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Exposición a mercurio de las personas que trabajan en la minería artesanal de oro, Costa Rica, 2015-2016

open access: yesPoblación y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2019
Introducción: la minería artesanal de oro es una actividad económica que se realiza principalmente en países de bajos ingresos. Durante esta actividad se utiliza el mercurio para la recuperación de oro, el cual tiene diversas formas de afectación a la ...
Nathalie Fernández Villalobos
doaj   +1 more source

Toward Sustainable Fertilization: Biochar and Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) Influence on Sweet Pepper (Capsicuum annuum L.) Development and Production Under Reduced Nitrogen Input

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
The use of beneficial soil microorganisms and organic amendments is a desirable strategy for advancing sustainable horticultural systems. This study demonstrated that biochar and PGPB application with half N dose maintained sweet pepper growth and yield at levels comparable to full N dose, while promoting fruit quality, soil fertility and microbial ...
Angela Libutti   +4 more
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Total mercury in terrestrial systems (air-soil-plant-water) at the mining region of San Joaquín, Queretaro, Mexico

open access: yesGeofísica Internacional, 2013
La deficiente minería de cinabrio dejó a San Joaquín altas concentraciones de mercurio en terreros de mina (2.4 – 4164 mg kg-1). Numerosas minas contribuyeron a la dispersión de mercurio en suelos agrícolas (0.5 – 314 mg kg-1) y suelos forestales (0.2 ...
Sergio Martínez-Trinidad   +6 more
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The Long and Winding Road: Policy Frictions and the Governance of Ride‐Hailing Platforms in Latin America

open access: yesLatin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The rise of ride‐hailing platforms has profoundly transformed urban mobility in Latin America over the past decade. Transportation Network Companies such as Uber, DiDi, Cabify, InDrive, and others operating in the region have affected transportation patterns and intensified debates around labor relations, algorithmic management, regulatory ...
Ronald Sáenz‐Leandro
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterias endófitas asociadas a los géneros Cyperus y Paspalum en suelos contaminados con mercurio

open access: yesRevista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2016
El objetivo de este estudio fue aislar e identificar bacterias endófitas resistentes a mercurio, asociadas a los géneros Cyperus y Paspalum, en suelos de Mina Santa Cruz, Bolívar, Colombia.
Alexander Pérez   +3 more
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Contribuição para o estabelecimento de níveis de referência para a concentração de mercúrio no sangue de crianças na cidade do Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2013
INTRODUÇÃO: O mercúrio é um metal de elevada toxicidade e as crianças representam um dos subgrupos mais susceptíveis da população, tornando relevante estudos sobre valores de referência deste metal em populações não expostas. OBJETIVO: Estabelecimento de
Olga Leticia Penido Xavier   +4 more
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A Review on Potentially Probiotic Yeasts From Traditional Fermented Products in Sub‐Saharan Africa for Sustainable Food Systems and Improved Health

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 4-30, January 2026.
This review focuses on the potential of sub‐Saharan African fermented food products as sources of probiotic yeasts for improved food security and health. ABSTRACT Research on probiotic yeasts from fermented products in sub‐Saharan Africa was limited in the past, but there is currently a surge in investigative efforts in this field.
Lethiwe Lynett Mbuyane
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Peer Review of Teaching to Enhance Faculty Experience and Outcomes

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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
Rebecca Henderson   +2 more
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Being Political Protagonists: Activist Trajectories and Gender Awareness of Female Chileans Exiled in Costa Rica

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract This article reconstructs the political trajectories of Chilean exiled women settling in Costa Rica. It analyses the manifestations and transmutations of their political praxis before, during and after the period of ostracism, based on life stories reconstructed through semi‐structured interviews with several women who began militancy before ...
Marcela Ramírez‐Hernández
wiley   +1 more source

Avaliação da ecotoxicidade de mercúrio em três tipos de solos utilizando ensaios ecotoxicológicos com oligoquetas [PDF]

open access: yesGeochimica Brasiliensis, 2017
O mercúrio é um metal altamente tóxico, possui ação neurotóxica, caráter teratogênico e é amplamente conhecido pela capacidade de causar sérios danos à saúde humana e ambiental. O presente trabalho propõe a avaliação da ecotoxi-cidade de mercúrio em três
Ricardo Cesar   +8 more
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