Background: Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to pesticides is
associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the literature on pesticide-related …

Plant Protection Products, more commonly referred to as pesticides and biocides, are used
to control a wide range of yield-reducing pests including insects, fungi, nematodes, and …

Chlordecone (Kepone) is an organochlorine insecticide that has been used as insecticide
and fungicide. In the French West Indies, Guadeloupe and Martinique, it was intensively …

Chlordecone (Kepone®) is a synthetic organochlorine insecticide (C10Cl10O) used
worldwide mostly during the 1970 and 1980s. Its intensive application in the French West …

Background: The benefits of breastfeeding to the infant and mother have been well
documented. It is also well known that breast milk contains environmental chemicals, and …

The iodide recycling enzyme, iodotyrosine deiodinase (IYD), is a largely unstudied
molecular mechanism through which environmental chemicals can potentially cause thyroid …

The modes of action of insecticides frequently involve a neurotoxic effect; therefore, the
study of neurotoxic effects caused by long-term and low-dose insecticide exposure is of …

Production and use of the insecticide chlordecone has caused long-term environmental
pollution in the James River area and the French West Indies (FWI) that has resulted in …

Several epidemiological studies stress the association between a diet based on high fruits
and vegetables intake and a better health condition. However, elderly Europeans cannot …

Background The cardiotoxicity of prenatal exposure to mercury has been suggested in
populations having regular contaminated seafood intake, though replications in the literature …