Dechlorination of selected polychlorinated biphenyl congeners using metal-impregnated pulverized shrimp shell catalyst from waste [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2023 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Polychlorinated biphenyls are pervasive contaminants that are receiving attention worldwide. Due to their well-known propensity to have harmful impacts on both humans and the environment, polychlorinated biphenyls have been ...
D.B. Aviantara +4 more
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Antibiotic resistance patterns in soils across the Scottish landscape
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 The environment disseminates antimicrobial-resistance genes; however, it remains challenging to distinguish whether human activities exacerbate antimicrobial resistance or what is natural.
Eulyn Pagaling +11 more
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Polychlorinated biphenyls: Hazardous properties and environmentally sound management in Ukraine
Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2020 Polychlorinated biphenyls are one of the most dangerous compounds for human health and the environment and are included to Annex C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
N. O. Ryzhenko +3 more
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Journal of Veterinary Research, 2023 Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) were investigated in six species of bivalve mollusc purchased on the Polish retail market.
Mikołajczyk Szczepan +2 more
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Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in blood of the Spanish population: Temporal trend [PDF]
Arhiv za farmaciju, 2021 The present article reviews the human biomonitoring studies conducted in Spain to assess exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated ...
González Neus, Domingo José L.
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Prevention and control of contaminants of industrial processes and pesticides in the poultry production chain [PDF]
, 2002 The reduction in levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in food of animal origin in the past 30 years has been achieved especially by controlling entrance via the feed chain.
Kan, C.A.
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Enrichment and Identification of Askarel oil (PCB blend) degrading bacteria enriched from landfill sites in Edo State, Nigeria. [PDF]
, 2011 Microbial degradation following aerobic biodegradation is one of the means used by microorganisms for the removal of persistent organic pollutants from the soil. Bacterial species namely: Pseudomonas, Micrococcus Arthrobacter and Acinetobacter capable of
Nwinyi, Obinna
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Environment International, 2020 For the first time, a multi-centre Total Diet Study was carried out in Benin, Cameroon, Mali and Nigeria. We collected and prepared as consumed 528 typical fatty foods from those areas and pooled these subsamples into 44 composites samples.
Vincent Vaccher +18 more
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and hexachlorobenzene, semen quality and testicular cancer risk [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: We carried out a case-control study to investigate the possible role of occupational and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors in the onset of testicular cancer (TC). METHODS: We evaluated 125 TC patients and 103 controls.
CATTARUZZA, Maria Sofia +7 more
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Transport of persistent organic pollutants across the human placenta [PDF]
, 2014 Environment International 65, 107-115 ...
Fernández-Somoano, A +9 more
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