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Neurobiology of Disease, 2020 Human and animal studies have shown that exposure to the organochlorine pesticide dieldrin is associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD).
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Microbial Degradation of Aldrin and Dieldrin: Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 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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Optimization of Dieldrin Selection for the Genetic Sexing of Aedes albopictus
Insects, 2023 The mass production of mosquitoes at an industrial scale requires efficient sex separation, which can be achieved through mechanical, genetic or artificial intelligence means.
Sarah Scussel +8 more
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Level of Organochlorine Pesticide in Prediabetic and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Varying Degree of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance among North Indian Population [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2021 Background Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) exposure may induce an endocrine disruption which may lead to the risk of developing diabetes through alteration and disturbance of glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and destruction of β-cells.
Shipra Tyagi +6 more
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A Dieldrin Case Study: Another Evidence of an Obsolete Substance in the European Soil Environment
Agriculture, 2021 Soil constitutes a central environmental compartment that, due to natural and anthropogenic activities, is a recipient of several contaminants. Among them, organochlorine pesticides are of major concern, even though they have been banned decades ago in ...
Petros Tsiantas +3 more
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The effects of acute toxicity of dieldrin on HeLa Cell Line: An In Vitro assessment
International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, 2023 Aim: Among environmental pollutants, there is a great concern about organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) due to their environmental persistence, accumulation in the food chain, detection in breast milk, and their ability to accumulate in adipose tissues. Due
Seyedeh Maryam Sharafi +5 more
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Occurrence and distribution of the cyclodiene-type organochlorine pesticides in soils of Vojvodina province, Serbia [PDF]
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2016 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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Toxics, 2021 Pesticides such as endosulfan, heptachlor and dieldrin persist in aquatic environments as a result of their resistance to biodegradation. However, there is no adequate information about the toxicity of endosulfan, heptachlor and dieldrin to the aquatic ...
Md. Ariful Islam +5 more
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Molecular Brain, 2008 Background In previous work, we investigated dieldrin cytotoxicity and signaling cell death mechanisms in dopaminergic PC12 cells. Dieldrin has been reported to be one of the environmental factors correlated with Parkinson's disease and may selectively ...
Kanthasamy Anumantha G +4 more
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Ciencias Marinas, 2006 Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and metabolites, and dieldrin were determined in muscle tissues of female and male sardines (Sardina pilchardus) obtained between February 2000 and January ...
J Amado, P Antunes, O Gil, C Vale
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