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Dynamic microwave-assisted extraction combined with liquid phase microextraction based on the solidification of a floating drop for the analysis of organochlorine pesticides in grains followed by GC

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, Xu Zhang, Tingting Liu, Hongxiu Fan, Hongcheng Liu, Shangyu Li, Dawei Wang, Lan Ding   +7 more
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Endocrine-Disrupting Organochlorine Pesticides in Human Breast Milk: Changes during Lactation

Nutrients, 2021
The aim of the present study was to assess infant safety associated with the occurrence of endocrine-disrupting organochlorine pesticides (OCP) in breast milk.
A. Witczak, Anna Pohoryło, Hassan Abdel-Gawad   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exposure of infants to organochlorine pesticides from breast milk consumption in southwestern Ethiopia

Scientific Reports, 2021
Breast milk is often used as an environmental bioindicator since it serves as an important medium to accumulate organochlorine pesticides. The main aim of this study is to determine the level of organochlorine pesticides in human breast milk collected ...
S. Mekonen, A. Ambelu, M. Wondafrash, P. Kolsteren, P. Spanoghe   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exposure to organochlorine pesticides as a predictor to breast cancer: A case-control study among Ethiopian women

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, Mohammed F. Ibrahim, H. Astatkie, A. Abreha   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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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, Germaine M, Buck Louis, Mary L, Hediger, Albert, Vexler, Paul J, Kostyniak   +4 more
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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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Organochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in U.S. military personnel: a nested case-control study. [PDF]

Environ Health
Rusiecki JA, McAdam J, Denic-Roberts H, Sjodin A, Davis M, Jones R, Hoang TD, Ward MH, Ma S, Zhang Y.   +9 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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, S. Antwi-Akomeah, E.J.D. Belford, G.E. Sebiawu, R. Aabeyir   +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
doaj   +1 more source