here: link.springer.com/journal/244/... and see below for our featured open access article.
September 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The August issue of AECT features an article on the effects on invertebrate communities of low flows in a stream mesocosm exposed to pesticides. Low-flow conditions caused a reduction in the abundance of EPT insect larvae and a web-building spider. See article here:
#science #ecotoxicology 🧪
Flow Reduction in a Pesticide-Exposed Stream Mesocosm Affects Emerging Aquatic Insects and Alters Riparian Spider Communities - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Water scarcity can intensify streamflow reduction, alter hydromorphology, increase chemical pollution, and disrupt resource exchange between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. However, the effects of...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The July issue of AECT features an article on the distribution of organic and inorganic contaminants in the supra-glacial debris from 16 glaciers in Italy. The contaminants deposited in the glaciers from atmospheric transport and local sources could be remobilized due to climate change. See link ⬇️🧪
Trace Element and Organohalogen Compound Contamination in the Supraglacial Debris of Italian Glaciers - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Glaciers represent unique and threatened ecosystems, which have accumulated and continue receiving diverse, potentially toxic, and environmental contaminants released by past and ongoing anthropic act...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join us in Toronto, Canada in June of 2026 for the 14th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard conference to share the latest research on micropollutants in the environment. Check out the conference website: www.micropol2026to.org
#micropollutants #ecohazard #science 🧪
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June 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The AECT May issue features an article that shows that fire retardants applied in forested wildlands persist in the environment and are toxic to fish when flushed into streams during rain events, although the underlying substrate may alter the toxicity of these products. Link here:
#science 🧪
Environmental Persistence and Toxicity of Weathered Wildland Fire Retardants to Rainbow Trout - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Long-term fire retardants are employed to combat and control wildfires by altering the way fuels burn, and they continue to decrease fire intensity after water in the retardant solution has evaporated...
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June 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@zoology.ubc.ca Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology is highlighting an article from your department on our Bluesky feed. Check it out here!
The AECT April issue features an article on osmoregulatory stress in fish caused by salinization of natural waters. The authors showed that the electrical gradient across the gills between the fish and water indicates osmoregulatory stress, and DOC and pH modify the toxicity of saline conditions.🧪1/
May 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The AECT April issue features an article on osmoregulatory stress in fish caused by salinization of natural waters. The authors showed that the electrical gradient across the gills between the fish and water indicates osmoregulatory stress, and DOC and pH modify the toxicity of saline conditions.🧪1/
April 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The AECT Feb. issue includes an article on PFAS contamination in freshwater fish collected near former & current military bases with a history of using AFFF foams. PFOS, the foaming agent in AFFF, was the dominant PFAS compound in fish from downstream sites. #science 🧪
Contamination of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Freshwater Fish from Areas Adjacent to Three Former and Active Military Facilities in New York - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Tox...
This study investigates the contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater fish from waterbodies near former and currently active military bases in the State of New York, US...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Jan '25 AECT issue includes a paper describing the toxicity & bioaccumulation of 226Ra in daphnia. A nominal concentration of 50 Bq/L reduced survival and 226Ra was found to bioaccumulate. However, if mines in Canada meet effluent guidelines, it's unlikely that downstream effects will be observed.🧪
February 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A big THANK YOU to all who submitted papers to our journal in 2024! We strive to publish articles that inform & lead to a better understanding of contaminant interactions in our environment. Excellent science and shared knowledge are critical to managing our impact on Earth. Happy New Year to all! 🧪
December 31, 2024 at 8:03 PM
The AECT Nov. issue features, in our special collection on "Contaminants in Birds", an article on the levels of POPs in serum of bald eagle nestlings near 5 dammed rivers in the USA. Although POPs were higher in bald eagles located below the dams, reproductive success did not seem to be affected. 🧪
Examining Bald Eagle Contaminant Exposure and Reproductive Risk Above and Below Dams on Great Lakes Tributaries - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Removing lowermost dams can reestablish fish passage on Great Lakes tributaries. This can increase the transfer of contaminants from anadromous fish to piscivorous wildlife upstream; however, concentr...
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November 26, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Welcome to the new feed for International journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. We publish papers describing new discoveries related to chemical contamination of air, water, soil & biota. The journal is published under Springer Nature, Springer Publishing. 🧪 #Science
November 19, 2024 at 7:42 PM