Growing Up Toxic: Chemical Exposures and Increases in Developmental Disease [PDF]
, 2011 Explains how exposure to toxic chemicals can harm health and impair development, causing premature birth, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, asthma and allergies, and/or other problems.
Elizabeth Hitchcock, Travis Madsen
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PCDD/PCDF, PCB, and Hexachlorobenzene in soil, bottom ash and products from brickmaking sites in developing countries - Results from surveys in Kenya, Mexico, and South Africa. A contribution to the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases in support to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants [PDF]
, 2010 The report combines the results from soil sampling campaigns executed in Mexico, South Africa and Kenya in order to assess the impact of artisanal brick making on local environments.
BOUWMAN HENK +11 more
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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Volume 19, Issue 6, Page 1515-1551, November/December 2025.Abstract Biochar has attracted considerable attention in recent years for its wide‐ranging applications, particularly its role in carbon sequestration as a strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Its emerging uses within the circular bioeconomy also position it as a valuable tool for environmental management, and ongoing research continues to ...
Jean Agustin Velasquez‐Pinas +6 more
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Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Fish Tissues and Water at Various Time of the Year
مجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعيةThe present study aimed to assess three pesticide residues (hexachlorobenzene, cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos) in the muscle of common carp (Cyprinus carpio), barbus grypus (Arabibarbus grypus) and water from Dukan Lake.
Karzan Namiq +2 more
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Extent and toxicity of contaminated marine sediments in Southeastern Florida [PDF]
, 2004 Thirty sites were sampled in southern Biscayne Bay and Manatee Bay in December 1999 to determine the extent of toxicity in sediments. Analyses and assays included: pesticides and phenols in seawater; chemical contaminants in sediment; amphipod mortality,
Cantillo, A. Y., Lauenstein, G. G.
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Solid-phase microextraction for bioconcentration studies according to OECD TG 305 [PDF]
, 2012 An important aim of the European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use is the identification of (very) persistent, (very) bioaccumulative, and toxic substances.
Böhm, Leonard +2 more
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Predictors of Serum Chlorinated Pesticide Concentrations among Prepubertal Russian Boys [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Few studies have evaluated predictors of childhood exposure to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), a class of lipophilic persistent chemicals.
Altshul, Larisa M. +11 more
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Steroid Hormones and Endocrine Disruptors: Recent Advances in Receptor–Mediated Actions [PDF]
, 2001 It has been accepted that receptor-mediated action of steroid hormones depends on both the receptor and the hormonal level. The mechanism of transcription by steroid receptors is mediated by cofactors, which function as co-activators or co-repressors,
Indarto, Dono, Izawa, Masao
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, 2018 Environmental contaminant exposure can pose significant risks to human health. Therefore, evaluating the impact of this exposure is of great importance; however, it is often difficult because both the molecular mechanism of disease and the mode of action
Iida, Midori, Takemoto, Kazuhiro
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Environmental Health, 2008 Background This study intended to investigate whether residence in areas polluted by heavy industry, waste incineration, a high density of traffic and housing or intensive use of pesticides, could contribute to the high incidence of cancer observed in ...
Baeyens Willy +11 more
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