Pesticides: an overview of fundamentals

B Ballantyne, TC Marrs - Pesticide toxicology and international …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The number of substances that fall into the major descriptive class of pesticides, and its
various chemical and biological subgroups, is enormous. To achieve their ultimate major …

Endocrine disrupting mechanisms and effects of pesticides

HG Anlar, M Bacanlı, N Basaran - Archives of Pharmacy, 2021 - aseestant.ceon.rs
Pesticides are important agents that are intentionally introduced into the environment to
control various pests and disease carriers, often by killing them. Although pesticides have …

Effects of metal ions on the catalytic degradation of dicofol by cellulase

Z Zhai, T Yang, B Zhang, J Zhang - Journal of environmental sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
A new technique whereby cellulase immobilized on aminated silica was applied to catalyze
the degradation of dicofol, an organochlorine pesticide. In order to evaluate the performance …

Factors associated with the prevalence of prostate cancer in rural Saskatchewan: the Saskatchewan rural health study

M Sharma, JA Lawson, R Kanthan… - The Journal of Rural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian males, and it
is the third most common cause of cancer‐related deaths in men. Some studies suggest that …

Pesticides and Cancer

T Roh, A Aggarwal, NT Hasan, A Upadhyay… - … Oncology: Theory and …, 2023 - Springer
Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to control weeds, insects, fungi, rodents, and other
pests, but their use can have negative effects on both the environment and human health …

A review of prostate cancer incidence and mortality studies of farmers and non-farmers, 2002–2013

J Depczynski, T Lower - Cancer epidemiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To review the recent literature on the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in
farmers compared to non-farmers. Methods Searches were conducted in seven electronic …

Câncer de próstata em trabalhadores rurais expostos a agrotóxicos: revisão de escopo

JC Ruths, SM de Andrade, JAR Staduto… - … : Ciências Biológicas e da …, 2022 - ojs.uel.br
Desde o início dos anos 2000 é crescente o número de estudos que avaliam a exposição a
agrotóxicos e suas consequências para a saúde do trabalhador. Contudo, não há …

Removal of dicofol from water by immobilized cellulase and its reaction kinetics

J Zhang, H Yan, T Yang, Y Zong - Journal of environmental management, 2011 - Elsevier
Researches on the removal of dicofol catalyzed by immobilized cellulase were conducted.
Factors, such as acidity, temperature, enzyme activity, and initial concentration of dicofol …

The prostate gland

M Sharma, S Gupta, B Dhole, A Kumar - Basics of Human Andrology: A …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Development and gross anatomical features Lobes and zones Microstructure and
functional regulation Components of prostatic fluid Disorders of prostate gland The name …

Impact of comorbidities on prostate cancer stage at diagnosis in Florida

H Xiao, F Tan, P Goovaerts, G Adunlin… - American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
To examine the association of major types of comorbidity with late-stage prostate cancer, a
random sample of 11,083 men diagnosed with prostate cancer during 2002-2007 was taken …