Date palm, the most important tree in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, produces a huge
amount of waste yearly in the form of fibrous materials, dried fruits, and seeds. Such waste is …

Organochlorines (OCs) are the most hazardous class of pesticides, therefore, banned or
restricted in several countries. The major sources of OCs include food industries, agriculture …

Mothers' milk from Chennai (formerly Madras), India and three other places Perungudi, the
municipal dumping site of south Chennai area (situated at the suburb of Chennai) …

In order to assess potential risks of exposure to environmental chemicals, more information
on concomitant exposure to different chemicals is needed. We present data on chemicals in …

Background In tropical countries, the palm tree is one of the most abundant and important
trees. Date palm is a principal fruit grown in many regions of the world. It is abundant, locally …

Recent studies have reported the ubiquitous distribution of perfluorinated compounds
(PFCs), especially perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), in …

There are many organochlorine pollutants in the environment, which can be directly or
indirectly exposed to by mothers, and as estrogen endocrine disruptors can cause damage …

Rapid industrialization and extensive use of pesticides in agriculture practices have
contributed to the leaking of pesticide residues into water. Among them, organochlorines are …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been of environmental and health concern for
more than half a century and have their own intergovernmental regulation through the …

This study presents for the first time temporal changes of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)
and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Russian human breast milk samples …