Food Science and Human Wellness, 2021 A convenient, cost-effective and fast method using dynamic microwave-assisted extraction and liquid phase microextraction based on the solidification of a floating drop was proposed to analyze organochlorine pesticides in grains including rice, maize and
Guijie Li +7 more
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Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2020 Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues were determined in a total of 160 samples comprising of cocoa beans and soil collected from four major cocoa farms in Ondo, Nigeria.
Ihedioha Janefrances N +2 more
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Reproductive Failure in UK Harbour Porpoises Phocoena phocoena : Legacy of Pollutant Exposure? [PDF]
, 2015 This research was supported by a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship within the Seventh European Community Framework Programme (Project Cetacean-stressors, PIOF-GA-2010-276145 to PDJ and SM).
Barber, Jonathan L. +11 more
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Detection of Organochlorine Pesticides Residues in Nile Fish and Its Risks in Qena City
SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Fifteen organochlorine pesticides (OCP) residues were determined in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and Long fin catfish (Chrysichthys auratus) in Qena city, Egypt by gas mass chromatography. Nile tilapia fish
Mostafa Abu Elmagd Hassan +3 more
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Hexabromocyclododecane and hexachlorocyclohexane: How lessons learnt have led to improved regulation [PDF]
, 2014 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2014 Taylor & Francis.The use of chemicals by society has many benefits but contamination of the environment is an unintended consequence.
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Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides
Applied Sciences, 2020 The amount of organochlorine pesticides in soil and water continues to increase; their presence has surpassed maximum acceptable concentrations. Thus, the development of different removal strategies has stimulated a new research drive in environmental ...
Timothy O. Ajiboye +2 more
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and hexachlorobenzene, semen quality and testicular cancer risk [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: We carried out a case-control study to investigate the possible role of occupational and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors in the onset of testicular cancer (TC). METHODS: We evaluated 125 TC patients and 103 controls.
CATTARUZZA, Maria Sofia +7 more
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Pesticides With Potential Thyroid Hormone-Disrupting Effects: A Review of Recent Data
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Plant Protection Products, more commonly referred to as pesticides and biocides, are used to control a wide range of yield-reducing pests including insects, fungi, nematodes, and weeds.
Michelle Leemans +3 more
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Environmental contaminants exposure and preterm birth: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2019 Preterm birth is an obstetric condition associated with a high risk of infant mortality and morbidities in both the neonatal period and later in life, which has also a significant public health impact because it carries an important societal economic ...
Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi +5 more
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Physicochemical Status and Agricultural Pesticides in Water, Sediment and Common Carp of Anzali Wetland, Gilan Province, Iran [PDF]
محیط زیست و توسعه فرابخشیIntroduction: The use of organochlorine (OCPs) and organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) on a large scale in agricultural lands in the northern provinces of Iran is very common.
Seyed Ghasem Ghorbanzadeh Zaferani +4 more
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