Browsing by Subject "ISA"
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Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA).
(Research: Children´s health, 2014-12)Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is aerially sprayed at large-scale ... -
Blood and hair manganese concentrations in pregnant women from the infants' environmental health study (ISA) in Costa Rica
(American Chemical Society, 2014-03)Manganese (Mn), an essential nutrient, is a neurotoxicant at high concentrations. We measured Mn concentrations in repeated blood and hair samples collected from 449 pregnant women living near banana plantations with ... -
Comisión Sè Ka jko nu manehee Protejamos nuestra tierra.
(2013)Describe los objetivos, plan de trabajo, metas y actividades de la Comisión "Protejamos nuestra tierra". -
Condiciones del suelo y poblaciones de nematodos en cinco parcelas demostrativas en las comunidades de Shiroles y Paraíso, Talamanca
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011-05)Elabora una lista de los agroquímicos más usados en la producción de plátano convencional. Para cada uno se planteó una alternativa, tanto con el uso de prácticas culturales como con algunos insumos orgánicos existentes ... -
Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations
(Elsevier, 2012)The US Environmental Protection Agency voluntary phased-out residential use of chlorpyrifos in 2001. In contrast, in Costa Rica, chlorpyrifos-treated bags are increasingly used to protect banana and plantain fruits from ... -
Maternal blood and hair manganese concentrations, fetal growth, and length of gestation in the ISA cohort in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2015)Background: Animal studies have shown that both deficiency and excess manganese (Mn) may result in decreased fetal size and weight, but human studies have reported inconsistent results. Methods: We examined the association ... -
Pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in children age 6-9 years from Talamanca, Costa Rica.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2016-09-05)Certain pesticides may affect children's neurodevelopment. We assessed whether pesticide exposure was associated with impaired neurobehavioral outcomes in children aged 6e9 years. We conducted a cross-sectional study ... -
Pesticide Exposure and Respiratory Health of Indigenous Women in Costa Rica
(Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and American Journal of EpidemiologyJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009-02-18)A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 to evaluate the relation between pesticide exposure and respiratory health in a population of indigenous women in Costa Rica. Exposed women (n ¼ 69) all worked at plantain p ... -
Los plaguicidas
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011)El material ha sido diseñado para ser utilizado como medio de difusión en el Programa Infantes y Salud Ambiental. Su contenido se basa en: Los conceptos de plaguicidas también llamados agroquímicos. La clasificación de ... -
Understanding how access shapes the transformation of ecosystem services to human well-being with an example from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2017-10-26)Increasingly, ecosystem services have been applied to guide poverty alleviation and sustainable develop-ment in resource-dependent communities. Yet, questions of access, which are paramount in determiningbenefits from the ...