Browsing by Subject "Toxicity"
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Copper decreases associative learning and memory in Drosophila melanogaster
(Universidad de la Costa, 2019-11-24)Copper is an essential element to all living organisms. Repeated use of metal-enriched chemicals, fertilizers, and organic substances may cause contamination at a large scale. Altered levels of Cu2+ may result in harmful ... -
Evaluación de la toxicidad en suelos urbanos: un enfoque utilizando Caenorhabditis Elegans como modelo biológico en los parques de Barranquilla, Colombia
(Corporación Universidad de la CostaIngeniería Civil y AmbientalBarranquilla, ColombiaIngeniería Ambiental, 2023)Este estudio aborda la creciente preocupación sobre la toxicidad del suelo en parques urbanos. Los suelos, que sirven como reservorios de nutrientes para las plantas y la base de las cadenas alimentarias, enfrentan amenazas ... -
Measured data of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera Drosophilidae) development and learning and memory behaviour after copper exposition
(Universidad de la Costa, 2020-02)This article presents the statistical analysis data from Drosophila melanogaster development (from larvae to adult) and learning and memory retention behavior of a Pavlovian conditioning in male and female flies exposed ... -
Pharmaceuticals as emerging pollutants: case naproxen an overview
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2022)Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including naproxen (NP), diclofenac, ibuprofen, etc., are widely used for fever and pain relief. NP is one of the most widely consumed drugs in the world, because it is available ... -
A rapid routine methodology based on chemometrics to evaluate the toxicity of commercial infant milks due to hazardous elements
(United States, 2022-04-12)The toxicity and the health risk assessment associated to the presence of some hazardous elements (HEs) in dried (infant formula and powdered) milks due to manufacturing and packaging process, raw materials used, environmental ... -
Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: an overview
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2021)Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health, particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their source of emission, geography, and local ... -
Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: an overview
(China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Peking UniversityChina, 2022)Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health, particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their source of emission, geography, and local ...