Sugarcane burning during harvest and non-harvest season emits various pollutants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), alkanes, and PAHs (Polyaromatic hydrocarbons) in the surrounding environment. Among these pollut...
financially supported by the French Ministry of Economy,Industry and Digital within the framework of the Project TRIUMPH(TReatIng Urban Micropollutants and Pharmaceuticals in wastewaters)labelled and managed by the European Eureka Cluster ACQUEAU.Laurent Simon(LEHNA,UMR 5023)is deeply acknowledge for the total and dissolved organic carbon analysis.
Toxicity of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents is usually assessed with standardized bioassays, as e.g. the Fish Embryo Toxicity test (FET), but assessment of sub-lethal toxic effects requires to develop more...
As many chemicals with genotoxic potential are emitted to surface water, genotoxicity tests are gaining importance which led to the development of several techniques to detect directly DNA damage. The relevance of det...
Tetracyclines are broad spectrum antibiotics and one type of various their compounds—chlortetracycline has been successfully used for our cytogenetic studies. We have selected for these studies the chromosomal assay ...
the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro(FAPERJ),Coordination for the improvement of Higher Education Personnel(Capes)and National Council of Technological and Scientific Development(CNPq)for fellowships and financial support.
Mangroves perform essential functions in biological cycles and are protected by law in Brazil. However, they are being degraded above their support limit, leading to a reduction in the areas around the world. The area...