Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door

IM Meftaul, K Venkateswarlu, R Dharmarajan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides play a pivotal role in controlling pests and disease infestations not only in urban
agriculture but also in non-agricultural settings. Several pesticides like herbicides …

Neurotoxicity of pesticides

JR Richardson, V Fitsanakis, RHS Westerink… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Pesticides are unique environmental contaminants that are specifically introduced into the
environment to control pests, often by killing them. Although pesticide application serves …

Plant-based bioinsecticides for mosquito control: Impact on insecticide resistance and disease transmission

MŞ Şengül Demirak, E Canpolat - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquito-borne diseases cause millions of deaths each year. There has
been an increase in the use of insecticides to combat disease transmission caused by …

Emerging evidence that the mammalian sperm epigenome serves as a template for embryo development

A Lismer, S Kimmins - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Although more studies are demonstrating that a father's environment can influence child
health and disease, the molecular mechanisms underlying non-genetic inheritance remain …

A review of solar and visible light active TiO2 photocatalysis for treating bacteria, cyanotoxins and contaminants of emerging concern

R Fagan, DE McCormack, DD Dionysiou… - Materials Science in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Research into the development of solar and visible light active photocatalysts has been
significantly increased in recent years due to its wide range of applications in treating …

Metabolic syndrome and associated diseases: from the bench to the clinic

DL Mendrick, AM Diehl, LS Topor… - Toxicological …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Diseases: From the Bench to the Clinic, a
Society of Toxicology Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) workshop was held on …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals and breast cancer: a systematic review of epidemiological studies

MLY Wan, VA Co, H El-Nezami - Critical Reviews in Food Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are ubiquitous substances
that are found in our everyday lives, including pesticides, plasticizers, pharmaceutical …

Stereoselective uptake and degradation of (±)‐o,p‐DDD pesticide stereomers in water‐sediment system

AA Basheer, I Ali - Chirality, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental stereoselective uptake and degradation of (±)‐o, p‐DDD pesticide
stereomers in water‐sediment system are described. The results were analyzed by artificial …

WHO/UNEP global surveys of PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and DDTs in human milk and benefit–risk evaluation of breastfeeding

M van den Berg, K Kypke, A Kotz, A Tritscher… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Since 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) carried out global surveys on
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and …

Ancestral dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity

MK Skinner, M Manikkam, R Tracey… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Ancestral environmental exposures to a variety of environmental factors and
toxicants have been shown to promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of adult …