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Reproductive outcomes in pregnant women and its association with arsenic contamination in drinking water, in a region characterized by high birth weight rates in Peru.
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
The Peruvian Region of Tacna has the highest prevalence of macrosomia (15%), but also the highest arsenic (As) concentration in tap water. The consumption of tap water contaminated with arsenic is associated with low birth ...
The Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Rhizophagus intraradices Reduces the Negative Effects of Arsenic on Soybean Plants
(MDPI, 2015-05)
Arsenic (As) in soils causes several effects, including death. Arsenic toxicity in soybean plants (Glycine max) has been little studied. Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) increase the tolerance of host plants to abiotic stress, ...
Potentialities of total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry in environmental contamination: Hair of owned dogs as sentinel of arsenic exposure
(Elsevier, 2013-05)
Arsenic concentrations in dog hair were measured in 50 pets living in Barrio Los Alamos, La Matanza district, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The aim of this work was to study the potential use of domestic canine hair ...
Arsenic in water Resources of the southern Pampa plains, Argentina
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2009-06)
Confronted with the need for accessible sources of good quality water and in view of the fact that the threat to public health posed by arsenic occurs mainly through the ingestion of contaminated drinking water, the presence ...
Toxicity assessment of arsenic and cobalt in the presence of aquatic humic substances of different molecular sizes
(2017-05-01)
The release of contaminants in aquatic ecosystems can be influenced by humic acids. In this study, toxicity tests using environmentally relevant concentrations of arsenic and cobalt were conducted both in the presence and ...