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Mary Mulenga, Kennedy O. Ouma, Concillia Monde and Stephen Syampungani
Mercury (Hg) pollution remains an environmental global concern due to its non-degradable and toxic nature. Natural and anthropogenic sources of Hg adversely affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and biological processes. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA...
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Marie Sorella Bella Atangana, Jules Rémy Ndam Ngoupayou and Jean-François Deliege
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities have an impact on natural resources and human health. This study addresses the assessment of surface water quality in the Lom gold basin. A combined approach of water quality index calculation, multivariat...
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Rula Domínguez, Celia Olabarria and Elsa Vázquez
Extreme climate events, such as heatwaves and torrential rain, affect the physiology and functioning of marine species, especially in estuarine habitats, producing severe ecological and socioeconomic impacts when the affected species support important fi...
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Dingani Moyo, Fungai Kavenga, Ronald Thulani Ncube, Farai Peter Macheri, Tariro Christwish Mando, Florence Moyo, Orippa Muzvidziwa, Mpokiseng Ncube, Hellen Masvingo, Blessings Chigaraza, Andrew Nyambo, Albert Mangwanya, Rosemary Ncube Mwale, Trust Mazadza, Tinashe Magidi, Gerald Benny, Chamunorwa Ndudzo, Victoria Varaidzo Kandido, Kudzaishe Mutungamiri and Collins Timire
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) have a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and silicosis. Previous studies on ASMs utilised programme data, and it was not possible to understand reasons for the h...
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Lidriana Pinheiro, Antônio Rodrigues Ximenes Neto, Francisco Assis Aquino Bezerra Filho, Cassia Rosane Silveira Pinto, Laldiane de Souza Pinheiro, Paulo Pessoa, Regimário Lima Filho, Regina Balbino da Silva, Jáder Morais, Adryane Gorayeb, Lorenzo Bramanti and Sergio Rossi
Seascape mapping is critical to understanding ecosystem services and managing areas with potential for fishing, power generation, mining, and tourism. Despite advances in marine geophysics, the necessary equipment to make underwater cartography can be ex...
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Francesca Terranova, Alessandra Raffa, Stefano Floridia, Clara Monaco and Livio Favaro
Cetacean bycatch is increasing worldwide and poses a threat to the conservation of several delphinids. The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is frequently involved in bycatch incidents, due to its coastal distribution and opportunistic behaviour. T...
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Faith Nyamakwere, Giulia Esposito, Kennedy Dzama, Pieter Gouws, Teresa Rapisarda, Giovanni Belvedere, Felicia Masucci and Emiliano Raffrenato
Small-scale cheese producers can effectively use the irradiation treatment for eliminating food-borne pathogens.
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Laura Elizabeth Cavazos González
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Faced with globalization and its impacts on the promotion of trade, local consumers gained access to international brands and entrepreneurs were able to offer their goods and services in other climes, translating into an economic benefit. Unfortunately, ...
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Brenda Liz Valle-Hernández,Estheicy López-Bello,Miguel Torres-Rodríguez,Cecilia Agapito-Abraham,Violeta Mugica-Álvarez
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Artisanal pottery in Mexico is largely manufactured in handmade adobe kilns using scrap tires as main fuel in rural and periurban areas, making this activity one of the main sources of atmospheric pollutants. An intensive sampling campaign was conducted ...
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Roberta Cardozo P. Garcia, Cecília Fernanda F. Craveiro, Caroline V. Bernabé, Maria Aparecida Silva, Paulo Henrique R. Aride, Adriano T. Oliveira, Flávia Regina S. C. Gonçalves, Jones S. Neto, Henrique D. Lavander and Caterina Faggio
This study describes the reproductive cell development and ovarian developmental stages, and identifies the nongerminal components of white shrimp (Penaeus schmitti) caught off the southern coast of Espírito Santo, Brazil. P. schmitti specimens were coll...
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