Environmental occurrence, toxicity concerns, and biodegradation of neonicotinoid insecticides

X Zhang, Y Huang, WJ Chen, S Wu, Q Lei, Z Zhou… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoids (NEOs) are fourth generation pesticides, which emerged after
organophosphates, pyrethroids, and carbamates and they are widely used in vegetables …

Pesticide residues in drinking water, their potential risk to human health and removal options

I El-Nahhal, Y El-Nahhal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of pesticides in agricultural and public health sectors has resulted in
substantially contaminated water resources with residues in many countries. Almost no …

[HTML][HTML] Human exposure to neonicotinoids and the associated health risks: A review

D Zhang, S Lu - Environment international, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoids (NEOs) are a class of broad-spectrum insecticides dominant in the global
market. They were distributed extensively in the environment and occurred frequently in …

A critical review on the potential impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide use: current knowledge of environmental fate, toxicity, and implications for human health

DA Thompson, HJ Lehmler, DW Kolpin… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used in both urban and agricultural settings around
the world. Historically, neonicotinoid insecticides have been viewed as ideal replacements …

Neonicotinoids disrupt aquatic food webs and decrease fishery yields

M Yamamuro, T Komuro, H Kamiya, T Kato… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Invertebrate declines are widespread in terrestrial ecosystems, and pesticide use is often
cited as a causal factor. Here, we report that aquatic systems are threatened by the high …

Past insecticide exposure reduces bee reproduction and population growth rate

C Stuligross, NM Williams - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Pesticides are linked to global insect declines, with impacts on biodiversity and essential
ecosystem services. In addition to well-documented direct impacts of pesticides at the …

A nationwide study of occurrence and exposure assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides and their metabolites in drinking water of China

G Mahai, Y Wan, W Xia, A Wang, L Shi, X Qian, Z He… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) are the most extensively used insecticides worldwide,
threatening ecosystem and human health. However, nationwide studies of NNIs and their …

Global trends in bumble bee health

SA Cameron, BM Sadd - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Bumble bees (Bombus) are unusually important pollinators, with approximately 260 wild
species native to all biogeographic regions except sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and New …

Literature review: Global neonicotinoid insecticide occurrence in aquatic environments

JF Borsuah, TL Messer, DD Snow, SD Comfort… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neonicotinoids have been the most commonly used insecticides since the early 1990s.
Despite their efficacy in improving crop protection and management, these agrochemicals …

Role of emerging environmental risk factors in thyroid cancer: a brief review

M Fiore, G Oliveri Conti, R Caltabiano… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental factors are recognized as risk factors of thyroid cancer in humans. Exposure
to radiation, both from nuclear weapon or fallout or medical radiation, and to some organic …