Search for dissertations about: "Organochlorine pesticides"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Organochlorine pesticides.

2. 1. Organohalogen contaminants in wildlife from the Yangtze River Delta : Development of methods and assessments of legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants

   Author : Ge Yin; Åke Bergman; Gang Yu; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Organochlorine pesticides; flame retardants; chlorinated paraffins; PCBs; PCDEs; PBDEs; PCDD Fs; dicofol; environmental monitoring; bioindicator; shellfish; snail; bird eggs; miljökemi; Environmental Chemistry;

   Abstract : Rapid economic development has occurred during the past few decades in China with the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) area as one of the most progressive areas. The urbanization, industrialization, agricultural and aquaculture activities result in extensive production and application of chemicals. READ MORE

4. 2. Child labour and health hazards: chemical exposure and occupational injuries in Nicaraguan children working in a waste disposal site

   Author : Steven Cuadra; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child labor; waste disposal sites; health hazards; heavy metals; persistent organochlorine pollutants; brominated flame retardants; occupational injuries; Nicaragua; barnarbete; avfallshanteringsplatser; hälsorisker; tungmetaller; beständiga klororganiska föroreningar; bromerade flamskyddsmedel; yrkesskador; Nicaragua;

   Abstract : About 600 children and teenagers work at Managua's landfill, the largest in Nicaragua. They collect and sort waste at the open dump, which covers an area of 7 km2 on the outskirts of the city on the shores of Lake Managua. READ MORE

5. 3. Cancer risks in Swedish pesticide applicators in agriculture, forestry and gardening : a toxicological and epidemiological approach

   Author : Jan Dich; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : pesticide applicators; cancer incidence; Hodgkin s disease; non-Hodgkin s lymphoma; soft tissue sarcoma; prostate cancer; pesticides; phenoxy acid herbicides; organochlorine insecticides; occupational exposure; protective equipment; smoking habits;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were (1) to study the cancer risks in Swedish pesticide applicators, which is one of the occupational groups that is most exposed to pesticides in Sweden. This could be done by utilizing a complete register kept by the Swedish Board of Agriculture which include 20,245 subjects with licenses issued between 1965 and 1976, for epidemiological studies. READ MORE

6. 4. Some hormonal factors in the etiology of endometrial cancer

   Author : Elisabete Weiderpass; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Endometrial neoplasms; hormone replacement therapy; estrogens; progestins; contraceptive agents; organochlorines; pesticides; polychlorinated biphenyls; estrogen receptor alfa polymorphisms;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this dissertation was to study the impact of some hormone-related factors in the etiology of endometrial neoplasms, i.e. hormone replacement therapy, use of oral contraceptives, serum levels of 20 different organochlorine substances, and polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha (ER) gene. READ MORE

7. 5. Legacy persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging concern in Sweden : from indoor environments to remote areas

   Author : Seth Newton; Cynthia de Wit; Ulla Sellström; Per Larsson; Annika Jahnke; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; persistent organic pollutants; atmospheric deposition; arctic; flame retardant; POP; long range transport; miljökemi; Environmental Chemistry;

   Abstract : Bulk atmospheric deposition samples were taken every two months for a year in 2009-2010 at two sites in northern Sweden and analyzed for a suite of legacy and emerging persistent organic chemicals including legacy organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)  and novel flame retardants (NFRs).  To further investigate the urban occurrence and contribution to remote contamination of flame retardants, indoor air, ventilation system air, and dust were sampled in several microenvironments in Stockholm during the winter of 2012 for analysis of PBDEs, isomer-specific hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), and NFRs. READ MORE