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Organochlorine pesticides accumulation and breast cancer: A hospital-based case–control study

Tumor Biology, 2017
The aim of this study is to detect the accumulation status of organochlorine pesticides in breast cancer patients and to explore the relationship between organochlorine pesticides contamination and breast cancer development. We conducted a hospital-based
Ting-Ting He, An-Jun Zuo, Ji-Gang Wang, Peng Zhao   +3 more
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Pollution and Distribution Characteristics of Pesticides in Groundwater in the Alluvial-Pluvial Fan of the Hutuo River, Haihe River Basin

Yankuang ceshi, 2019
BACKGROUND Groundwater is the primary drinking water source in the alluvial-pluvial fan of the Hutuo River. Pesticides application during agricultural planting leads to groundwater pollution.
LI Ze-yan, HUANG Fu-yang, LIU Dan-dan, LIU Yan-jun, LIU Fei   +4 more
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Evaporated extracts of samples for pesticide residue analysis simplifies transport from remote places [PDF]

, 1997
The increasing use of pesticides demands a world-wide control of residue levels in food and the environment. However, pesticide residue analysis is challenging and needs both experience and instrumentation.
Terenius, Olle, Åkerblom, Malin
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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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Rapid Monitoring of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Various Fruit Juices and Water Samples Using Fabric Phase Sorptive Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Molecules, 2019
Fabric phase sorptive extraction, an innovative integration of solid phase extraction and solid phase microextraction principles, has been combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the rapid extraction and determination of nineteen ...
Ramandeep Kaur, Ripneel Kaur, Susheela Rani, Ashok Kumar Malik, Abuzar Kabir, Kenneth G. Furton, Victoria F. Samanidou   +6 more
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Hexabromocyclododecane and hexachlorocyclohexane: How lessons learnt have led to improved regulation [PDF]

, 2014
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2014 Taylor & Francis.The use of chemicals by society has many benefits but contamination of the environment is an unintended consequence.
BSEF, Cyril O. Onogbosele, Desjardins D., Drottar K.R., Drottar K.R., EC, Hunziker R.W., IPCS, IPCS, Law K., Mackay D., Mark D. Scrimshaw, Roberts C.A., Swedish Chemicals Agency, WHO   +14 more
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Managing strategies for organochlorine contaminated soils for a safe food production [PDF]

, 2004
Background: Organochlorine pesticides such as dieldrin, DDT and others are highly persistant pesticides, which were applied world wide against pests in horticulture, fruit and arable crops.
Koller, Martin, Mäder, Paul, Nowack, Karin, Wyss, Gabriela   +3 more
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Environmental contaminants exposure and preterm birth: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2019
Preterm birth is an obstetric condition associated with a high risk of infant mortality and morbidities in both the neonatal period and later in life, which has also a significant public health impact because it carries an important societal economic ...
Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi, MASCIULLO, LUISA, Piacenti, Ilaria, Porpora, Maria Grazia, Rech, Francesco, Scaramuzzino, Sara   +5 more
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Health Biomarkers of Pesticide Exposure in Rural Populations of Santa Fe, Argentina: Oxidative Stress and Genotoxicity

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to quantify pesticide residues in environmental matrices and plasma and to evaluate their potential effects on oxidative stress and DNA damage in rural populations of Santa Fe province. Soil and rainwater samples were collected, and biological samples and semistructured surveys were obtained from volunteers in three ...
María Priscila Dechiara, Carlina Leila Colussi, Lucía Magdalena Odetti, Damián Marino, María Fernanda Simoniello   +4 more
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Organochlorine pesticides remediation techniques: Technological perspective and opportunities

Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
Organochlorine pesticides have been widely used in agriculture to control agricultural pests. Although effective in controlling pests, organochlorine pesticides present numerous hazards to ecosystems and human health due to their persistence in the ...
Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Tarcisio Wolff Leal, António Benjamim Mapossa, Juliane Fiates, Antônio Augusto Ulson de Souza, Selene Maria de Arruda Guelli Ulson de Souza, Adriano da Silva   +7 more
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