Biomass is currently seen as a promising renewable energy source, which can be
sustainably utilized in the production of fuels and electric energy adding no carbon dioxide …

This paper provides a narrative systematic review (SR) of the impacts of sugarcane
production on different ecosystems employing the ecosystem services framework. The …

Emissions from burning of biomass in the Amazon region have adverse effects on the
environment and human health. Herein, particulate matter (PM) emitted from biomass …

Particulate Matter (PM) air pollution is one of the major concerns for environment and health.
Understanding the heterogeneity and complexity of fine and ultrafine PM is a fundamental …

In the city of Limeira, located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, the major ions of 30 rainwater
samples, collected from Sep/2013 to Mar/2014, were quantified by ionic chromatography …

This review examined the mutagenicity and genotoxicity associated with exposure to
outdoor air pollutants in Brazil. A search was performed on the Web of Science database …

In the context of a rising global temperature, biomass burning represents an increasing risk
to human health, due to emissions of highly toxic substances such as polycyclic aromatic …

Abstract Background: Increased micronuclei (MNi) frequencies in human lymphocytes are
an indicator of chromosome instability and could be influenced by different exogenous and …

The finest fraction of Particulate Matter (PM2. 5) carries a large number of pollutants, some of
which are assessed as genotoxic, such as some Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

The Salmonella/microsome assay (Ames test) is the most widely used mutagenicity test for
the evaluation of pure chemicals and environmental samples. There are several versions of …