Current status of persistent organic pesticides residues in air, water, and soil, and their possible effect on neighboring countries: A comprehensive review of India

IC Yadav, NL Devi, JH Syed, Z Cheng, J Li… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Though the use of pesticides has offered significant economic benefits by enhancing the
production and yield of food and fibers and the prevention of vector-borne diseases …

Origin, dietary exposure, and toxicity of endocrine-disrupting food chemical contaminants: A comprehensive review

L Peivasteh-Roudsari, R Barzegar-Bafrouei, KA Sharifi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a growing public health concern worldwide.
Consumption of foodstuffs is currently thought to be one of the principal exposure routes to …

A review of environmental and health effects of organochlorine pesticide residues in Africa

AM Taiwo - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are generally categorized as chlorinated cyclodienes,
chlorodiphenylethanes, chlorinated benzenes and cyclohexanes. The presence of OCP …

Substantial halogenated organic chemicals stored in permafrost soils on the Tibetan Plateau

X Zhu, F Yang, Z Li, M Fang, S Ma, T Zhang, C Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Permafrost in the polar regions potentially stores large amounts of toxic chemicals, including
organic compounds bound with halogens. The release of such halogenated organic …

A comprehensive review of organochlorine pesticide monitoring in agricultural soils: the silent threat of a conventional agricultural past

EN Tzanetou, H Karasali - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil constitutes the central environmental compartment that, primarily due to anthropogenic
activities, is the recipient of several contaminants. Among these are organochlorine …

A national-scale distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in cropland soils and major types of food crops in China: Co-occurrence and associated risks

L Chen, YZ Qian, Q Jia, R Weng, X Zhang, Y Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that resist
degradation in the environment. OCPs remain detectable in cropland systems in China …

Organochlorine pesticides in multi-environmental matrices of India: A comprehensive review on characteristics, occurrence, and analytical methods

A Ashesh, S Singh, NL Devi, IC Yadav - Microchemical Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
While the application of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) has increased agricultural
production and prevented vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and …

Pesticides in the hydrogeo-environment: a review of contaminant prevalence, source and mobilisation in India

S Rajan, M Parween, NJ Raju - Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2023 - Springer
Chemical pesticides in the hydrogeological system are a global concern as they pose a
severe threat to humans and other organisms. In agriculture, around 4.12 million tonnes of …

Investigation of organochlorine pesticides from the Indus Basin, Pakistan: sources, air–soil exchange fluxes and risk assessment

J Sultana, JH Syed, A Mahmood, U Ali… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Present study aimed to evaluate the contamination status of organochlorine pesticides
(OCPs) and their associated potential for air–soil exchange and health risks from …

New and legacy pesticidal persistent organic pollutants in the agricultural region of the Sultanate of Oman

H Alshemmari, MM Al-Kasbi, YN Kavil, MI Orif… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprehensive air and surface soil monitoring was conducted for new and legacy
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) to fill the knowledge and data gap on the sources and fate …