4 literature results

• Aerobic biodegradation of polyethylene glycols of different molecular weights in wastewater and seawater.

  In order to distinguish between aerobic biodegradation of synthetic polymers in fresh and seawater, polyethylene glycols (PEGs) were systematically an…

  Authors: Marco Bernhard, Jan P Eubeler, Sabine Zok, Thomas P Knepper

  Source: Water research. 2008 Dec

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• Acute and chronic effects of nano- and non-nano-scale TiO(2) and ZnO particles on mobility and reproduction of the freshwater invertebrate Daphnia magna.

  Among the emerging literature addressing the biological effects of nanoparticles, very little information exists, particularly on aquatic organisms, t…

  Authors: Karin Wiench, Wendel Wohlleben, Volker Hisgen, Kristin Radke, Edward Salinas, Sabine Zok, Robert Landsiedel

  Source: Chemosphere. 2009 Sep

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• Environmental effect assessment for sexual endocrine-disrupting chemicals: Fish testing strategy.

  Current standard testing and assessment tools are not designed to identify specific and biologically highly sensitive modes of action of chemicals, su…

  Authors: Thomas Knacker, Melanie Boettcher, Tobias Frische, Hans Rufli, Hans-Christian Stolzenberg, Matthias Teigeler, Sabine Zok, Thomas Braunbeck, Christoph Schäfers

  Source: Integrated environmental assessment and management. 2010 Oct

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• Multi-criteria decision analysis of test endpoints for detecting the effects of endocrine active substances in fish full life cycle tests.

  Fish full life cycle (FFLC) tests are increasingly required in the ecotoxicological assessment of endocrine active substances. However, FFLC tests hav…

  Authors: Mark Crane, Melanie Gross, Peter Matthiessen, Gerald T Ankley, Stephen Axford, Poul Bjerregaard, Ross Brown, Peter Chapman, Michael Dorgeloh, Malyka Galay-Burgos,…

  Source: Integrated environmental assessment and management. 2010 Jul

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