Pesticide residues in drinking water, their potential risk to human health and removal options

I El-Nahhal, Y El-Nahhal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of pesticides in agricultural and public health sectors has resulted in
substantially contaminated water resources with residues in many countries. Almost no …

Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door

IM Meftaul, K Venkateswarlu, R Dharmarajan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides play a pivotal role in controlling pests and disease infestations not only in urban
agriculture but also in non-agricultural settings. Several pesticides like herbicides …

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urban transportation and air quality in Canada

X Tian, C An, Z Chen, Z Tian - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The global outbreak and spread of COVID-19 had a significant impact on the environment of
urban areas. This study aimed to provide a new insight into the urban transportation and air …

Road dust resuspension: A review

IC Rienda, CA Alves - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, emissions from road traffic saw a significant drop due to the stricter
regulations for the motor vehicles' exhaust and cleaner technologies for fleets. Therefore …

Chemical profiling of PM10 from urban road dust

CA Alves, M Evtyugina, AMP Vicente… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Road dust resuspension is one of the main sources of particulate matter with impacts on air
quality, health and climate. With the aim of characterising the thoracic fraction, a portable …

An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 1: new molecules, metabolism, fate, and transport

C Giorio, A Safer, F Sánchez-Bayo, A Tapparo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
With the exponential number of published data on neonicotinoids and fipronil during the last
decade, an updated review of literature has been conducted in three parts. The present part …

Health and safety effects of airborne soil dust in the Americas and beyond

DQ Tong, TE Gill, WA Sprigg, RS Van Pelt… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the
knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicological impacts of synthetic pyrethroids on non-target aquatic organisms: A review

M Ranatunga, C Kellar, V Pettigrove - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Synthetic pyrethroid (SP) insecticides are used extensively around the world in both
agricultural and non-agricultural applications. Their toxicity to mammals is low, however …

Human exposure of fipronil insecticide and the associated health risk

D Chen, J Li, Y Zhao, Y Wu - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fipronil, as an emerging phenylpyrazole insecticide, is ubiquitous in the environment and
food due to its broad spectrum and persistent characteristics, but the research on pathways …

Occurrence, sources, and risk assessment of pyrethroid insecticides in surface water and tap water from Taihu Lake, China

R Wang, S Zhang, K Xiao, M Cai, H Liu - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrethroid insecticides are one of the most widely used insecticides globally, posing a
severe threat to human health and the environment. In this study, we applied high …