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How do pesticides affect bats? - A brief review of recent publications

Braz. j. biol; 81 (2), 2021
Increased agricultural production has been increased use of pesticides worldwide, which poses a threat to both human and environmental health. Recent studies suggest that several non-target organisms, from bees to mammals, show a wide variety of toxic effects of pesticides exposure, including impaired be...

Pollution in the Americas: a leading cause of disease burden and an opportunity for cancer prevention

Salud pública Méx; 61 (4), 2019
Abstract: Objective: Environmental and occupational agents are causes of cancer and disease worldwide while their control and the reduction of the associated disease burden remains complex. Materials and methods: This paper summarizes the current status of the burden of environmental and occupational ...

Influencia de contaminantes ambientales en la gestación humana: causante de patologías en el adulto

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (6), 2018
Resumen: En el presente articulo se revisan los mecanismos del imprinting epigenético mediante el cual se producen los efectos diferidos generados por la exposición prenatal o infantil temprana a agentes químicos contaminantes. Se revisaron las bases de datos Pubmed y Embase para identificar estudios ...

Cuerpos tóxicos: la percepción del riesgo de la contaminación interna por compuestos químicos en España

Salud colect; 13 (2), 2017
RESUMEN Este artículo analiza la percepción social de la exposición humana a los compuestos químicos, y los discursos y las prácticas sobre las fronteras corporales ante la contaminación interna. A partir de una investigación cualitativa e interdisciplinar en Cataluña, se exploran los significado...

Determinación preliminar de triclosán por espectroscopia UV-Vis en aguas residuales de la ciudad de Guatemala

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 4 (1), 2017
Estimar el grado de remoción de contaminantes emergentes en el proceso de tratamiento de aguas residuales es de importancia para evaluar la efectividad de las técnicas empleadas en la actualidad. El triclosán (TCS) es un agente antimicrobiano sintético de amplio espectro, estudios recientes sugieren ...

Autism in 2016: the need for answers

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective: Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong and often devastating conditions that severely affect social functioning and self-sufficiency. The etiopathogenesis is presumably multifactorial, resulting from a very complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. The dramatic i...

Current knowledge of environmental exposure in children during the sensitive developmental periods

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (1), 2017
Abstract: Objective: This study aims to identify the scientific evidence on the risks and effects of exposure to environmental contaminants in children during sensitive developmental periods. Data source: The search was performed in the Bireme database, using the terms: children's health, environmental...

Carbon pollution increases health inequities: lessons in resilience from the most vulnerable

ABSTRACT Climate change is a social justice as well as an environmental issue. The magnitude and pattern of changes in weather and climate variables are creating differential exposures, vulnerabilities, and health risks that increase stress on health systems while exacerbating existing and creating new h...

Biosorption of heavy metals by Talaromyces helicus: a trained fungus for copper and biphenyl detoxification

At present, it is common to observe environments with organic and inorganic pollution, defined as co-contamination. Most industrial and urban effluents releases both pollutant types, leading to a complex environmental problem, as the biota must be tolerant to both xenobiotics. T. helicus, an efficient st...