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Managing strategies for organochlorine contaminated soils for a safe food production [PDF]
Background: Organochlorine pesticides such as dieldrin, DDT and others are highly persistant pesticides, which were applied world wide against pests in horticulture, fruit and arable crops.
Koller, Martin+3 more
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PRELIMINARY NOTES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DDT RESISTANCE IN ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES [PDF]
Anopheles culicifacies is the vector of malaria in southeastern part of Iran, India, West Pakistan and Ceylon. In 1959 the LC50 % DDT in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat state (India) had increased. DDT resistant population of A.
A.Zaini, AV.Manouchehri
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Shellfish Tissue Monitoring in Piscataqua Region Estuaries 2012 [PDF]
Originally conducted by a committee of Canadian and US governments and university scientists, Gulfwatch examined the effects of decades of development and industrialization on the water quality of the Gulf of Maine as it relates to human health primarily
Trowbridge, Philip R., Wood, Matthew A.
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Dieldrin and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic, organic pollutants that break down extremely slowly in the marine environment. Therefore, it is of valuable significance to establish a rapid, sensitive and accurate detection method for dieldrin ...
LIU Jing+4 more
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Dieldrin is an endocrine disruptor that accumulates in mammalian adipose tissue and brain. It induces convulsions due to its antagonism of the γ-aminobutyric acid A receptor (GABA(A)R).
V. Briz+4 more
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An assessment of two decades of contaminant monitoring in the Nation’s Coastal Zone. [PDF]
Executive Summary: Information found in this report covers the years 1986 through 2005. Mussel Watch began monitoring a suite of trace metals and organic contaminants such as DDT, PCBs and PAHs.
Apeti, D. A.+3 more
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) upon dieldrin-induced perturbations of haematological parameters and damages to liver and kidney of male Wistar rats.
N. Hfaiedh+3 more
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Human and animal studies have shown that exposure to the organochlorine pesticide dieldrin is associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Aysegul O. Gezer+14 more
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Dieldrin is a persistent organochlorine pesticide that induces neurotoxicity in the vertebrate central nervous system and impairs reproductive processes in fish. This study examined the molecular events produced by subchronic dietary exposures to 2.95 mg
C. Martyniuk+4 more
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