https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 The effects of soil properties and co-contaminants on sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in contrasting soils https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42674 Wed 31 Aug 2022 16:32:18 AEST ]]> Degradation of four pesticides in five urban landscape soils: human and environmental health risk assessment https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50091 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:34:08 AEDT ]]> Controversies over human health and ecological impacts of glyphosate: Is it to be banned in modern agriculture? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41151 Wed 28 Feb 2024 14:56:22 AEDT ]]> Toxicity assessment of historical aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) using cell-based assays https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51825 Wed 20 Sep 2023 10:07:10 AEST ]]> Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41991 Tue 16 Aug 2022 16:02:20 AEST ]]> Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegradation by fenamiphos degrading Microbacterium esteraromaticum MM1 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48156 Thu 09 Mar 2023 09:44:46 AEDT ]]> Behavior and fate of fungicide chlorothalonil in urban landscape soils and associated environmental concern https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49212 Sun 07 May 2023 09:30:32 AEST ]]> Human health risk assessment of pesticides in lettuce and spinach grown in urban backyard garden soils https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50626 100%) for children and HQ > 1 for both children and adults, suggesting their potential acute and chronic health hazards. The present study, for the first time, provides health awareness about the consumption of pesticide-contaminated leafy vegetables grown in urban backyard garden soils.]]> Mon 31 Jul 2023 15:31:30 AEST ]]> Sorption-desorption of dimethoate in urban soils and potential environmental impacts https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42373 Mon 22 Aug 2022 14:22:19 AEST ]]> Glyphosate use in urban landscape soils: fate, distribution, and potential human and environmental health risks https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39211 2 = 0.873), oxides of Al (R2 = 0.361) and Fe (R2 = 0.126), and contents of clay (R2 = 0.061) and silt (R2 = 0.432) were positively correlated with the distribution coefficient (Kd) of glyphosate, while alkaline pH (R2 = −0.389) and sand content (R2 = −0.343) negatively correlated with the Kd values. Well-decomposed soil OM, consisting of C–H and Cdouble bondO functional groups, enhanced glyphosate sorption, whereas partially decomposed/undecomposed OM facilitated desorption process. Desorption of glyphosate was favoured in seven of nine selected soils due to adverse hysteresis effects (HI = 0.74–1.0). The higher values of leachability index (0.31–1.0) and groundwater ubiquity score (1.60–3.44) calculated for the urban soils indicated the great leaching potential of glyphosate from soil surface to waterbodies. Use of glyphosate on impermeable surfaces might directly contaminate water sources and affect potability of water, non-target biota, and food safety. The calculated values of cancer risk (10−8‒10−12) and hazard quotient (1.47 x 10−6‒4.12 x 10−6) suggested that the human exposure to glyphosate-contaminated soils through dermal, ingestion and inhalation pathways might cause negligible or no carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks to humans. Therefore, glyphosate should be applied judiciously at recommended concentrations in the urban landscapes, mainly on impervious surfaces, to minimize its health impacts in humans and environment.]]> Fri 27 May 2022 10:34:27 AEST ]]> Resistance of alkyl chloride on chloramphenicol to oxidative degradation by sulfate radicals: Kinetics and mechanism https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49389 Fri 12 May 2023 14:34:02 AEST ]]> Movement and Fate of 2,4-D in Urban Soils: A Potential Environmental Health Concern https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41795 Fri 12 Aug 2022 12:24:33 AEST ]]>