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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 ...
Database biomarkers measured in bees exposed to insecticides
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-02-02)
Open database with raw data presented in a scientific paper. Biomarkers measured in bees exposed to three insecticides.
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 ...
Kidney function in rice workers exposed to heat and dehydration in Costa Rica
(MDPI, 2022-04-19)
The aim of this study was to evaluate heat exposure, dehydration, and kidney function in rice workers over the course of three months, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We collected biological and questionnaire data across a ...
Exposure to common-use pesticides, manganese, lead, and thyroidfunction among pregnant women from the Infants' EnvironmentalHealth (ISA) study, Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2021-10-28)
Background:Pesticides and metals may disrupt thyroid function, which is key to fetal brain development.Objectives:To evaluate if current-use pesticide exposures, lead and excess manganese alter free thyroxine (FT4),freet ...
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 ...
Exposure to obesogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals and obesity among youth of Latino or Hispanic origin in the United States and Latin America: A lifecourse perspective
(Wiley, 2021-02-26)
Following a 2019 workshop led by the Center for Global Health Studies at the Fogarty International Center on the topic of childhood obesity prevention and research synergies transpiring from cross-border collaborations, ...
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 ...
Can a mixture of agrochemicals (glyphosate, chlorpyrifos and chlorothalonil) mask the perception of an individual chemical? A hidden trap underlying ecological risk
(Elsevier, 2022-01)
As aquatic environments associated with conventional agriculture are exposed to various pesticides, it is
important to identify any possible interactions that modify their effects when in a mixture. We applied avoidance ...