Pesticides are widely used chemical compounds in agriculture to destroy insects, pests and
weeds. In modern era, they form an indispensable part of agricultural and health practices …

Pesticides are unique environmental contaminants that are specifically introduced into the
environment to control pests, often by killing them. Although pesticide application serves …

Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is a broad-spectrum chlorinated organophosphate (OP) pesticide used
for the control of a variety of insects and pathogens in crops, fruits, vegetables, as well as …

One of the major classes of pesticides is that of the organophosphates (OPs). Initial
developments date back almost 2 centuries but it was only in the mid-1940s that OPs …

Environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), a type of exogenous organic
pollutants, are ubiquitous in natural aquatic environments. Therefor, this review focused on …

Carbamate compounds are commonly applied in agricultural sectors as alternative options
to the recalcitrant organochlorine pesticides due to their easier breakdown and less …

Organophosphate exposures during pregnancy and child neurodevelopment:
Recommendations for essential policy reforms | PLOS Medicine Skip to main content …

Background Pyrethroid metabolites are widely detectable in urine from the general
population, including pregnant women and children. Pyrethroids are neurotoxic and …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a polygenic neurodevelopmental disorder
that affects 8–12% of children and> 4% of adults. Environmental factors are believed to …

Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) and agricultural fungicides (including strobilurin, azole,
and morpholine fungicides) are widely used, while data on their contamination in the …