Occurrence of organochlorine pesticide residues in biological and environmental matrices in Africa: A two-decade review

C Olisah, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The widespread use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), essentially for the control of
insects and the cultivation of food crops, has led to the pollution of ecosystems. Despite …

Fish welfare in aquaculture: Physiological and immunological activities for diets, social and spatial stress on Mediterranean aqua cultured species

M Dara, P Carbonara, C La Corte, D Parrinello… - Fishes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Welfare assessment currently is less well-characterized for aquatic animals and the classical
methodologies used for terrestrial animals are not adequate to improve our knowledge …

Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area

R Gerber, NJ Smit, JHJ Van Vuren… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …

Evaluation of kidney histopathological alterations in Crucian Carp, Carassius carassius, from a pesticide and PCB-contaminated freshwater ecosystem, using light …

E Sula, V Aliko, E Marku, A Nuro… - International journal of …, 2020 - ij-aquaticbiology.com
This study aimed to evaluate the potential toxic effects of chronic sublethal pesticides and
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) exposure on feral crucian carp, Carassius carassius, using …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the exposure of two pesticides on common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758): Are the prolonged biomarker responses adaptive or …

V Yancheva, E Georgieva, I Velcheva, I Iliev… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) and cypermethrin (CYP) are two insecticides that have a proven negative
effect on non-target aquatic organisms when they enter the surface waters. However …

Effects of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish—current and future challenges

LL Johnson, BF Anulacion, MR Arkoosh, DG Burrows… - Fish physiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that are not
readily degraded in the environment. They are typically lipophilic, bioaccumulating in tissues …

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants and their trophic transfer through the food web: Human health risks to the rural communities reliant on fish from South …

CM Volschenk, R Gerber, MT Mkhonto… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants and their trophic transfer through the food
web: Human health risks to the rural communities reliant on fish from South Africa's largest …

A histology-based fish health assessment of farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)

A Saraiva, J Costa, J Serrão, C Cruz, JC Eiras - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to assess the health status of farmed seabass
(Dicentrarchus labrax L.) using as a tool the histological semi-quantitative system proposed …

Metals concentrations in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus () from illegal fish farm in Al-Minufiya Province, Egypt, and their effects on some tissues structures

MMN Authman, WT Abbas, AY Gaafar - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study clarified the suitability of fishes caught from illegal fish farms to human
consumption and their hazards to public health. For this purpose, the concentrations of some …

Pesticides in South African fresh waters

TM Ansara-Ross, V Wepener… - African Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Public concern has recently escalated over pesticide contamination of South African aquatic
ecosystems. This review of published literature on the occurrence of pesticides within South …