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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 ...
Who is where in the Plastisphere, and why does it matter?
(Wiley Periodicals, 2020-04-24)
To fully understand how plastic is affecting the ocean, we need to understand how
marine life interacts directly with it. Besides their ecological relevance, microbes
can affect the distribution, degradation and transfer ...
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 ...
Comparative Analysis of Pesticide Use Determinants Among Smallholder Farmers From Costa Rica and Uganda
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-12-14)
Pesticides are used globally in agriculture and pose a threat to the health of farmers, communities, and the environment. Smallholder farmers in lowand middle-income countries have generally a low socio-economic status and ...
The effect of the insecticide diazinon on the osmoregulation and the avoidance response of the white leg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) is salinity dependent
(Elsevier, 2020-12-15)
Diazinon is one of the insecticides that represent a high risk for Costa Rican estuarine environments due to its
widespread use in pineapple plantations. In estuaries, organisms are frequently submitted to stress caused ...
Colonización de macroinvertebrados acuáticos en tres tipos de sustratos artificiales, en un río tropical
(Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2020-10)
Introduction: Different methodologies exist for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates, however, some of these (e.g., kick-net, Surber) are not well suited for deep, contaminated rivers or rivers with presence of crocodiles, ...