Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are heterogeneous carbon-based compounds that can
seriously affect human health. The aim of this study was to measure serum concentrations of …

The discovery of living representatives of extinct groups previously known only as fossil
remnants is interesting for several reasons. Darwin called them ''living fossils''(''these …

To eliminate pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) residue in PCNB-contaminated environment,
the degradation potential of Pseudomonas putida QTH3 to PCNB was evaluated in this …

This chapter provides a general idea of what environmental monitoring in the Arctic is, what
objects are being investigated, and who are the main actors in organizing and conducting …

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used for many decades, both for the control of
pests in agriculture and for the control of vectors of human and animal diseases. Several …

Karst aquifers are highly vulnerable to groundwater contamination due to the easy filtration
of pollutants such as agrochemicals, including organochlorine pesticides (heptachlor …

Environmental pollution is one of the biggest and most important problems facing humanity
nowadays. It can be said that since the Industrial Revolution, all activities related to …

As with all crocodilian species reported so far, C. latirostris displays temperature-dependent
sex determination (TSD). Eggs incubated at 29–31 1C produce 100% of female caimans (for …

Los pesticidas son cualquier sustancia o mezcla de sustancias destinadas a prevenir o
destruir plagas, pero su utilización causa contaminación en el medio ambiente y la salud …

Environmental pollution is one of the biggest and most important problems facing humanity
nowadays. It can be said that since the Industrial Revolution, all activities related to …