Pesticides play an important role in agricultural development. However, pesticide
application can result in both acute and chronic human toxicities, and the adverse effects of …

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are generally categorized as chlorinated cyclodienes,
chlorodiphenylethanes, chlorinated benzenes and cyclohexanes. The presence of OCP …

Meat and fish are muscle foods rich in valuable nutrients, such as high‐quality proteins,
vitamins, and minerals, and, in the case of fish, also unsaturated fatty acids. The escalation …

With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …

This study is aimed at compiling the toxicological aspects of organochlorine compounds
(OCCs) including pesticides among different animal models. Tests on animal species like …

Background. Inappropriate use and application of pesticides in Ethiopia pose a major threat
to the health of farmers and the environment. Objective. The present study aimed to assess …

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used worldwide, particularly in Africa, for
several decades. Although many are banned, several African countries still use OCPs …

The objective of this study was to determine concentration and bioaccumulation of
organochlorine pesticides and heavy metals in edible fish from Wuhan, China, in order to …

Abstract The area around Lake Ziway in Ethiopia is going through a major agricultural
transformation with both small-scale farmers and large horticultural companies using …

Sustainable agriculture focuses using agricultural resources with minimum possible
negative environmental externality to produce more food. The present study reports the …