The occurrence of emerging contaminants, such as: personal care products, medicines,
pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and their transformation products in the environment is of …

The use of pesticides has been increasing in recent years for maintaining traditional
agricultural practices. However, these chemicals are associated with several environmental …

In this study, the sorption, desorption and degradation of three neonicotinoids, imidacloprid
(IMI), clothianidin (CLO) and thiacloprid (THI), and their effects on microorganisms in four …

Over the past decade, CdS QDs have become versatile semiconductors. Surface
modification of CdS QDs has become an interesting case study, as it can eliminate surface …

Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide that has been widely used to control insect pests
in agricultural fields for decades. It shows insecticidal activity mainly by blocking the normal …

Background Neonicotinoid insecticides are becoming more widely applied as
organophosphate (OP) insecticides are decreasing in use. Because of their relative …

Research was done during 2012 to evaluate the potential exposure of pollinators to
neonicotinoid insecticides used as seed treatments on corn, cotton, and soybean. Samples …

In present study, a simple, effective and rapid green method using leaf extract of Melia
azedarach was explored for the synthesis of Cu–ZnO nano heterojunction particles. The leaf …

Neonicotinoids are neurotoxic systemic insecticides used in plant protection worldwide.
Unfortunately, application of neonicotinoids affects both beneficial and target insects …

Intensive fish culturing systems depend on provides optimal water quality conditions. Hence,
the most important aquaculture practices are the removal of contamination elements related …