Pyrethroids are now the fourth most used group of insecticides worldwide. Employed in
agriculture and in urban areas, they are detected in waterways at concentrations that are …

Agrochemical risk assessment that takes into account only pesticide active ingredients
without the spray adjuvants commonly used in their application will miss important toxicity …

This study was designed to assess the occurrence and concentrations of a broad range of
contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from three local estuaries within a large …

Acute toxicity and genotoxicity of the 54.8% 2, 4-D-based commercial herbicide DMA® were
assayed on Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Whereas lethal effect was …

Lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT) is a synthetic pyrethroid that is widely used to control insecticide.
Ginger is a traditional plant that is widely used as a spice or folk medicine. This study …

Diuron and its biodegradation metabolites were recently reported to cause alterations in
plasma steroid hormone concentrations with subsequent impacts on reproductive …

The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) supports a large aquaculture industry and is a
keystone species along the Atlantic seaboard. Native oysters are routinely exposed to a …

Abstract Diuron (3-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea) is a widely used herbicide which
has been frequently detected in surface waters throughout the world. In vivo bioassay …

Temperature is a key variable affecting the timing of amphibian metamorphosis from
tadpoles to tetrapods, through the production and subsequent function of thyroid hormones …

Nonionic surfactants have been widely used in agri-sprays to enhance the solubility and
mobility of pesticides, but what happens when pesticides become solubilized into surfactant …