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Propuesta de sistema de remoción del bromacil y otros plaguicidas existentes en el agua de los acueductos que abastecen los poblados de Luisiana y el Cairo, en Siquirres de Limón
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)
Propone un sistema que asegure la remoción de plaguicidas por efecto de la contaminación del monocultivo de piña existente en la zona; utilizando como estudio de caso, el bromacil y otros plaguicidas afines, presentes en ...
What are the Main Sensor Methods for Quantifying Pesticides in Agricultural Activities? A Review
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-07-23)
In recent years, there has been an increase in pesticide use to improve crop production
due to the growth of agricultural activities. Consequently, various pesticides have been present
in the environment for an extended ...
Maternal blood and hair manganese concentrations, fetal growth, and length of gestation in the ISA cohort in Costa Rica
(Environmental Research, 2015-01)
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 ...
Evaluación de efectos tóxicos tempranos tras la exposición de peces (Parachromis dovii) a una mezcla de Clorpirifos y Difenoconazol, a través de la respuesta de una batería de biomarcadores bioquímicos e histopatológicos
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)
En Costa Rica, la agricultura es una de las actividades económicas más importantes. El clorpirifos (CPF) y el difenoconazol (DFZ) han sido identificados como plaguicidas ampliamente utilizados en los cultivos de banano y ...
Nefropatía mesoamericana: revisión breve basada en el segundo taller del Consorcio para el estudio de la Epidemia de Nefropatía en Centroamérica y México (CENCAM)
(Elsevier, 2016)
Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a form of endemic chronic kidney disease (CKD) unrelated to diabetes or hypertension and its causes are still undetermined. Clinically, patients
with MeN have no or only mild proteinuria ...
Agricoh: A consortium of agricultural cohorts
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute(MDPI), Switzerland., 2011-04-29)
AGRICOH is a recently formed consortium of agricultural cohort studies involving 22 cohorts from nine countries in five continents: South Africa (1), Canada (3), Costa Rica (2), USA (6), Republic of Korea (1), New Zealand ...
Development of quantitative RNA biomarkers for detecting dioxin-like and estrogenic pollutants in Costa Rican native fish species
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
Monitoring the environmental impact on native species is crucial for the correct management of tropical ecosystems. The Costa Rican fish Parachromis dovii (Cichlidae) and Poecilia gillii (Poecillidae) were used as sentinel ...
Use of cholinesterase activity as a biomarker of pesticide exposure used on Costa Rican banana plantations in the native tropical fish Astyanax aeneus (Günther, 1860)
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
In Costa Rica, thousands of tones of agricultural pesticides have been used for decades and their use is continuously increasing due to intensive and expanding production of coffee, pineapple, rice, ornamental plants and ...
Pesticide exposure on sloths (Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni) in an agricultural landscape of Northeastern Costa Rica
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
Between 2005 and 2008, wild Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni inhabiting an agricultural landscape and captive animals from a rescue center in Northeastern Costa Rica were studied to assess exposure to pesticides. ...
Current-use pesticide transport to Costa Rica's high-altitude tropical cloud forest
(The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 2011-10-12)
To gain insight into the atmospheric transport and deposition of organic contaminants in high-altitude forests in the humid
tropics, pesticides were analyzed in air, water, and soil samples from Costa Rica. Passive samplers ...