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Unlocking the potential of glyphosate-resistant bacterial strains in biodegradation and maize growth
Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)-glycine] is a non-selective herbicide with a broad spectrum activity that is commonly used to control perennial vegetation in agricultural fields.
Waqas Mohy-Ud-Din +11 more
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The olive fruit fly (olf) Bactrocera oleae is the most damaging olive pest. The intensive use of organophosphates (OPs) to control it, led to an increase in resistance in field populations.
Esther Lantero +4 more
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ACUTE EXOGENOUS INTOXICATIONS WITH ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES: DURATION OF THE HOSPITAL TREATMENT AND CLINICAL CRITERIA FOR PROGNOSIS [PDF]
Purpose: Several criteria have been suggested to estimate the intoxication severity, yet so far no system of clinical criteria has been developed to determine the duration of hospitalisation.
Petko Marinov +6 more
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Water pollution is a serious environmental problem. In Rondinha, Rio Grande do Sul, on a small area planted with tobacco, it has been using organophosphates pesticides.
Francieli Três Griza +3 more
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FDA-Approved Oximes and Their Significance in Medicinal Chemistry
Despite the scientific advancements, organophosphate (OP) poisoning continues to be a major threat to humans, accounting for nearly one million poisoning cases every year leading to at least 20,000 deaths worldwide.
Jyothi Dhuguru +2 more
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Clarifying an Electrometric Method for Determining Blood Cholinesterase Activity: A Scientific Letter [PDF]
In this scientific letter, a modified electrometric method is clarified for rapid and accurate determination of blood cholinesterase (ChE) activity in man and various animal species.
Fouad Mohammad
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Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) are highly toxic chemicals widely used as pesticides (e.g., paraoxon (PX)- the active metabolite of the insecticide parathion) and as chemical warfare nerve agents.
Orly Ravid +12 more
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Fatal pesticide intoxication - case report of a 2 patients
Pesticides is a collective term for a group of chemicals used predominantly in agriculture and against vectors in vectorborne diseases such as malaria, filariasis, etc.
Jędrzej Tkaczyk +4 more
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ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF INDIGENOUS BACTERIAL ISOLATES ABLE TO DEGRADE ORGANOPHOSPHATES [PDF]
The wide and indiscriminate use of pesticides for pest control in agriculture has inflicted serious harm and problems to humans as well as to the biodiversity.
Ghada El-sayed +5 more
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Organophosphates have rarely been reported to cause various ocular sequelae including retinal degeneration. Retinal manifestations have been rarely reported and poorly characterized. We describe a case of a 76-year-old man with vision loss beginning in his 20s due to acute on chronic exposure to dimethoate, an organophosphate.
Pham, Hang +6 more
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