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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 ...
Talleres participativos sobre riesgos en el uso de plaguicidas: Una construcción colectiva e interetaria. Informe Técnico IRET No. 40
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-10)
La zona del Caribe costarricense, en especial el cantón de Matina, se caracteriza por la cantidad de plantaciones agrícolas, dentro los cuales destacan los monocultivos de banano (Llaguno et al., 2014). Este desarrollo se ...
What are the Main Sensor Methods for Quantifying Pesticides in Agricultural Activities? A Review
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-07-23)
In recent years, there has been an increase in pesticide use to improve crop production
due to the growth of agricultural activities. Consequently, various pesticides have been present
in the environment for an extended ...
Evaluación de efectos tóxicos tempranos tras la exposición de peces (Parachromis dovii) a una mezcla de Clorpirifos y Difenoconazol, a través de la respuesta de una batería de biomarcadores bioquímicos e histopatológicos
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)
En Costa Rica, la agricultura es una de las actividades económicas más importantes. El clorpirifos (CPF) y el difenoconazol (DFZ) han sido identificados como plaguicidas ampliamente utilizados en los cultivos de banano y ...
Environmental Health Threats to Latino Migrant Farmworkers
(Annual Reviews Inc., 2021-01-04)
Approximately 75% of farmworkers in the United States are Latino migrants, and about 50% of hired farmworkers do not have authorization to work in the United States. Farmworkers face numerous chemical, physical, and ...
Agricoh: A consortium of agricultural cohorts
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute(MDPI), Switzerland., 2011-04-29)
AGRICOH is a recently formed consortium of agricultural cohort studies involving 22 cohorts from nine countries in five continents: South Africa (1), Canada (3), Costa Rica (2), USA (6), Republic of Korea (1), New Zealand ...
Field testing passive air samplers for current use pesticides in a tropical environment
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2008)
Air was sampled for one year in the central valley of Costa Rica using an active high-volume sampler as well as passive samplers (PAS) based on polyurethane foam (PUF) disks and XAD-resin filled mesh cylinders. Extracts ...
Acute health effects of organophosphorus pesticides on Tanzanian small-scale coffee growers
(Nature Publishing Group, 2001-07-01)
A cute health effects of organophosphorus (PP) pesticides on coffee farmworkers in 1991-1992 in Tanzania are reported to provide a basis for concern over farmworkers being overexposed during application. Workers exposed ...
Ecotoxicological evaluation of aquaculture and agriculture sediments with biochemical biomarkers and bioassays: antimicrobial potential exposure
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
Inappropriate practices and lack of regulations regarding antimicrobial use in agricultural production of developing countries increase the risk of exposure to aquatic ecosystems. Sediments may act as sink of antimicrobial ...
Decreased kidney function of unknown cause in Nicaragua: a community-based survey
(National Kidney Foundation, 2010)
Background: End-stage kidney disease overwhelms health services in Central America. We determined prevalences of decreased kidney function in distinct populations in the most affected region of Nicaragua. Study Design: ...