Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and inorganic elements in predatory bird livers and eggs 2007 to 2009: a Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) Report [PDF]
The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS; http://pbms.ceh.ac.uk/) is the umbrella project that encompasses the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology’s National Capability contaminant monitoring and surveillance work on avian predators.
Beith, S.J. +6 more
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Background: Environmental pollutants such as dioxins and PCBs, heavy metals, and organochlorine pesticides are a global threat to food safety. In particular, the aquatic biota can bioaccumulate many of these contaminants potentially making seafood of ...
Ole Jakob Nøstbakken +10 more
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Strategic ecosystem studies of large slow flowing lowland rivers. Progress report: April - October 1989 [PDF]
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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Background and Objective: Milk is one of the most important components of human food. In recent decades, the continued use of pesticides has led to contamination of soil, water, air and milk and caused public concern in the community.
Naiema Vakili Saatloo +3 more
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Organochlorine Compounds in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) from Patagonia Argentina [PDF]
The Negro River is the most important hydrological system of Patagonia, Argentina, drains a watershed of 140,000 km2. Its main economic activities are agriculture and industry, representing potential sources of organochlorine compounds (OCCs ...
Aizpún, Julia Elena +5 more
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Historical Development of Organochlorine Pesticides Legislation in Venezuela [PDF]
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 ...
Gerardo Alberto Isea Fernández +2 more
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Gehalte aan PCB's en organochloorpesticiden in mariene organismen van de Belgische kustwateren [PDF]
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and some oranochlorine pesticides were measured in flounder, cod, sole, shrimps and mussels by capillary gaschromatography.
Baeteman, M., Vandamme, K.
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Acacia etbaica as a Potential Low-Cost Adsorbent for Removal of Organochlorine Pesticides from Water
The presence of pesticides in the environment is of great concern due to their persistent nature and chronic adverse effect on human health and the environment.
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Effects of organic and ‘low input’ production methods on food quality and safety [PDF]
The intensification of agricultural production in the last century has resulted in a significant loss of biodiversity, environmental problems and associated societal costs.
Butler, G. +5 more
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Spatial distribution of Chlorpyrifos and Endosulfan in USA coastal waters and the Great Lakes [PDF]
Between 1994 and 1997, 258 tissue and 178 sediment samples were analyzed for chlorpyrifos throughout the coastal United States and the Great Lakes. Subsequently, 95 of the 1997 tissue samples were reanalyzed for endosulfan.
Cantillo, A. Y. +3 more
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