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Organochlorine Pesticides and the Dairy Industry
Journal of Dairy Science, 1970 Abstract Production and use of organochlorine pesticides has been declining in recent years. This suggests that residue problems will decrease, but the persistence of these materials in the environment means that some residues will be encountered for many years.
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Organochlorine and organophosphate residues in lettuce and green pepper in Ghana's mega city
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental EngineeringOver the last decade, pesticide use in agriculture has helped protect crops but left residues in food, posing health risks. This study analyzed organochlorine (Delta-HCH and Beta-HCH) and organophosphate (chlorpyrifos and dimethoate) residues in lettuce ...
Bernard Fei-Baffoe +5 more
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The Synapse as a Central Target for Neurodevelopmental Susceptibility to Pesticides
Toxics, 2016 The developmental period of the nervous system is carefully orchestrated and highly vulnerable to alterations. One crucial factor of a properly-functioning nervous system is the synapse, as synaptic signaling is critical for the formation and maturation ...
Aimee Vester, W. Michael Caudle
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, 2014 The concentrations of some organochlorine, organophosphorus and pyrethroid pesticide residues in water and sediment samples from river Challawa were investigated using High Performance liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with UV/visible Detector.
J. Akan +3 more
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Persistent pesticides: Accumulation, health risk assessment, management and remediation: An overview
Desalination and Water TreatmentPesticides are being employed for large-scale agricultural purposes, leading to global environmental issues. Organochlorine pesticides (dieldrin, DDT, and aldrin) are persistent due to their stable nature. Organochlorine pesticide (OCPs) residues present
Iqbal Ansari +8 more
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Prenatal exposure to organochlorine pesticides and early childhood communication development in British girls [PDF]
, 2018 Zuha Jeddy +8 more
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Organochlorine pesticide residues in poultry meats of Bangladesh
Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2016 Forty poultry meat samples from four large companies were analyzed for the presence of organochlorine pesticides. Homogenized samples were mixed with silica sand and anhydrous sodium sulfate, and extracted with ethyl acetate followed by n-hexane: MTBE ...
M. Shoeb +3 more
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Perspectives in Ecology and ConservationAmong the several noxious characteristics of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a low environmental degradation rate, as they remain in the environment for decades.
Priscila Stéfani Monteiro-Alves +3 more
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