Evaluation of trace metal pollution in an environmentally complex context may require the use a suite indicators. Common reed, Phragmites australis, is well-known biomonitor sediment pollution. Here, we show its potential for also assessing air The plant panicles, holding silky hairs with high surface to volume ratio, are appropriate collectors atmospheric contaminants, which perform independen...

Hodgkin's disease (HD) is a malignant neoplasm of lym-phoreticular cell origin, characterized by the presence of large mononucleated Hodgkin and giant multinucleated Reed-Sternberg cells [1]. Although it represents the most common subtype of malignant lymphoma in young people it has very

The increasing demand for energy, limited resources of fossil fuel, as well as pollution of the environment and changes in the global climate have raised more interest about the renewable resources. The use of renewable resources has become a very important partof European Union policy. The aim of the paper was to analyse reed resources in Latvia, its dynamics, volume and quality to produce cle...

In order to supply optimum water to restore reed wetlands used for bird habitats, a field investigation and greenhouse experiment were conducted. Three water supplementation stages (early stage at 20 May, middle stage at 20 July and later stage at 20 September, respectively) and five depths (0, 10, 15, 20 and 35 cm over the surface, respectively) were established, with three replicates for each...

Shallow lake eutrophication has been an important issue of global water environment. Based on the simulation and field sampling experiments in Baiyangdian Lake, the largest shallow lake in North China, this study proposed a shallow lake remediation regime with Phragmites australis (reed) incorporating its opposite effects of nutrient removal and water evapotranspiration on water quality. The re...