Agricultural landscapes, although often highly altered in nature, provide habitat for many
species of amphibian. However, the persistence and health of amphibian populations are …

The herbicide atrazine is widely used in agriculture for the production of corn and other
crops. Because of its physical and chemical properties, atrazine is found in small …

A quantitative weight of evidence (WoE) approach was developed to evaluate studies used
for regulatory purposes, as well as those in the open literature, that report the effects of the …

Abstract In South America, the incorporation of genetically modified organisms (GMO)
engineered to be resistant to pesticides changed the agricultural model into one dependent …

The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DCF) threatens the health of aquatic
animals and ecosystems. In the present study, different biological endpoints (mortality …

Six studies were performed regarding the effects of atrazine, the most frequently detected
pesticide in fresh water in the US, on developing Xenopus laevis tadpoles exposed 5 days …

Environmental contamination is one of the major factors or cofactors affecting amphibian
populations. Since 2000, the number of studies conducted in laboratory conditions to …

Besides our current health concerns due to COVID-19, cancer is a longer-lasting and even
more dramatic pandemic that affects almost a third of the human population worldwide. Most …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a number of pesticides can act as endocrine
disrupting compounds (EDCs). These molecules exhibit hormonal activity in vivo, and can …

The effect of endosulfan (0.02–2.0 μgmL− 1) to Drosophila melanogaster (Oregon R+) at the
cellular and organismal levels was examined. Third instar larvae of D. melanogaster and the …