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 …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) are compounds that alter the normal functioning of
the endocrine system of both wildlife and humans. A huge number of chemicals have been …

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants widely used
all over the world. These chlorinated hydrocarbons are toxic and often cause detrimental …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been used in a wide range of agricultural and
industrial commodities, resulting in vigorous deterioration of environment and human health …

India is of prime interest due to the large past and ongoing use of pesticidal persistent
organic pollutants (POPs). Rapid dissipation of POPs to the atmosphere in the tropical …

Informal recycling of waste (including e-waste) is an emerging source of environmental
pollution in India. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated diphenyl ethers …

Pesticides residue poses serious concerns to human health. The present study was carried
out to determine the pesticide residues of peri-urban bovine milk (n= 1183) from five different …

Due to the influence of the Indian monsoon system, air mass transport in and to the Tibetan
Plateau shows obvious seasonality. In order to assess the responses of atmospheric …

India has extensive production and usage of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) for
agriculture and vector control. Despite this, few data are available on the levels and …

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 …