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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) pose significant ecological and human health risks due to their persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity, and global distribution. Conventional remediation methods are often inadequate for achieving complete mineralization, demonstrating the need for advanced and substantial approaches.
Viola O. Okechukwu +2 more
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Prevention and control of contaminants of industrial processes and pesticides in the poultry production chain [PDF]
, 2001 The reduction in levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in food of animal origin in the past 30 years has been achieved especially by controlling entrance via the feed chain.
Kan, C.A.
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2014 [b]Introduction and objective[/b]. Despite the restrictive legal regulations related to the reduction of dioxins emission, their concentration in the environment is still too high.
Ireneusz Całkosiński +5 more
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The History of the Dioxin issue in Brazil: From citrus pulp crisis to food monitoring (REVIEW)
Environment International, 2019 Dioxins and furans are ubiquitous, anthropogenic environmental contaminants which can be found even in isolated places. Exposition to these chemicals poses several risks to humans such as thyroid dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases, and even cancer.
João Paulo Amorim de Lacerda
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Trust in regulatory regimes is essential for democratic legitimacy and regulatee compliance. This is particularly relevant in multilevel systems such as the European Union. This study examines the interplay of individual‐ and country‐level factors that contribute to stakeholder trust in the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Jana Gómez Díaz
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, 1986 Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are two series of tricyclic, almost planar aromatic compounds that exhibit very similar physical, chemical, and biological properties.
Domellöf, Lennart, +8 more
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Chromosome analyses in dairy cows exposed to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs using the SCE test
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010 Peripheral blood cultures were performed to study the sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in samples from 15 cows (Valdostana x Piedmontese crossbreds) showing average milk values of dioxins+furans+PCBs higher (18.56 pg/g of fat as WHO-TEQ) than those ...
Giulia Pia Di Meo +7 more
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Adaptation to extreme environments: A review of Antarctic fish physiology
Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Having evolved in the chronically cold and thermally stable waters of the Southern Ocean (SO) for millions of years, Antarctic fish possess a suite of physiological specializations that enable them to survive at temperatures near the freezing point of seawater. Adaptations include the evolution of antifreeze proteins, modifications of membrane
Seungyeon Lee +8 more
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Theorizing Waste as a Technique of Power in Capitalistic Stakeholder Relations
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Waste is an important socio‐ecological challenge of contemporary capitalism, contributing to climate change and environmental degradation. Despite its pervasiveness and its impacts on diverse stakeholders, it yet remains largely underexplored in management and organization studies.
Elise Lobbedez +2 more
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THE INVENTORY OF DIOXINS IN THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC
Юг России: экология, развитие, 2014 The article presents the results of calculations of the emission of dioxins in ambient air from stationary sources, transport and combustion processes on the territory of the Chechen Republic in different periods of industrial development.
I. Y. Shahtamirov
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