As a consequence of the rapid expansion of the uses and applications of the organotin
compounds, the concern about their environmental and health effects is increasing. The main …

Glycyrrhizic acid is widely applied as a sweetener in food products and chewing tobacco. In
addition, it is of clinical interest for possible treatment of chronic hepatitis C. In some highly …

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass provokes a systemic inflammatory response
syndrome caused by the surgical trauma itself, blood contact with the non-physiological …

Experimental data are presented on octanol/water partition coefficients for 70 hydrophobic
organic chemicals that were determined with a “slow‐stirring” method. With this method, log K …

There is increasing concern that certain chemicals in the environment can cause endocrine
disruption in exposed humans and wildlife. Investigations of potential effects on endocrine …

Two important ingredients of personal care products, namely polycyclic musk fragrances
and UV filters, can be found in the environment and in humans. In previous studies, several …

The influence of the use of antibiotics on the prevalence of resistance genes in the
environment is still poorly understood. We studied the diversity of tetracycline and sulfonamide …

It has been demonstrated that human placental alkaline phosphatase (HPLAP) attenuates
the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated inflammatory response, likely through …

A method is described to measure freely dissolved compounds, using solid-phase microextraction
(SPME) as sampling technique. Currently applied techniques, like solvent extraction, …

There is an increasing body of evidence that the bioaccumulation of sediment-associated
hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) is strongly influenced by sequestration. At present, it …