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Nematology in Central American countries, a general overview of the present situation
(50TH ANNUAL MEETING OF NEMATOLOGIST OF TROPICAL AMERICA (ONTA 2018), 2018-08)Pesticide use in Central American agriculture has been promoted as an important tool for development since decades, despite in many cases being a hazardous technology for human health and the environment. At the same time ... -
Not Only Toxic but Repellent: What Can Organisms’ Responses Tell Us about Contamination and What Are the Ecological Consequences When They Flee from an Environment?
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-12-12)The ability of aquatic organisms to sense the surrounding environment chemically and interpret such signals correctly is crucial for their ecological niche and survival. Although it is an oversimplification of the ... -
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 ... -
Occurrence and fate of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals in wastewater from two wastewater treatment plants in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2017-04-26)Chemical analysis of raw wastewater in order to assess the presence of biological markers entering a wastewater treatment plant can provide objective information about the health and lifestyle of the population connected ... -
Passive monitoring techniques to evaluate environmental pesticide exposure: results from the Infant's Environmental Health study (ISA)
(Elsevier, 2020-02-08)Background: Pesticides used in agriculture may expose populations living nearby. Costa Rica is a major bananaexporting country, its production depends on extensive pesticide use. Objectives: To evaluate environmental ... -
Perlidae (Plecoptera) como modelo en estudios ecotoxicológicos: el caso del insecticida Carbaril
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020)En América Central, el uso de insectos acuáticos nativos en los estudios ecotoxicológicos ha sido un campo de investigación poco desarrollado, debido a la escasa información sobre la descripción taxonómica de las ... -
Pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in children age 6-9 years from Talamanca, Costa Rica.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2016-09-05)Certain pesticides may affect children's neurodevelopment. We assessed whether pesticide exposure was associated with impaired neurobehavioral outcomes in children aged 6e9 years. We conducted a cross-sectional study ... -
Pesticide Exposure and Respiratory Health of Indigenous Women in Costa Rica
(Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and American Journal of EpidemiologyJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009-02-18)A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 to evaluate the relation between pesticide exposure and respiratory health in a population of indigenous women in Costa Rica. Exposed women (n ¼ 69) all worked at plantain p ... -
Pesticide exposure on sloths (Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni) in an agricultural landscape of Northeastern Costa Rica
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)Between 2005 and 2008, wild Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni inhabiting an agricultural landscape and captive animals from a rescue center in Northeastern Costa Rica were studied to assess exposure to pesticides. ... -
Pesticide risk perceptions among bystanders of aerial spraying on bananas in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020-07-08)Little is known about how bystanders perceive risks from pesticide use in areas with frequent aerial spraying of pesticides. This research aims to better understand how bystanders (school workers) from three counties of ... -
Pesticide use in banana and plantain production and risk perception among local actors in Talamanca, Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2011-07)The Talamanca County in Costa Rica has large-scale banana and small-scale plantain production, probably causing pesticide exposure in indigenous children. We explored to what extent different community actors are aware ... -
Pesticides Burden in Neotropical Rivers: Costa Rica as a Case Study
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-11-29)Neotropical ecosystems are highly biodiverse; however, the excessive use of pesticides has polluted freshwaters, with deleterious effects on aquatic biota. This study aims to analyze concentrations of active ingredients ... -
Los plaguicidas
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011)El material ha sido diseñado para ser utilizado como medio de difusión en el Programa Infantes y Salud Ambiental. Su contenido se basa en: Los conceptos de plaguicidas también llamados agroquímicos. La clasificación de ... -
Plan integral para el manejo agroecológico de plantaciones de plátano (Musa sp) en la zona de Talamanca, Limón
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012)Este trabajo pretende establecer un plan integral para el manejo agroecológico de plantaciones de Plátano dentro de la reserva indígena de Talamanca y en el distrito de Sixaola, con la implementación de técnicas sustentables ... -
Polychaetes associated with decaying wood in Térraba mangrove, South Pacific, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2015-04)The present study shows spatial patterns in the faunal assemblage of decaying wood and sediments, with emphasis on the polychaetes. The survey was executed across a salinity gradient in a tropical mangrove estuary of Costa ... -
Prenatal and postnatal manganese teeth levels and neurodevelopment at 7, 9, and 10.5 years in the CHAMACOS cohort
(Elsevier, 2015-11)Background: Numerous cross-sectional studies of school-age children have observed that exposure to manganese (Mn) adversely affects neurodevelopment. However, few prospective studies have looked at the effects of both ... -
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 ... -
Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Adiposity in Early and Mid-Childhood
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2017-03-01)Background: Few studies have examined whether prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is associated with childhood adiposity. Objective: We examined associations of prenatal exposure to PFASs with adiposity ... -
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS Cohort
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2019-10-25)Background: Previous studies suggest that prenatal exposure to phthalates, ubiquitous synthetic chemicals, may adversely affect neurodevelopment. However, data are limited on how phthalates affect cognition, executive ... -
Prenatal mancozeb exposure, excess manganese, and neurodevelopment at 1 year of age in the Infants' Environmental Health (ISA) study
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2018-05-29)BACKGROUND: Although growing evidence suggests that early-life excess manganese (Mn) impairs neurodevelopment, data on the neurodevelopmental effects of mancozeb, a fungicide containing Mn, and its main metabolite ...
