Background Residents living close to agricultural lands might be exposed to pesticides
through non-occupational pathways including spray drift and volatilization of pesticides …

A growing number of well‐designed epidemiological and molecular studies provide
substantial evidence that the pesticides used in agricultural, commercial, and home and …

The comet assay is widely used in human biomonitoring to measure DNA damage as a
marker of exposure to genotoxic agents or to investigate genoprotective effects. Studies …

Recent years have seen increased interest in applying robots to the retail sector. The
present research aims to learn the criteria that make people more or less likely to use retail …

In recent years, exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has posed an
increasing threat to human health. EDCs are major risk factors in the occurrence and …

The indiscriminate use of pesticides in agriculture and public health campaigns has been
associated with an increase of oxidative stress and DNA damage, resulting in health …

ABSTRACT The Malwa region of Punjab, India, is facing an unprecedented crisis of
environmental health linked to indiscriminate, excessive, and unsafe use of pesticides …

The long-term low concentrations of trace “contaminants of emerging concern”(CECs) can
have potential toxic effects on human health and serious risks to the ecological environment …

The effects of chronic exposure to pesticides can lead to the development of several
diseases, including different types of cancer, since the genotoxic and mutagenic capacity of …

Metabolic activation of pesticides in the liver may result in highly reactive intermediates
capable of impairing various cellular functions. Nevertheless, the knowledge about the effect …