Sentences with word «organochlorine»

Although not much is known about its toxicity, «The chemical's structure is similar to that of organochlorine pesticides such as heptachlor, chlordane, aldrin, and mirex, all of which have been either banned or restricted in the U.S.»:: ES&T;, see also earlier ES&T;

Administering Orlistat has been shown to decrease levels of organochlorine compounds in the body (fat - soluble pesticides)[x]

The study of 50 pregnant women found detectable levels of organochlorines in all of the women participating in the study — including DDT, PCBs and other pesticides that have been banned from use for more than 30 years.

Sentinel California sea lions provide insight into legacy organochlorine exposure trends and their association with cancer and infectious disease.

They looked at organochlorine chemicals in their blood as adults, and checked their sperm for abnormal amounts of chromosomes.

«Although most researchers in Africa are concerned with organochlorine pesticides — especially DDT which is still used for malaria control — PCB contamination should not be overlooked,» Klánová told Nature.

However, no mention is made of other known endocrine disruptors, such as organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, polychlorinated dioxins, alkyl phenols, pthalates and parabens (Darbre 2006).

In her landmark book, she documented a litany of evils observed after DDT and other organochlorine insecticides were sprayed on landscapes, rivers, and lawns: dead birds and paralyzed birds, pigeons dropping from the sky, bird nests without eggs and eggs that did not hatch, dead fish and fish swimming in circles, cancers in humans, and a buildup of DDT in the fat of animals and people.

Silent Spring was biologist and writer Rachel Carson's call to arms for the nascent environmental movement, and it led to bans on organochlorines like DDT.

The EPA, declaring that endosulfan is unsafe for farm workers, moves to ban one of the last organochlorine pesticides left in the U.S. Like DDT, endosulfan accumulates in the environment and in the bodies of people and wildlife, and is transported around the world to remote places

Because organochlorines accumulate in fatty tissue, those who eat high on food chains — such as the Inuit who eat marine mammals — are the most highly exposed.

But there has been ongoing criticism that it concentrates too heavily on the kraft pulping and chlorine bleaching technology, which traditionally has been associated with organochlorine pollution.

«Fetal heart rate and motor activity associations with maternal organochlorine levels: results of an exploratory study» was written by Janet A. DiPietro, Meghan F. Davis, Kathleen A. Costigan, and Dana Boyd Barr.

After a lengthy scientific review, the United States last week decided to ban the use of endosulfan, an inexpensive organochlorine pesticide that builds up in the environment.

Human health scientists have for years suspected organochlorines may impact male fertility but studies have had mixed results.

«If other countries use organochlorines and we [U.S] import food from them it can be contaminated,» Perry said.

Led by environmental health physician David O. Carpenter of the University at Albany (SUNY), scientists examined more than 700 farmed and wild salmon from North America, South America, and Europe, looking for 14 organochlorines thought to cause cancer and birth defects.

A third organochlorine on the list, endosulfan, is still used in the United States.

Greenpeace is campaigning for the closure of all industries that continue to produce wastes containing organochlorines, including dioxins.

This raises the prospect of pulp bleaching without chlorine, thereby eliminating organochlorine pollution at a stroke.

Organochlorines seem to interfere with how the nervous system keeps from being overly excited, an issue in autistic children.

Wood naturally contains chloride compounds that are oxidized under high heat, producing chlorine that readily reacts with organic compounds to form organochlorines, including dioxins.

While many organochlorine insecticides have been banned due to their neurotoxicity, many are still applied in agricultural settings.

From the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the most prestigious nutrition journal on the planet, and considered one of the most influential scientific journals of the 20th century: «Vegetarian diets and exposure to organochlorine pollutants, lead, and mercury.»

Altogether, a negative relationship was indicated between infections and total organochlorine compound exposure during the whole pre - and postnatal period.

aPrenatal exposure: lipid adjusted mother's serum organochlorine compound concentrations in late pregnancy (week 32 — 34).

Various disturbances of sensation, coordination, and mental function are also characteristic of acute organochlorine poisoning.

When tissue organochlorine concentrations drop below threshold levels, recovery from the poisoning occurs.

High tissue concentrations of organochlorines increase myocardial irritability, predisposing to cardiac arrhythmias.

Exposure to this neurotoxic organochlorine has been linked to seizures, developmental disabilities and hormone disruption.

When released to waterways, chlorine bleach can create organochlorines, that can contaminate drinking water.

Focusing on that will cause you to lose your funding and be forced to relocate, as will studying organochlorine distributions in marine mammals.

The researchers cite peer reviewed research which demonstrated a very strong relationship between the levels of POPs in blood samples of participants, particularly organochlorine compounds, and the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Due to the persecution by humans and the effects of organochlorine chemicals such as DDT, breeding bald eagles were eliminated by the mid-1950's.

Sugar cane is grown with chemicals such as organochlorines.

Nearly all other organochlorine pesticides already have been banned.

However, they should continue to encourage long - term breastfeeding to balance the potential impact of organochlorine exposure through breast milk.

Declaring that endosulfan is unsafe, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is about to ban one of the last organochlorine pesticides still used in the United States.

American salmon farmers strongly disagree, saying they meet Food and Drug Administration standards for organochlorines.

Products with organochlorines are less immediately toxic to your cat than those with organophosphates or carbamates, but have their own potential side effects.

Jandacek RJ, Tso P. Enterohepatic circulation of organochlorine compounds: a site for nutritional intervention.

Included were brominated flame retardants, organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.

Transplacental transfer of organochlorines in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).

However, some recent studies support the hypothesis that an additional effect of postnatal exposure through breastfeeding is likely.20 We have observed in the infants of this population that those who breastfed increased their concentrations of organochlorine chemicals during the first weeks of life (N. Ribas - Fitó, submitted for publication).

Study after study shows that organochlorine compounds, specifically, adversely affect the body's ability to oxidize fat — they resist being metabolized and are readily stored in fatty tissue.