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Lifetime Pesticide Use and Antinuclear Antibodies in Male Farmers From the Agricultural Health Study

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Farming and pesticide use have been associated with systemic autoimmune diseases, and while certain organochlorine insecticides and other pesticides are suspected to influence risk, the role of specific pesticides in the development of systemic ...
Christine G. Parks, Aline de Souza Espindola Santos, Catherine C. Lerro, Curt T. DellaValle, Mary H. Ward, Michael C. Alavanja, Sonja I. Berndt, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Dale P. Sandler, Jonathan N. Hofmann   +9 more
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Pesticides Contamination of Cereals and Legumes: Monitoring of Samples Marketed in Italy as a Contribution to Risk Assessment

Applied Sciences, 2021
The evaluation of cereal-based product contamination by pesticide residues is a topic of worldwide importance, and reliable analytical methods for official check analyses and monitoring studies are required for multi-residue analysis at trace levels.
Valeria Nardelli, Valeria D’Amico, Mariateresa Ingegno, Ines Della Rovere, Marco Iammarino, Francesco Casamassima, Anna Calitri, Donatella Nardiello, Donghao Li, Maurizio Quinto   +9 more
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MONITORING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS AT MENOFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT [PDF]

Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2006
The pesticide residues in drinking water, irrigation water, sediment and soil sam-ples collected from three villages, i.e. Samadon, Ashmon and El-Ramla, located at Menofia Governorate, Egypt were monitored during the period of Septemper 2002 to February ...
El-Zemaity, M.S., M.I. Abd El-Megeed, A.E. Bayoumi, M.A. Hamaad   +3 more
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Gracilaria gracilis as a bioindicator of environmental pollution: Insights into organochlorine pesticide contamination in Marchica Lagoon [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Morocco's Mediterranean shoreline, specifically the Marchica Lagoon, is becoming ever more susceptible to agricultural pressure and pesticide-laden pollution in their aquatic ecosystems.
El Mekki Ouiam, Layachi Mostafa, Baghour Mourad, Benyaich Abdelhay, Zidane Hakima, Akodad Mustapha, Rezzoum Noreddine, Elouamari Najib, Kaddouri Nassir, Rahhou Abderrahmane, Oujidi Bouchra, Skalli Ali   +11 more
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Potential lethality of organochlorine pesticides: Inducing fatality through inflammatory responses in the organism

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Background: Organochlorine pesticides, with their environmental persistence and bioaccumulation potential, have gained significant attention. This study explores the impact of organochlorine pesticides on mortality and chronic diseases, investigates ...
Jiaxing Tan, Mengkai Ma, Xinyue Shen, Yuanlin Xia, Wei Qin   +4 more
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Complex organochlorine pesticide mixtures as determinant factor for breast cancer risk: a population-based case–control study in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Environmental Health, 2012
Background All the relevant risk factors contributing to breast cancer etiology are not fully known. Exposure to organochlorine pesticides has been linked to an increased incidence of the disease, although not all data have been consistent.
Boada Luis D, Zumbado Manuel, Henríquez-Hernández Luis, Almeida-González Maira, Álvarez-León Eva E, Serra-Majem Lluis, Luzardo Octavio P   +6 more
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Evaluation of Occurrence and Health Risk of Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediments of the Department of Bolivar, Colombia

Chemical Engineering Transactions
Organochlorine 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,
Belkis Palacio-Villalba, Elin Manrique-Julio, Leonor Cervantes-Caballeros, Barbara Arroyo-Salgado, Maria C. Garcia-Espineira, Lesly P. Tejeda-Benitez   +5 more
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Associations of specific pesticides and incident rheumatoid arthritis among female spouses in the Agricultural Health Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objectives Growing evidence suggests farming and agricultural pesticide use may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but few studies have examined specific pesticides and RA among farm women, who may personally use pesticides or be indirectly exposed.
Christine G. Parks, Darya Leyzarovich, Ghassan B. Hamra, Karen H. Costenbader, Dazhe Chen, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Dale P. Sandler   +7 more
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Pesticides district irrigation canals of La Doctrina (Córdoba-Colombia)

Temas Agrarios, 2018
La Doctrina district makes a great contribution to Colombian economy with production of several crops such as rice (1230 ha), corn (50 ha), African palm (300 ha), papaya (10 ha), vegetables (8 ha), and pastures (400 ha).
Gregorio De Jesús Arteaga palomo, Jose Luís Marrugo Negrete, Juan Gabriel Sanchez Castellón   +2 more
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Laser‐Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for Rapid Food Safety Monitoring: Advancements, Applications, and Future Directions

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) emerges as a transformative tool for rapid, on‐site pesticide residue detection in food, offering real‐time screening with minimal sample preparation and eliminating solvent use. Although LIBS demonstrates detection limits (0.009–6.9 mg/kg) suitable for regulatory screening and aligns with green chemistry ...
Mohammad Mehdizadeh, Anahita Omidi, Theophilus M. Ikegwu, Chioke A. Okolo, Ejiofor InnocentMary IfedibaluChukwu, Lauritta C. Ndufeiya‐Kumasi   +5 more
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