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Measuring exposure to organochlorinated pesticides [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1998
Environmental epidemiological investigations in cancer remain, with rare exceptions, inconclusive. The difficulties of establishing patterns of measurements of exposure in the human body is one of the limitations of these studies. The findings of six recent epidemiological studies that analyzed the association between organochlorinated compounds and ...
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Kinetics of and solvent effects on photodegradation of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and endosulfan (endosulfan I and endosulfan II) in solution

Emerging Contaminants
Organochlorine pesticides are chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds. The production and use of organochlorine pesticides have been restricted around the world because they are persistent and toxic and able to undergo long-range transport and bioaccumulate ...
Ye Wu, Yan Lv, Jun Jin, Yuhao Fan, Ru Li, Junsong Bao, Junjie Jiang, Jiali Han, Ying Wang   +8 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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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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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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Organochlorine pesticides exposure & preterm birth [PDF]

Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2016
Commento su invito ad uno studio su esposizione fetale a composti ...
PORPORA, Maria Grazia, RESTA, SERENA, FUGGETTA, ELIANA   +2 more
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Z‐Scheme BiOCl‐Based Photocatalysts: Recent Advances in Designing, Structural Engineering, Formation Mechanisms, and High Performance Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review deals with the recent advancements in design and engineering of BiOCl‐based Z‐scheme photocatalysts with emphasis on tailoring of structural, optoelectronic properties and heterojunction assembly for environmental applications including photodegradation of industrial organic waste, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, herbicides, toxic heavy metals,
Sakshi Sharma, Neha Kaushal, Victor Ezebuiro, Monika Sindhu, Lovepreet Singh, Yugesh Singh Thakur, Hendrik C. Swart, Jai Prakash   +7 more
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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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Food Contamination and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Synthesis of Heavy Metals, Microbial Pathogens, and Health Risk Metrics

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi, Naomi A. Mogborukor, Baridoo Donatus Dooka, Polycarp Dauda Madaki, Chiara Frazzoli, Mohamed Haddad, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +6 more
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DETERMINATION OF ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IN DRINKING WATERS SAMPLED FROM CLUJ AND HUNEDOARA COUNTIES [PDF]

Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2011
Determination of organochlorine pesticides in drinking waterssampled from Cluj and Hunedoara counties. Pesticides are found scattered indifferent environmental factors (water, air, soil) wherefrom they are drawn off byvegetal and animal organisms.
MARIA-ELISABETA LOVÁSZ, IRINA DUMITRAŞCU, OVIDIU TRAIAN POPA, ANCA ELENA GURZĂU   +3 more
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