Legacy pollutants are declining in Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) but remain higher in Faroe Islands than in Scotland [PDF]
, 2016 To monitor environmental pollutants in Faroese biota, samples from a top predator were analysed and put into a spatial and temporal context. Analysis of 20 Great Skua eggs sampled in 2012 from the Faroe Islands showed >70 % lower concentrations of ...
Alonso, Sarah +5 more
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A biomonitoring study on blood levels of beta-hexachlorocyclohexane among people living close to an industrial area [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: A chemical plant manufacturing pesticides has been operating since the 1950’s in the Sacco River Valley (Central Italy). In 2005, high beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (Beta-HCH) concentrations were found in milk of cows raised and fed near the ...
Anna Maria Ingelido +9 more
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La gaviota dominicana como bioindicador de los productos químicos ambientales en la región de Magallanes. Una comparación con otras localidades costeras en Chile [PDF]
, 1999 During the breeding seasons 1994/5 and 1995/6 we collected Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) eggs from five locations in central to south Chile to study the contamination with mercury and organochlorine compounds. The sites were Algarrobo, Concepción,
Becker, Peter H., Muñoz, Jacqueline
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Chemistry Central Journal, 2012 BackgroundThe serious impact effects of persistent organic pollutants such as organochlorine pesticides, especially dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane family (DDTs) and hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs) have been causing widespread concern, despite ...
N. Saadati +4 more
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Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and biological markers in 101 healthy 1-year-old children: associations between levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and vaccine response [PDF]
, 2020 Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a complex group of man-made chemicals with high stability and mobility leading to ubiquitous environmental contamination and accumulation in the food chain. In human serum/plasma samples, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Abraham, Klaus +8 more
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Effects of biometrics, location and persistent organic pollutants on blood clinical-chemical parameters in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard, Norway [PDF]
, 2018 Embargo until 31 May 2020.In the present study, blood clinical-chemical parameters (BCCPs) were analysed in 20 female and 18 male Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus) captured in spring 2007.
Aars, Jon +6 more
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Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of nearly 1,000 drugs and other xenobiotics [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: In order to assess the significance of drug levels measured in intensive care medicine, clinical and forensic toxicology, as well as for therapeutic drug monitoring, it is essential that a comprehensive collection of data is readily ...
Andresen, Hilke +3 more
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Untersuchungen zur estrogenen Potenz endokrin wirksamer Umweltchemikalien an Primärkulturen humaner Endometriumzellen [PDF]
, 2006 Endokrin wirksame Umweltchemikalien mit estrogenem Potential stellen eine mögliche Gefahr für die Reproduktionsfähigkeit des Menschen dar. Sie sind selbst bei Nichtexponierten in verschiedenen Geweben nachweisbar, so auch im Endometrium, in welchem vor ...
Hippe, Sabine
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RESIDUAL LEVELS OF ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES AND HEAVY METALS IN SHELLFISH FROM EGYPT WITH ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RISKS [PDF]
, 2018 This study investigated the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and heavy metal residues in shellfish (shrimp, oyster and crab) collected from three Egyptian governorates (Ismailia, Damietta and Alexandria).
Darwish, Wageh Sobhy +2 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Organochlorine pesticides are groups of chemicals applied to prevent pest and insect infestation. This study was aimed at investigating the concentration, potential sources, cancer risk and ecological toxicity of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in ...
Tekleweini Gereslassie +3 more
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