The environmental and health impacts from the massive discharge of chemicals and
subsequent pollution have been gaining increasing public concern. The unintended …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief review of the current knowledge regarding
metabolism and toxicity of copper and copper-based pesticides in living organisms. Copper …

The aim of this study was to evaluate genotoxicity and oxidative stress in workers who
formulate organophosphorus (OP) pesticides. In this survey, blood leukocytes and …

Oxidative stress and DNA damage have been proposed as mechanisms linking pesticide
exposure to health effects such as cancer and neurological diseases. A study of pesticide …

A total of forty-one (n= 41) male, healthy agricultural sprayers, exposed to pesticides for 5
years, were compared with twenty one (n= 21) controls matched for age and economic …

The relation between pesticides exposure and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has not been
clearly identified. Performing a systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, Cochrane …

In spite of being harmful, pesticides are widely used in Brazil. Their genotoxic effects might
be studied through population monitoring by means of the analysis of chromosomal …

Humans are often exposed to a variety of pollutants that contribute to an individual's risk for
diseases including cancer. Animal, cell cultures and epidemiological lines of evidence …

Urinary dialkylphosphate (DAP) metabolites have been used to estimate human exposure to
organophosphorus pesticides. We developed a method for quantifying the six DAP urinary …

Glyphosate is a widely used broad spectrum herbicide, reported to induce various toxic
effects in non-target species, but its carcinogenic potential is still unknown. Here we showed …