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 …

Earthworms, pesticides and sustainable agriculture: a review

S Datta, J Singh, S Singh, J Singh - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The aim of this review is to generate awareness and understand the importance of
earthworms in sustainable agriculture and effect of pesticides on their action. The natural …

Conventional tillage decreases the abundance and biomass of earthworms and alters their community structure in a global meta‐analysis

MJI Briones, O Schmidt - Global change biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The adoption of less intensive soil cultivation practices is expected to increase earthworm
populations and their contributions to ecosystem functioning. However, conflicting results …

Pesticides contamination in the Thamirabarani, a perennial river in peninsular India: The first report on ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment

U Arisekar, RJ Shakila, R Shalini, G Jeyasekaran - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the distribution of pesticides and assesses the ecological and human
health risks associated with pesticide residues concentration in the Thamirabarani River, the …

Legacy and new chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in the rivers of south India: Occurrences, sources, variations before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 …

KR Rex, P Chakraborty - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
During pre-pandemic time, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) were investigated in the surface water of Periyar River (PR) and Bharathappuzha …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of genotoxic effects of pesticide and vermicompost treated soil with Allium cepa test

S Datta, J Singh, J Singh, S Singh, S Singh - Sustainable Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil forms a huge reservoir of nutrients that sustains life on earth. Anthropogenic and natural
impacts have led to degradation of land which declines the overall quality of soil, water or …

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 …

Chemical identity and cardiovascular toxicity of hydrophobic organic components in PM2. 5

Z Qi, Y Zhang, ZF Chen, C Yang, Y Song, X Liao… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerous experimental and epidemiological studies have demonstrated that exposure to
PM 2.5 may result in pathogenesis of several major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which …

Legacy and emerging organic contaminants in two sympatric shark species from Reunion Island (Southwest Indian Ocean): Levels, profiles and maternal transfer

M Chynel, C Munschy, N Bely, K Héas-Moisan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) and bull sharks (Carcharhinus
leucas) by legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging organic contaminants …

Air-water exchange of pesticidal persistent organic pollutants in the lower stretch of the transboundary river Ganga, India

SN Khuman, P Chakraborty - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The lower stretch of the perennial transboundary river Ganga is known as the Hooghly River
(HR) in India. Despite the strict ban, HR has been evidenced with residues of pesticidal …