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Cricket singing means rain: semiotic meaning of insects in the district of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2006
This paper deals with the semiotic meanings which are given both to the appearance and/or behavior of insect species according to the ethnoentomological knowledge of the inhabitants of the village of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil. Data were collected
Eraldo M. Costa Neto
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COMPARISON OF THE SOIL RADIOACTIVE AND HEAVY METALS POLLUTION WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF TEST PLANTS AT THE FACILITIES OF SUKHACHEVSKY INDUSTRIAL SITE [PDF]

, 2018
The work aimed to assess the impact of Baza S uranium ore storage site and Sukhachevskoye uranium mill tailing impoundment on physiological parameters of test ...
Korovin, Vadim, Valyaev, Olexandr
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First Assessment of Genetic Damage in the Speckled Cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) After Consumption of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Cultivated and Commercialized in Northeastern, Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reports, for the first time, the use of the speckled cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea as a promising bioindicator for genotoxic monitoring. It was validated through control groups (both positive and negative) in addition to testing lettuce (Lactuca sativa ) samples from public street markets consumed by N. cinerea specimens in Pernambuco,
Aleson Aparecido da Silva, Eduardo Henrique da Silva Melo, Érima Maria de Amorim, Maria Gislaine Pereira, Claudia Rohde   +4 more
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Validation of CTmax Protocols Using Cased and Uncased \u3ci\u3ePycnopsyche Guttifer\u3c/i\u3e (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) Larvae [PDF]

, 2018
The critical thermal maximum (CTmax) of a northern Lower Michigan population of Pycnopsyche guttifer was determined using four rates of temperature increase (0.10, 0.33, 0.50, and 0.70oC per minute), and two case states (intact and removed).
Houghton, David C, Logan, Ashley C, Pytel, Angelica J   +2 more
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Untreated Hair Dye Effluents Enter the Environment: Are They a Threat to Human Health?

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The effluents generated during the process of hair dyeing exhibit a complex composition, comprising chemical compounds with varying toxicity levels. While the adverse impact of hair dyes on human health is acknowledged, there is a notable absence of studies addressing the toxicity associated with effluents produced during these activities. The
Letícia Cristina Gonçalves, Matheus Mantuanelli Roberto, Adriana Fabiana Corrêa da Silva, Maria Aparecida Marin‐Morales   +3 more
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Bisphenol A Toxicity Reveals Neurobehavioral, Metabolic, and Reproductive Impairments in Girardia tigrina

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bisphenol A (BPA), a common industrial chemical used in plastics and consumer products, is increasingly detected in aquatic environments, raising serious concerns about its potential ecological impacts. This study evaluated the sublethal and acute toxic effects of BPA on the freshwater planarian Girardia tigrina, a recognized model for ...
Raquel de Jesus Selestrino, Felipe Schaly, Welligton Luciano Braguini   +2 more
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Extensive dissolution of live pteropods in the Southern Ocean [PDF]

, 2012
The carbonate chemistry of the surface ocean is rapidly changing with ocean acidification, a result of human activities. In the upper layers of the Southern Ocean, aragonite—a metastable form of calcium carbonate with rapid dissolution kinetics—may ...
A. Kuzirian, AG Dickson, AG Dickson, B. Lézé, BI McNeil, BPV Hunt, C Le Quere, C Mehrbach, D Roberts, D. C. E. Bakker, E Jones, E. J. Murphy, E. M. Jones, G. A. Tarling, H Jansen, H. J. Venables, J Park, JC Orr, KJ Heywood, KM Johnson, M Kahru, M Steinacher, M Yamamoto-Kawai, N Bednarsek, N Bednarsek, N. Bednaršek, P. Ward, PR Betzer, R Francois, R. A. Feely, RA Feely, RA Feely, RA Feely, RH Byrne, S Comeau, S Comeau, S. Fielding, VJ Fabry, VJ Fabry, WS Broecker   +39 more
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The Employment of Hydrogen Peroxide in Water Disinfection Poses a Threat to Aquatic Ecosystems Because of Its Toxicity to Nontarget Organisms

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogen peroxide is widely used in water and wastewater treatment, particularly in advanced oxidation processes that aid in the degradation of compounds and microbial disinfection. Despite concerns about potential environmental contamination, its impact on freshwater ecosystems remains inadequately studied.
Letícia Queiroz Almeida, Thayrine Dias Carlos, Leydiane Barbosa Bezerra, Rone S. Barbosa, Nelson Luís Gonçalves Dias Souza, Douglas Henrique Pereira, Renato Almeida Sarmento, Grasiele Soares Cavallini   +7 more
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Biomonitoring the genotoxic potential of the air on Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea under climatic conditions in the Sinos River basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The present study evaluated the genotoxic effects of the atmospheric air on Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea in urban areas with different intensities of vehicular traffic and in riparian forest fragments in the Sinos River Basin (Rio Grande do Sul ...
M. B. B. Cassanego, M. H. Sasamori, C. T. Petry, A. Droste   +3 more
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Volatility of Different Formulations of Clomazone Herbicide [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2015
Volatilization represents an important process in the displacement of pesticides for the environment. The physicochemical properties of the clomazone molecule indicate its relative volatility.
F. Schreiber, L.A. Avila, A. Scherner, V.R. Gehrke, D. Agostinetto   +4 more
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