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Organophosphorus Pesticide Residues in Vegetables From Farms, Markets, and a Supermarket Around Kwan Phayao Lake of Northern Thailand
This study investigated organophosphorus (OP) residues in vegetables from 27 farms, 106 markets, and 1 supermarket around Kwan Phayao Lake, Northern...
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Pesticides for Apicultural and/or Agricultural Application Found in Belgian Honey Bee Wax Combs
In a Belgian pilot study honey bee wax combs from ten hives were analyzed on the presence of almost 300 organochlorine and organophosphorous...
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Studies of pesticide residues in tomatoes and cucumbers from Kazakhstan and the associated health risks
The aim of the present study was to assess the level of pesticide residues in vegetables in the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan and to determine the...
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Pesticides
The toxicity of modern pesticides justifies the crucial need of accurate and reliable methods to monitor the level of pesticides for safety...
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Pollutants of Emerging Concern in Rivers of Catalonia: Occurrence, Fate, and Risk
The present chapter provides a review of the occurrence, fate, and risk associated to different families or emerging and priority organic...
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Spatial distribution and partitioning of organophosphates pesticide in water and sediment from Sarno River and Estuary, Southern Italy
The organophosphates pesticide (OPP) pollution in the Sarno River and its environmental impact on the Gulf of Naples (Tyrrhenian Sea, Central...
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Osmoregulation and Excretion
Maintaining a constant internal chemical environment (homeostasis) is a critical physiological activity that is particularly important in certain...
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Organophosphate pesticide exposure and child health in China
Currently, organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are widely used for agriculture in China and around the world. A few epidemiological studies have...
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A monitoring of chemical contaminants in waters used for field irrigation and livestock watering in the Veneto region (Italy), using bioassays as a screening tool
In this study, 50 livestock watering sources (ground water) and 50 field irrigation sources (surface water) from various industrialised areas of the...
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Water Quality Issues Needing Technological Interventions: Sustainable Availability for All
The fact that existence of life is entirely because of the availability of water and since water cannot be manufactured, it becomes utmost essential...
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Physiological and Genetic Responses to Pesticide Mixture Treatment of Veronica beccabunga
The effects of a five-pesticide mixture on pesticide accumulation, phytohormone levels (indole-3-acetic acid, gibberellic acid, jasmonic acid, and...
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Comparative analysis of selected biomarkers and pesticide sensitivity in juveniles of Solea solea and Solea senegalensis
The common sole, Solea solea (Linneus, 1758), and the Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1858), are two important commercial species that...
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Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Causes and Mitigation Measures
Non-point source (NPS) pollution has been increasingly serious in China since the 1990s. The increases of agricultural NPS pollution in China is...
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High-Throughput Sample Preparation for the Quantitation of Acephate, Methamidophos, Omethoate, Dimethoate, Ethylenethiourea, and Propylenethiourea in Human Urine Using 96-Well–Plate Automated Extraction and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Acephate, methamidophos, o -methoate, and dimethoate are organophosphorus pesticides, and ethylenethiouria and propylenethiourea are two metabolites...
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Genotoxicity associated with oxidative damage in the liver and kidney of mice exposed to dimethoate subchronic intoxication
Background and aimsBecause of the widespread use of pesticides for domestic and industrial applications, the evaluation of their toxic effects is of...
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Assessment of Pesticide Pollution in Suburban Soil in South Shenyang, China
In this study, 35 representative farmland soil samples from suburban areas in south Shenyang, the capital city in Liaoning province, China, were...
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Bioremediation of Pesticides from Soil and Wastewater
The rapid increase in demand and development of industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals to sustain and improve quality of...
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Pesticide Residues in some Commodities: Dietary Risk for Children
The objective of this study was to identify pesticides found in infants’ and children’s diets. Fruits and vegetables were collected from 2004 to 2007...
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New border control system for food originating from third world countries
BackgroundThe global distribution of food products has created a requirement for inspection and testing of imported goods at national and outer...
