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Acute, chronic and biochemical effects of chlorothalonil on Agalychnis callidryas, Isthmohyla pseudopuma and Smilisca baudinii tadpoles
(Springer, 2016-08-05)
Declines of amphibian populations have been a worldwide issue of concern for the scientific community during the last several decades. Efforts are being carried out to elucidate factors related to this phenomenon. Among ...
Lower tier toxicity risk assessment of agriculture pesticides detected on the Río Madre de Dios watershed, Costa Rica
(Springer, 2016-10-25)
Costa Rica is a tropical country with one of the highest biodiversity on Earth. It also has an intensive agriculture, and pesticide runoff from banana and pineapple plantations may cause a high toxicity risk to non-target ...
Work and health in Latin America: Results from the working conditions surveys of Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central America and Uruguay
(BMJ Journals, 2017-01-16)
Objective To describe working and employment conditions, and health status between non-agricultural employees with a written contract from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central America and Uruguay. Methods We compared data ...
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 ...
Early-life exposure to Perfluoroalkyl substances and childhood metabolic function
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2017-03-01)
Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are synthetic chemicals that may persist in the environment and in humans. There is a possible association between early-life PFAS exposure and metabolic dysfunction in later ...
In situ toxicity and ecological risk assessment of agro-pesticide runoff in the Madre de Dios River in Costa Rica
(SpringerEuCheMS Division of Chemistry and the Environment, 2016-10-18)
The River Madre de Dios (RMD) and its lagoon is a biodiversity rich watershed formed by a system of streams, rivers, channels, and a coastal lagoon communicating with the Caribbean Sea. This basin sustains a large area of ...
Respiratory, allergy and eye problems in bagasse-exposed sugar cane workers in Costa Rica
(BMJ Journals, 2012-01-22)
Aims To evaluate bagasse (sugar cane fibres) and microbiological exposure among sugar cane refinery workers in Costa Rica and its relationships with respiratory, allergy and eye problems.
Methods Ventilatory lung function ...
Ecotoxicological characterization of a tropical soil after diazinon spraying
(Springer, 2012-07-04)
The impact of diazinon spraying in an agricultural tropical soil through the evaluation of both the habitat and retention functions of the soil system was never reported. To fill this gap, five times the recommended dose ...
Early Toxic Effects in a Central American Native Fish (Parachromis dovii) Exposed to Chlorpyrifos and Difenoconazole
(Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2021-03-18)
In Costa Rica, agriculture is one of the most important economic activities. Chlorpyrifos and difenoconazole have been identified as agrochemicals widely used in banana and pineapple crops in the Caribbean area of the ...
Desarrollo curricular desde la COPEH-LAC para la enseñanza del enfoque ecosistémico en salud Humana en América Latina y el Caribe
(Comunidad de Práctica sobre el Enfoque Ecosistémico en Salud HumanaCentro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo, Canadá, 2016-02)
Desarrollado en tres ejes principales, este capítulo trata las siguientes temáticas: I. ¿Cómo enseñar enfoque ecosistémico en la salud humana?: ¿dónde se hace énfasis en la importancia del enfoque ecosistémico en la salud ...