Los plaguicidas son los contaminantes de origen antrópico con mayor frecuencia de
aplicación en los ambientes naturales. Una vez en el ambiente, factores naturales como la …

Los plaguicidas, de uso extensivo en la agricultura, se utilizan en todo el mundo para el
control de plagas y de los vectores transmisores de enfermedades que afectan el hombre …

Human pressure due to industrial and agricultural development has resulted in a
biodiversity crisis. Environmental pollution is one of its drivers, including contamination of …

In this study, residual concentration of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the sediments,
prey, and eggs of Bubulcus ibis were measured from three breeding heronries from the …

Lindane (γ-HCH) is an organochlorine insecticide that has been widely used in developing
countries. It is known to persist in the environment and can cause serious health problems …

Arid and semiarid areas face major challenges in the management of scarce groundwater.
This valuable resource is under pressures of population, economic expansion …

Despite the presence of a wide variety and number of birds, there is exceedingly little data
on organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues in birds inhabiting in Africa. In the present …

Abstract Agricultural, vector-control and industrial activities around Lake Hawassa pose a
risk of organochlorine contamination of the lake biota. To assess organochlorine …

Temporal and spatial patterns of water quality of an important artificial water reservoir
located in the semiarid Midwest of Argentina were investigated using chemometric …

Organochlorine compounds (OCCs), like pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), are persistent lipophilic chemicals classified as endocrine-disruptors. Caiman …