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PLoS ONE, 2021 Breast cancer (BC) is becoming one of the most prevalent non-infectious disease in low and middle income countries. The steady rise of BC incidence may be related to the different risk factors.
S. Mekonen +3 more
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Some of the characteristic substances in the Devola River, Albania
Zaštita Materijala, 2022 This preliminary study presents first data on organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) concentrations in water and sediment samples of Devolli River.
Aurel Nuro, Bledar Murtaj, Elda Marku
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Pesticide pollution status in cocoa plantation soil [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2017 Management of cocoa plantation field relied on the use of pesticides over the years; hence, the fate of such chemicals is one of the most debated issues among the stakeholders.
E. Atuanya, W. Aborisade
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Residual organochlorine pesticide contaminants profile in fish and sediment from a dam [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2021 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The vulnerability of the Sankana dam to organochlorine pesticide contamination is a major cause for concern. Indigenes rely on the dam for drinking water and irrigation of their farmlands as well as for fish and other aquatic ...
N.J. Mensah +4 more
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Organochlorine pesticides and endometriosis [PDF]
Reproductive Toxicology, 2010 Limited study of persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and endometriosis has been conducted. One hundred women aged 18-40 years who were undergoing laparoscopy provided 20 cm(3) of blood for toxicologic analysis and surgeons completed operative reports regarding the presence of endometriosis.
Maureen A, Cooney +4 more
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Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
Zaštita Materijala, 2018 This study presents concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and their residues in some water ecosystems of Albania. The water samples were collected in three ports of Adriatic Sea (Ports of Vlora, Durres and Porto-Romano), in four rivers (Semani ...
Aurel Nuro, Elda Marku, Bledar Murtaj
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Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2021 Compound-specific stable chlorine isotope analysis (CSIA-Cl) is an important method for identifying sources of organochlorine contaminants and helping assess their quantification of transformation processes.
Jing Zhang +4 more
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Effect of pesticides on human health [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2017 Pesticides are unique chemicals, that deliberately spread in the environment and their toxicity has limited selectivity species.The Republic of Kazakhstan is a region where cotton is one of the most important sectors of agricultural production and ...
Gauri Bapayeva +2 more
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Environmental Advances, 2022 Organochlorine pesticides have been restricted or banned in many regions of the world due to the proven and potential health risks associated with their use.
Gideon Aina Idowu +2 more
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Regional differences and sources of organochlorine pesticides in soils surrounding chemical industrial parks [PDF]
, 2009 Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB)) were investigated in 105 soil samples collected in vicinity of the chemical industrial parks in Tianjin ...
Han, Jingyi +7 more
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