Recent research has explored the potential of rice husk biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of contaminants from aqueous solutions, including aldrin, mercury (Hg2+), lead (Pb2+), and cadmium (Cd2+).
Tibamba Matthew Tichem +6 more
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Microbial Degradation of Aldrin and Dieldrin: Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways
As members of the organochlorine group of insecticides, aldrin and dieldrin are effective at protecting agriculture from insect pests. However, because of excessive use and a long half-life, they have contributed to the major pollution of the water/soil ...
Shimei Pang +12 more
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Nanoparticle Beads of Chitosan-Ethylene Glycol Diglycidyl Ether/Fe for the Removal of Aldrin
This article reports on the preparation of iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) supported in chitosan beads (Chi-EDGE-Fe) for removing aldrin from aqueous solutions. The FeNPs and Chi-EDGE-Fe beads were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM),
G. García Rosales +4 more
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European populations of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera are resistant to aldrin, but not to methyl‐parathion [PDF]
The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is a major pest of cultivated corn in North America and has recently begun to invade Europe.
M. Ciosi +7 more
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Water quality, human health risk, and pesticides accumulation in African catfish and Nile tilapia from the Kitchener Drain-Egypt [PDF]
Pesticides are toxic and could negatively impact humans and the ecosystem. The Kitchener Drain is among the longest drains in Egypt and carries a wide range of wastewater from the agriculture sector, which contains pesticides and may pollute the ...
Ahmed A. Metwally +2 more
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Background Genome-scale metabolic models (GSMM) integrating transcriptomics have been widely used to study cancer metabolism. This integration is achieved through logical rules that describe the association between genes, proteins, and reactions (GPRs ...
Igor Marín de Mas +5 more
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Relação entre a freqüência de consumo de carne e pescado e os níveis de hexaclorobenzeno, lindano, aldrin e 4,4' - diclorodifenil - 1,1' dicloroetileno, em tecido adiposo de glândulas mamárias de mulheres espanholas [PDF]
Níveis de resíduos dos pesticidas organoclorados, hexaclorobenzeno (HCB), lindano gama-HCH), aldrin e 4,4'-diclorodifenil-1,1'dicloroetileno (p,p'-DDE) foram determinados em tecido adiposo mamário de mulheres residentes em Córdoba, Espanha.
Ijoni Costabeber +2 more
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The present study determined the concentration of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish feed, cattle feed, poultry feed, fish, Poultry chicken meat, egg, Cow milk and beef and assessed the potential human health risks due to consumption of foods from ...
G. M. M. Anwarul Hasan +2 more
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EFEITO DO TRATAMENTO DE SEMENTES DE CARDEIRO (SCLERONEMA MICRANTHUM DUCKE) COM FUNGICIDA E INSETICIDA NA GERMINAÇÃO [PDF]
Foi realizado um experimento com objetivo de testar os efeitos de Aldrin (0,3% e 0,6%), Benlate (0,2% e 0,4%) e em combinações na germinação de sementes de Cardeiro (Scleronema micranthumDucke).
Mario Ney Nunes, Vania Palmeira Varela
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Occurrence and distribution of the cyclodiene-type organochlorine pesticides in soils of Vojvodina province, Serbia [PDF]
Aldrin, endrin and dieldrin are highly toxic and persistent cyclodiene-type organochlorine pesticides. Although these compounds have been banned over the last few decades in many countries, they can still be found in the environment, especially ...
Zeremski Tijana +5 more
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