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Genetic, health and environmental impacts caused by glyphosate in Ecuador /

Glyphosate is one of the most widely used chemical products worldwide and its manufacturer has considered it the safest herbicide for human health around the world under the stated technical conditions: a direct fumigation on weed, concentration use of between 1 to 3%, and low dose and low exposure...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Paz y Miño Cepeda, César (Autor), López-Cortés, Andrés (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Biochemistry research trends series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Glyphosate is one of the most widely used chemical products worldwide and its manufacturer has considered it the safest herbicide for human health around the world under the stated technical conditions: a direct fumigation on weed, concentration use of between 1 to 3%, and low dose and low exposure time on the part of the person who is handling the herbicide. Glyphosate has a short lifespan, about three months, but the analyses on the environmental destination of this herbicide get to detect it up to two years later, especially in soils rich in iron. Whatever the case may be, it is obvious tha.
Notas:Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 26, 2014).
Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:REFERENCESChapter 5: GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; ABSTRACT; 1. BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; 2. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES; 3. GPX-1 GENE; 4. GSTP1 GENE; 5. XRCC1 GENE; 6. CYTOGENETICS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: HEALTH DIAGNOSIS; ABSTRACT; 1. NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; 2. HEALTH ASSESSMENT; 3. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH; 4. PERSONAL RECORD; 5. IMPACT OF THE AERIAL SPRAYING ON HEALTH; 6. MEDICAL CHECK-UP; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: PSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS; ABSTRACT; 1. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; 2. RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 8: ENVIRONMENTAL DIAGNOSIS; ABSTRACT; 1. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE FOR GLYPHOSATE AND ITS MOBILITY.
ISBN:9781633216501
1633216500