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First Determination of UV Filters in Marine Mammals. Octocrylene Levels in Franciscana Dolphins by Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, Alonso, Mariana B, Bertozzi, Carolina P, Marigo, Juliana, Barbosa, Lupércio, Cremer, Marta, Secchi, Eduardo R, Azevedo, Alexandre, Lailson-Brito Jr, José, Torres, Joao P. M, Malm, Olaf, Eljarrat, Ethel, Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia, Barceló, Damià

“…Most current bioexposure assessments for UV filters focus on contaminants concentrations in fish from river and lake. To date there is not information…”
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Nontargeted Screening of Halogenated Organic Compounds in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Alonso, Mariana B, Maruya, Keith A, Dodder, Nathan G, Lailson-Brito, José, Azevedo, Alexandre, Santos-Neto, Elitieri, Torres, Joao P. M, Malm, Olaf, Hoh, Eunha

“…To catalog the diversity and abundance of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) accumulating in high trophic marine species from the southwestern Atlantic…”
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DDT and its metabolites in breast milk from the Madeira River basin in the Amazon, Brazil by Azeredo, Antonio, Torres, João P.M., de Freitas Fonseca, Márlon, Britto, José Lailson, Bastos, Wanderley Rodrigues, Azevedo e Silva, Cláudio E., Cavalcanti, Giselle, Meire, Rodrigo Ornellas, Sarcinelli, Paula N., Claudio, Luz, Markowitz, Steven, Malm, Olaf

“…Until the 1990s the 1,1,1-trichloro-bis-2,2′-(4chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) was sprayed in the walls of the house along the Madeira River basin, Brazilian…”
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Thorough analysis of polyhalogenated compounds in ray liver samples off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Rosenfelder, Natalie, Lehnert, Katja, Kaffarnik, Stefanie, Torres, Joao P. M., Vianna, Marcelo, Vetter, Walter

“…Introduction Five liver samples of two different ray species ( Gymnura altavela and Zapteryx brevirostris ) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were…”
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Evaluation of cetacean exposure to organotin compounds in Brazilian waters through hepatic total tin concentrations by Dorneles, Paulo R., Lailson-Brito, José, Fernandez, Marcos A.S., Vidal, Lara G., Barbosa, Lupércio A., Azevedo, Alexandre F., Fragoso, Ana B.L., Torres, João P.M., Malm, Olaf

“…In Brazil, there is no restriction to the use of organotins (OTs). Previous investigations have shown that hepatic ∑Sn in cetaceans is predominantly organic…”
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Anthropogenic and naturally-produced organobrominated compounds in marine mammals from Brazil by Dorneles, Paulo R., Lailson-Brito, José, Dirtu, Alin C., Weijs, Liesbeth, Azevedo, Alexandre F., Torres, João P.M., Malm, Olaf, Neels, Hugo, Blust, Ronny, Das, Krishna, Covaci, Adrian

“…Liver samples from 51 cetaceans, comprising 10 species, stranded between 1994 and 2006 in a highly industrialized and urbanized region in Southeast Brazil,…”
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Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research by Sigmund, Gabriel, Ågerstrand, Marlene, Antonelli, Alexandre, Backhaus, Thomas, Brodin, Tomas, Diamond, Miriam L., Erdelen, Walter R., Evers, David C., Hofmann, Thilo, Hueffer, Thorsten, Lai, Adelene, Torres, Joao P. M., Mueller, Leonie, Perrigo, Allison L., Rillig, Matthias C., Schaeffer, Andreas, Scheringer, Martin, Schirmer, Kristin, Tlili, Ahmed, Soehl, Anna, Triebskorn, Rita, Vlahos, Penny, vom Berg, Colette, Wang, Zhanyun, Groh, Ksenia J.

“…Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are…”
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Microbial diversity in Los Azufres geothermal field (Michoacán, Mexico) and isolation of representative sulfate and sulfur reducers by Brito, Elcia M. S., Villegas-Negrete, Norberto, Sotelo-González, Irene A., Caretta, César A., Goñi-Urriza, Marisol, Gassie, Claire, Hakil, Florence, Colin, Yannick, Duran, Robert, Gutiérrez-Corona, Felix, Piñón-Castillo, Hilda A., Cuevas-Rodríguez, Germán, Malm, Olaf, Torres, João P. M., Fahy, Anne, Reyna-López, Georgina E., Guyoneaud, Rémy

“…Los Azufres spa consists of a hydrothermal spring system in the Mexican Volcanic Axis. Five samples (two microbial mats, two mud pools and one cenote water),…”
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Mercury biomagnification and the trophic structure of the ichthyofauna from a remote lake in the Brazilian Amazon by Azevedo-Silva, Claudio Eduardo, Almeida, Ronaldo, Carvalho, Dario P., Ometto, Jean P.H.B., de Camargo, Plínio B., Dorneles, Paulo R., Azeredo, Antonio, Bastos, Wanderley R., Malm, Olaf, Torres, João P.M.

“…The present study assesses mercury biomagnification and the trophic structure of the ichthyofauna from the Puruzinho Lake, Brazilian Amazon. In addition to…”
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Impact of hydrocarbons, PCBs and heavy metals on bacterial communities in Lerma River, Salamanca, Mexico: Investigation of hydrocarbon degradation potential by Brito, Elcia M S, De la Cruz Barrón, Magali, Caretta, César A, Goñi-Urriza, Marisol, Andrade, Leandro H, Cuevas-Rodríguez, Germán, Malm, Olaf, Torres, João P M, Simon, Maryse, Guyoneaud, Remy

“…Freshwater contamination usually comes from runoff water or direct wastewater discharges to the environment. This paper presents a case study which reveals the…”
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in recent sediments from a subtropical estuary in Brazil by Pietzsch, Raphael, Patchineelam, Sambasiva R., Torres, João P.M.

“…The scope of this work was to evaluate the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their possible sources in two shallow sediment cores from an…”
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in Soil, River Sediment, and Fish in the Amazon in Brazil by Torres, Joao P.M., Pfeiffer, Wolfgang C., Markowitz, Steve, Pause, Ronald, Malm, Olaf, Japenga, Jan

“…Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), its main metabolites, and other organochlorines were analyzed in soils (n=6), fluvial sediments (n=14), and fish (n=10)…”
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Determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in Brazilian cow milk by Rocha, Dayse A.M., Torres, João P.M., Reichel, Klaus, Novotny, Etelvino H., Estrella, Leonardo F., Medeiros, Rebeca O., Netto, Annibal D. Pereira

“…The determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in raw cow milks have never been reported in Brazil…”
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High accumulation of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB congeners in marine mammals from Brazil: A serious PCB problem by Dorneles, Paulo R., Sanz, Paloma, Eppe, Gauthier, Azevedo, Alexandre F., Bertozzi, Carolina P., Martínez, María A., Secchi, Eduardo R., Barbosa, Lupércio A., Cremer, Marta, Alonso, Mariana B., Torres, João P.M., Lailson-Brito, José, Malm, Olaf, Eljarrat, Ethel, Barceló, Damià, Das, Krishna

“…Blubber samples from three delphinid species (false killer whale, Guiana and rough-toothed dolphin), as well as liver samples from franciscana dolphins were…”
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Correction to First Determination of UV Filters in Marine Mammals. Octocrylene Levels in Franciscana Dolphins by Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, Alonso, Mariana B, Bertozzi, Carolina P, Marigo, Juliana, Barbosa, Lupércio, Cremer, Marta, Secchi, Eduardo R, Domit, Camila, Azevedo, Alexandre, Jr, José Lailson-Brito, Torres, Joao P. M, Malm, Olaf, Eljarrat, Ethel, Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia, Barceló, Damiá

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A review on pesticides in flower production: A push to reduce human exposure and environmental contamination by Pereira, Patrícia C.G., Parente, Cláudio E.T., Carvalho, Gabriel O., Torres, João P.M., Meire, Rodrigo O., Dorneles, Paulo R., Malm, Olaf

“…In several countries, flower import regulations are restricted to food security, by establishing maximum residue limits (MRL) for pesticides in flower-based…”
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their methoxylated congeners in Douro river estuary biota: Seasonal occurrence and risk assessment by Menezes-Sousa, Dhoone, Cunha, Sara C., Vieira, Luis R., Barboza, Luís Gabriel A., Guilhermino, Lúcia, Alonso, Mariana B., Torres, João P.M., Fernandes, José O.

“…Especially added on many industrial and domestic products as flame retardants (FRs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are among the chemicals of high…”
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A Tropical Estuary Where Mercury Does Not Biomagnify and its Adjacent Waters that Render Extremely High Mercury Concentrations in Top Predators by Dorneles, Paulo R., Paiva, Thaís de C., Bighetti, Gabriel P., Menezes, Dhoone, Marques, António M. B., Anacleto, Patricia S. L., Flach, Leonardo, Fogaça, Fabíola H. S., Farro, Ana Paula C., Nery, Mariana F., Cypriano-Souza, Ana Lúcia, D’arc, Mirela, Torres, João P. M., Alonso, Mariana B.

“…In general, mercury (Hg) undergoes biomagnification in aquatic systems. The absence of Hg biomagnification in a certain aquatic environment constitutes an…”
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Effects of aeration on the suspended matter from a tropical and eutrophic estuary by Krepsky, Natascha, Bispo, Maria das Graças S., Fontana, Luiz F., da Silva, Frederico S., Torres, João P.M., Malm, Olaf, Silva, Cleverson G., Crapez, Mirian A.C.

“…A comprehensive understanding of the complex biogeochemical interactions between organic matter and persistent contaminants in the suspended matter is vital…”
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HCH distribution and microbial parameters after liming of a heavily contaminated soil in Rio de Janeiro by Österreicher-Cunha, Patricia, Langenbach, Tomaz, Torres, João P.M, Lima, Ana L.C, de Campos, Tácio M.P, Vargas, Eurı́pedes do A, Wagener, Angela R

“…The closing down of a lindane factory near Rio de Janeiro, over 45 years ago, left an area heavily contaminated with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). Remediation…”
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