Abstract Imposex is the development of male sexual characteristics caused by the toxic effects of some chemicals that acts as an endocrinal disruptor. Antifouling paints contain these chemicals. Cartagena lacks studies to indicate the extent of imposex in its coastal waters. The aim of this study was to ...
Background: Nitrate exposure may be associated with thyroid gland dysfunction. Aim: To review the available evidence about the relationship between nitrates in drinking water and thyroid gland dysfunction. Material and Methods: A wide search was performed using Medline, Cochrane, Lilacs, IBECS and Scie...
ABSTRACT Tricyclazole is currently one of the fungicides recommended for the treatment of diseases in irrigated rice. However, there is relatively little information on its cytotoxic and genotoxic potential. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of rice crop water ...
Riego Agrícola,
Aberraciones Cromosómicas/inducido químicamente,
Productos Agrícolas,
Productos Agrícolas/genética,
Daño del ADN,
Fungicidas Industriales,
Mitosis/efectos de los fármacos,
Índice Mitótico,
Pruebas de Mutagenicidad/métodos,
Cebollas/efectos de los fármacos,
Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/toxicidad,
Oryza/genética,
Oryza/efectos de los fármacos
Our aim was to describe sperm parameters in residents from Northern Chile. We evaluated in 101 volunteers (18 and 30 years old) urinary and drinking water Boron levels using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry; semen parameters were measured with standardized methods. Each individual was categor...
Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/orina,
Boro/orina,
Chile,
Exposición a Compuestos Químicos,
Boro/toxicidad,
Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/toxicidad,
Espermatozoides/efectos de los fármacos,
Semen/química,
Semen/efectos de los fármacos,
Fertilidad/efectos de los fármacos,
Espectrometría de Masas/métodos,
Espermatozoides/patología
Abstract This study investigated the effects of tributyltin (TBT) on the morphology of the genital system of the gastropod Stramonita rustica in southern Bahia, Brazil. For this, 330 specimens were collected during the summer of 2014 at eight sampling points to ascertain whether male sex organs had devel...
Resumo Há evidências crescentes de que os desreguladores endócrinos (DE) podem afetar negativamente os seres humanos. Águas superficiais e subterrâneas são as principais fontes de obter a sua potabilidade, no entanto, podem ser contaminadas por DE, que não são totalmente removidos pelos processos...
Currently there is a growing concern, in both population and governments, to identify the effects of substances commonly disposed of into rivers and lakes, on aquatic fauna and flora. Thus the objective of the present study was to verify effects of biodegradable detergents and water from an urban lake on...
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a influência das variáveis físico-químicas tais como: pH, dureza total e alcalinidade total da água, na toxicidade do zinco para "guarus", Poecilia reticulata. Os ensaios foram do tipo estático e de curta duraçäo (96 horas) para a determinaçäo da t...
