A review of technologies for the phenolic compounds recovery and phenol removal from wastewater

KAM Said, AF Ismail, ZA Karim, MS Abdullah… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The immoderate amount of phenol found in the water reservoir, ie, river and municipal drain,
has served as one major contributor to the scarcity of potable water worldwide. Many …

Demasculinization and feminization of male gonads by atrazine: consistent effects across vertebrate classes

TB Hayes, LL Anderson, VR Beasley… - The Journal of steroid …, 2011 - Elsevier
Atrazine is the most commonly detected pesticide contaminant of ground water, surface
water, and precipitation. Atrazine is also an endocrine disruptor that, among other effects …

Increasing crop** system diversity balances productivity, profitability and environmental health

AS Davis, JD Hill, CA Chase, AM Johanns, M Liebman - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Balancing productivity, profitability, and environmental health is a key challenge for
agricultural sustainability. Most crop production systems in the United States are …

The methods of identification, analysis, and removal of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in water

HS Chang, KH Choo, B Lee, SJ Choi - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
The information regarding endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) was reviewed, including
the definition and characteristics, the recent research trends concerning identification and …

Pollution characteristics, ecological and health risks of herbicides in a drinking water source and its inflowing rivers in North China

Y Li, R Guo, X Liang, B Yao, S Yan, Y Guo, Y Han… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study measured the pollution characteristics and ecological and health risks of 19
herbicides found in drinking water sources and their inflowing rivers. The targeted …

Reproductive toxicity due to herbicide exposure in freshwater organisms

C Yang, W Lim, G Song - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessively used pesticides in agricultural areas are spilled into aquatic environments,
wherein they are suspended or sedimented. Owing to climate change, herbicides are the …

Exposure to pesticides in bats

CG Torquetti, ATB Guimarães, B Soto-Blanco - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bats provide a variety of ecological services that are essential to the integrity of ecosystems.
Indiscriminate use of pesticides has been a threat to biodiversity, and the exposure of bats to …

Widely Used Pesticides with Previously Unknown Endocrine Activity Revealed as in Vitro Antiandrogens

F Orton, E Rosivatz, M Scholze… - Environmental health …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Evidence suggests that there is widespread decline in male reproductive health
and that antiandrogenic pollutants may play a significant role. There is also a clear disparity …

Prostate cancer risk and exposure to pesticides in British Columbia farmers

PR Band, Z Abanto, J Bert, B Lang, R Fang… - The …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Several epidemiologic studies have reported an increased risk of prostate
cancer among farmers. Our aim was to assess the risk of develo** prostate cancer in …

Association of exposure to phenols and idiopathic male infertility

M Chen, R Tang, G Fu, B Xu, P Zhu, S Qiao… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Widespread human exposure to phenols has been documented recently, and some phenols
which are potential endocrine disruptors have demonstrated adverse effects on male …