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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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STAT3, a hub protein of cellular signaling pathways, is triggered by β-hexaclorocyclohexane [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are widely distributed in the environment and their toxicity is mostly associated with the molecular mechanisms of endocrine disruption.
Altieri, F, Carissimi, S, Chichiarelli, S, Eufemi, M, Giamogante, F, Macone, A, Paglia, G, Rubini, E   +7 more
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Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen, Gunjan Chauhan, Surbhi Soni, Monika Vats, Anand Kumar, Indra Bahadur   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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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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DETERMINATION OF ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN HUMAN MILK IN PIRACICABA, SP

Eclética Química, 2018
Worldwide, there is great concern with the issue of bioaccumulation of organochlorine compounds in human milk and their potential impact on health. Breastfeeding is recognized as essential for the proper development and protection of children’s health ...
Rosana M.O. Freguglia, Graziela C. R. Moura Andrade, Valdemar Luiz Tornisielo   +2 more
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The effects of endosulfan on P450 1A gene expression, antioxidant enzymes activity and histopathological alterations in liver of Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1987) [PDF]

, 2016
The effects of 14 days exposure to sublethal concentrations of endosulfan (10 and 40 μg L−1) were investigated in mRNA- P450 1A expression, antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT) activity and histopathological alterations of Persian sturgeon (Acipenser ...
Khalili, M., Pourkazemi, M., Reza Imanpour, M., Safari, R.   +3 more
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Pesticide Contamination in the Hair of Children From Colonia San Juan, a Rural Community in Paraguay

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Hair analysis in children from a rural community in Paraguay reveals exposure to organophosphates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, fungicides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors, highlighting the urgent need for stricter environmental protections and preventive health measures. ABSTRACT Chronic exposure to pesticides can cause carcinogenic, reproductive,
Stela Benitez Leite, Alba Iglesias‐Gonzalez, Mirta Noemí Mesquita, María Luisa Macchi, Robin Mesnage, Brice M. R. Appenzeller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of high organochlorine pesticide serum levels with oxidative stress in intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer

Heliyon
It has been revealed that certain organochlorine pesticides may increase the risk of gastric cancer incidence among farm workers. This research aimed to assay levels of 7 different organochlorine pesticides in the serum of functional dyspepsia ...
Gholamreza Asadikaram, Mohammad Reza Ashrafi, Sodaif Darvish Moghaddam, Moslem Abolhassani, Fatemeh Bagheri   +4 more
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Immobilised TiO2 application for pesticides degradation using a solar still

Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021
Pesticides are recalcitrant contaminants, which are bioaccumulative in nature. A good number of pesticides, particularly organochlorines, have been listed among the Persistent Organic Pollutant list of Stockholm convention. Organochlorine pesticides were
Kavita Gandhi, Chetna Vasudeva, Vidhi Singh, Mayuri Umekar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source