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Occupational Exposures and Gastrointestinal Cancers Among Finnish Women
(Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2003-03)
A cohort including all female workers born 1906 through 1945 (n = 413,877) in Finland was identified through the Population Census of Finland of 1970. Incident cases of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract were explored ...
Prenatal DDT and DDE exposure and child IQ in the CHAMACOS cohort
(Elsevier, 2015-12)
Although banned in most countries, dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) continues to be used for vector control in some malaria endemic areas. Previous findings from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and ...
Mesoamerican nephropathy: Geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease mortality between 1970 and 2012 in Costa Rica
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014-06-23)
Mesoamerican nephropathy is an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) unrelated to traditional causes, mostly observed in sugarcane workers. We analysed CKD mortality in Costa Rica to explore when and where the epidemic ...
Sociodemographic and Perinatal Predictors of Early Pregnancy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations
(American Chemical Society, 2015-09-02)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), used in food packaging and stain-resistant coatings, are suspected developmental toxicants that are ubiquitous and persistent in the environment. We measured plasma PFAS ...
A participatory assessment of ecosystem services and human wellbeing in Rural Costa Rica using Photo-Voice
(Springer, 2012-03-09)
Human well-being is intricately connected to ecosystem services. A keystone contribution to the ecosystem service literature has been the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, MA, (Ecosystems and human well-being: a framework ...
Ubicación de sitios turísticos y recreación del Cantón de Poás
(Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas, 2007)
Ubicación de sitios turísticos y de recreación del cantón de Poás, parte de la propuesta de Plan Regulador.
Microplastics in feed cause sublethal changes in the intestinal microbiota and a non-specific immune response indicator of the freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae)
(Frontiers in Microbiology Journal, 2023-07-18)
Microplastics (MP) are a hazardous pollutant of global concern that threatens aquatic ecosystems and public health. We used the invasive, cosmopolitan, and environmentally versatile red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii ...
Amenaza por caída de ceniza del Volcán Irazú, Valle Central de Costa Rica
(Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas, 2013)
Amenaza por inundación, deslizamientos, fallas y avalanchas Cantón de Moravia
(Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas, 2008)
Results are part of the Supervised Professional Practice carried out in Moravia for the communal organization of the canton's living forces.
Mapa de Zonificación de cantones de Alajuela, Grecia y Poás
(Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas, 2007)
Zonificación del cantón de Grecia y el uso de la tierra del cantón de Alajuela (calculadas en porcentaje) del cantón de Poás, para la Propuesta de Plan Regulador.