Environmental health research in Africa: important progress and promising opportunities

BR Joubert, SN Mantooth, KA McAllister - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization in 2016 estimated that over 20% of the global disease
burden and deaths were attributed to modifiable environmental factors. However, data …

A brief review of photocatalytic reactors used for persistent pesticides degradation

GO Isopencu, A Mocanu, IM Deleanu - ChemEngineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pesticide pollution is a major issue, given their intensive use in the 20th century, which led to
their accumulation in the environment. At the international level, strict regulations are …

Evaluation of conventional and non-conventional biomarkers of liver toxicity in greenhouse workers occupationally exposed to pesticides

D Lozano-Paniagua, T Parrón, R Alarcón… - Food and Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The liver plays a prominent role in maintenance of homeostasis and is the major organ for
xenobiotic metabolism, including pesticides. Conventional liver function tests are widely …

Assessment of hematological, biochemical effects and genotoxicity among pesticide sprayers in grape garden

AS Gaikwad, P Karunamoorthy, SJ Kondhalkar… - Journal of occupational …, 2015 - Springer
Background Many studies revealed toxic effects of pesticides on pesticide handlers but very
fewer studies have been reported among grape garden pesticide sprayers in India. The …

Persistent organic pollutants and liver dysfunction biomarkers in a population-based human sample of men and women

J Kumar, L Lind, S Salihovic, B van Bavel… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and objective Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are stable organic
compounds generated through different industrial activities. Liver is involved in the …

Biomarkers of Inflammation and Inflammation‐Related Indexes upon Emergency Department Admission Are Predictive for the Risk of Intensive Care Unit …

C Lionte, C Bologa, V Sorodoc, OR Petris… - Disease …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Patients poisoned with drugs and nonpharmaceutical substances are frequently admitted
from the emergency department (ED) to a medical or ICU department. We hypothesized that …

Hematological abnormality, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity induction in the greenhouse pesticide sprayers; investigating the role of NQO1 gene polymorphism

N Ahmadi, A Mandegary, A Jamshidzadeh… - Toxics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture represents a threat to the human
populations exposed to them. In this cross-sectional study, the hematological and …

Evaluation of the effects of agro pesticides use on liver and kidney function in farmers from Buea, Cameroon

FPT Manfo, SA Mboe, EA Nantia, F Ngoula… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Agro pesticides are increasingly used worldwide to increase crop production. However,
health hazards resulting from human exposure to these chemicals, especially from …

The hematological and biochemical effects from pesticide exposure on Thai vegetable farmers

S Bunsri, N Muenchamnan, W Naksen… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pesticide-related health concerns are a global public health issue. Few studies in Thailand
have explored the hematological and biochemical effects of occupational pesticide …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluación de la exposición a organofosforados y carbamatos en trabajadores de una comunidad agraria

S Marrero, S González, H Guevara, A Eblen - Comunidad y salud, 2017 - ve.scielo.org
En Venezuela la utilización de organofosforados y carbamatos ha contribuido a generar un
escenario propicio para la aparición de intoxicaciones agudas y crónicas a nivel de la …