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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 ... -
Prenatal pesticide exposure and respiratory health outcomes in the first year of life: Results from the infants’ Environmental Health (ISA) study
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-01-29)Background: Growing evidence suggests that pesticide exposure may influence respiratory health, but data in young children are very limited. We examined the association of prenatal pesticide exposure with lower respiratory ... -
Presencia de residuos de plaguicidas y calidad biológica del agua del Río Jiménez, como representante de los ríos del Caribe de Costa Rica.
(2013-08-22)Costa Rica es un país cuya economía se basa en gran medida en las actividades agrícolas. Por esta razón y en aras de incrementar la producción, se utilizan grandes cantidades de agroquímicos, lo que ha colocado al país en ... -
Prevalence and Clinical Profi le of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection among Farmworkers, California, USA, June–November 2020
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021-05)During the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, farmworkers in the United States are consid ered essential personnel and continue in-person work. We conducted prospective surveillance for severe acut ... -
Prevalencia y prevención de síntomas de trastornos musculoesqueléticos en teletrabajadores del Departamento de Servicios Generales del Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad en modalidad de teletrabajo como medida de contingencia ante la pandemia por COVID-19
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-05-03)El presente proyecto mostró la prevalencia de síntomas de posibles trastornos musculoesqueléticos asociados a factores determinantes que afectan la salud musculoesquelética de las personas teletrabajadoras, los cuales ...