Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are generally categorized as chlorinated cyclodienes,
chlorodiphenylethanes, chlorinated benzenes and cyclohexanes. The presence of OCP …

The potential for sugarcane ethanol from Brazil to mitigate GHG emissions is undeniable,
but the way that ethanol is produced during the agricultural and industrial phases will …

This is the first review to present data obtained in Brazil over the years regarding
contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) and to contrast it with contamination in other …

Several geopolitical factors, aggravated by worries of global warming, have been fueling the
search for and production of renewable energy worldwide for the past few years. Such …

This manuscript is a bibliographic review about analyses of different classes of pesticide in
fruits using QuEChERS as sample preparation methodology. The aim is to clarify different …

This study evaluates the contaminants in water and their bioaccumulation in the gills and
liver of two ecologically distinct fish species, Astyanax fasciatus and Pimelodus maculatus …

Sugarcane originates from tropical South-and Southeast Asia. Crystallized sugar, extracted
from the sucrose stored in the stems of sugarcane, was known 5000 years ago in India. In …

This study investigated the relationship between contaminant body burden and the oxidative
stress status of the gills and livers of two wild fish species in the Furnas Hydroelectric Power …

Concentrations of heavy metals were quantified in mussels Perna perna and Pacific oysters
Crassostrea gigas in 28 cultivation sites in the North and South Bays, SC (Brazil) …

A method for quantitative determination of 55 pesticides in a bivalve matrix was established,
based on QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) extraction and …