Chemical Engineering TransactionsOrganochlorine pesticides such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were widely used in agriculture and vector disease control worldwide. Despite its ban in production and application since the 1970s in many countries,
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Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Furans (PCDD/Fs), and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) as Functions of Sample Depth in Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Blubber [PDF]
, 2007 Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were examined as a function of depth in killer whale (Orcinus orca) blubber samples.
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Organochlorine pesticides accumulation and breast cancer: A hospital-based case–control study
Tumor Biology, 2017 The aim of this study is to detect the accumulation status of organochlorine pesticides in breast cancer patients and to explore the relationship between organochlorine pesticides contamination and breast cancer development. We conducted a hospital-based
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The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) Report 2006-7 [PDF]
, 2010 The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) examines the levels of certain pollutants in selected wildlife species in Britain. It started in the 1960s to assess the impact of organochlorine pesticides on raptor populations, and the scheme is now the ...
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Historical Development of Organochlorine Pesticides Legislation in Venezuela [PDF]
Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2009 Information about organochlorine pesticideslegislation in Venezuela was recovered, usingthe search engine Google. Progress and setbackswas analyzed, with information about imports,exports, inventories, storage sites, controls andactions taken for ...
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Organochlorine pesticides remediation techniques: Technological perspective and opportunities
Journal of Hazardous Materials LettersOrganochlorine pesticides have been widely used in agriculture to control agricultural pests. Although effective in controlling pests, organochlorine pesticides present numerous hazards to ecosystems and human health due to their persistence in the ...
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2001 Water Symposium: Water Pollution in Urban and Rural Settings [PDF]
, 2001 The Environmental and Energy Study Institute, the Federal Water Quality Association and the National Capital Chapter of the American Water Resources Association co-hosted the 2001 Water Symposium: Water Pollution In Urban And Rural Settings.The symposium
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Strategic ecosystem studies of large slow flowing lowland rivers. Progress report: April - October 1989 [PDF]
, 1989 This report covers the period April to September, 1989. During this period sampling of invertebrates has concentrated on planktonic animals and those associated with one of the dominant macrophytes in the system, Nuphar lutea, the yellow water lily ...
Bass, J.A.B., Pinder, L.C.V.
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Flux of nutrients from Russian rivers to the Arctic Ocean: Can we establish a baseline against which to judge future changes? [PDF]
, 2000 Climate models predict significant warming in the Arctic in the 21st century, which will impact the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems as well as alter land‐ocean interactions in the Arctic.
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Contaminants in Unionid Mussels from the Confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers [PDF]
, 2008 Unionid mussels were collected from three mussel beds near the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers in 2003 to evaluate concentrations of selected elements and organic compounds in three abundant species and to preliminarily investigate the ...
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