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Marine and freshwater microplastic research in South Africa
(Wiley, 2017)
South Africa has a vibrant plastics manufacturing industry, but recycling is limited and insufficient with a notable proportion of the unmanaged waste entering the environment. South Africa is a developing country with ...
High levels of DDT in breast milk: intake, risk, lactation duration, and involvement of gender
(Elsevier, 2012)
We investigated presence and levels of DDT in 163 breast milk samples from four South African villages where, in three of them, malaria is controlled with DDT-sprayed indoors. Mean ΣDDT levels in breast milk were 18, 11, ...
Halogenated pollutants in terrestrial and aquatic bird eggs: converging patterns of pollutant profiles, and impacts and risks from high levels
(ELSEVIER, 2013)
We investigated the presence, levels, relationships, and risks of HCHs, DDTs, chlordanes, mirex, PCBs, and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in terrestrial and aquatic bird eggs from an area in South Africa where DDT is ...
DDT exposure of frogs: a case study from Limpopo Province, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)
Amphibians are globally under pressure with environmental contaminants contributing to this. Despite caution aired more than 80 years ago of threats posed to amphibians by DDT spraying for disease vector control, no data ...
Undisturbed dust as a metric of long–term indoor insecticide exposure: residential DDT contamination from indoor residual spraying and its association with serum levelsCorrigendum to “Undisturbed dust as a metric of long-term indoor insecticide exposure: Residential DDT contamination from indoor residual spraying and its association with serum levels in the VHEMBE cohort” Environment international, 94:778-783.
(Elsevier, 2015)
Although approximately 123 million people may be exposed to high levels of insecticides through the use of indoor
residual spraying (IRS) for malaria control, fewstudies exist on indoor insecticide contamination due to ...
Long-term decreases in persistent organic pollutants in South African coastal waters detected from beached polyethylene pellets
(Elsevier, 2012)
Polyethylene pellets provide a convenient means to monitor Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in marine
systems. Pellets collected between 1984 and 2008 at three South African beaches were analysed for
PCB, HCH and ...
Implications for health education and intervention strategies arising from children's caregivers concerns following successful malaria control
(Elsevier, 2012)
Malaria is still responsible for 10% of the total disease burden in Africa. This study was an empirical investigation addressing the extent to which, and the ways in which, sociocultural, family-based, demographic and ...
Adult dragonflies are indicators of environmental metallic elements
(Elsevier, 2018)
Adult dragonflies (Insecta; Odonata) are aerial predatory arthropods that occur globally except in the polar regions. However, we know of no research on adult dragonflies as potential indicators of metallic elements in the ...
Halogenated natural products and anthropogenic persistent organic pollutants in chokka squid (Loligo reynaudii) from three sites along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2019)
Chokka squid (Loligo reynaudii) from three sites along the South African coast were analyzed for halogenated natural products (HNPs) and anthropogenic persistent organic pollutants (POPs). HNPs were generally more than one ...
First report of perfluoroalkyl substances in South African Odonata
(Elsevier, 2017)
Perfluorinated substances are global and ubiquitous pollutants. However, very little is known about these substances in invertebrates, and even less in terrestrial invertebrates in particular. We analysed adult male ...