Pest insects lead to excessive agricultural and therefore economical losses on crops
worldwide. These insects have to withstand toxic molecules that are inherent to plant …

Micronucleus (MN) is a biomarker widely used in biomonitoring studies carried out to
determine the genetic risk associated to pesticide exposure. Many in vitro and in vivo …

Environmental pollution is a global phenomenon and the risks and outcomes on human
health are a worrying factor. The present situation of pollution is a man-made calamity …

Among the various sectors of the Brazilian economy, agriculture plays a prominent role,
generating jobs and income for the country. However, the agricultural sector faces …

To assess the effects of exposure to complex mixtures of pesticides in farm workers from two
communities from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we evaluated the activities of …

Formaldehyde (FA) is a chemical traditionally used in pathology and anatomy laboratories
as a tissue preservative. Several epidemiological studies of occupational exposure to FA …

The Southern green shield bug, Nezara viridula, is an invasive piercing and sucking pest
insect that feeds on crop plants and poses a threat to global food production. Given that …

Pesticides are widely used around the world, and hundreds of millions of people are
exposed annually in occupational and environmental settings. Numerous studies have …

In this study, a cohort of farmers from the Mateur region in the North of Tunisia, were
interviewed and examined for the biochemical effects of pesticides. We studied their …

Exposure to pesticides is a major public health concern, because of the widespread
distribution of these compounds and their possible long term effects. Recently, organic …