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  • Biomarkers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in agricultural workers

    Creator:
    Muniz, Juan Fermin
    Abstract:
    Pesticides are among the most pervasive environmental contaminants and they are an important potential risk for human health. Agricultural workers are constantly exposed to pesticide spray, drift and residues in the soil and foliage. Many agricultural pesticides are readily absorbed by the body, through contact with the skin, the respiratory...
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    , Ph.D, Associate Dean of College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis

  • Remediation of atrazine in irrigation runoff by a constructed wetland

    Creator:
    Runes, Heather B.
    Abstract:
    Due to its frequent use in agriculture and its frequent detection in surface water, atrazine was chosen as a model compound to study the treatment capability of a surface flow wetland used to remediate irrigation runoff at a container nursery near Portland, Oregon. Further evaluation of treatment of atrazine was...
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    near Portland, Oregon. Further evaluation of treatment of atrazine was performed under controlled