Radovan Kareš

TL;DR: Air sampling survey was conducted across the African continent to establish baseline information on contamination of ambient air with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as a reference for future monitoring programs in the region, and the large temporal variability in the pesticide concentrations suggested seasonal application of gamma-HCHs and endosulfans.

TL;DR: The present data seem to suggest that 4-hydroxy, 2',4'-dihydroxy-3-methoxy, 2,4,4'-triHydroxy, and 2',2'-, 3-3'-, 4- or 4'-position by hydroxyl or methoxy group might be promising chemoprotective compounds against CYP1A activity, and partly also against oxidative damage without inducing adverse effects, such as GJIC inhibition.

TL;DR: The ambient air and soil monitoring network was established in 22 countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in support of the Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic Pollutants as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Higher atmospheric concentrations were observed in November and December during the dry season compared to lower concentrations observed in June, July and August when the country experiences heavy rains, which suggested recent inputs of fresh technical DDT.

TL;DR: Adducts of the quaternary protoberberine alkaloids (QPA) berberine, palmatine, and coptisine were prepared with nucleophiles derived from pyrrole, pyrazole, imidazole, and 1,2,4‐triazole to identify products identified by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy.