Publications by authors named "Angel G Polanco Rodriguez"
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- * A study examined glyphosate levels in 34 dead American horseshoe crabs from the Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Yucatan, Mexico, revealing traces of the herbicide in all samples.
- * This research provides the first evidence of glyphosate accumulation in horseshoe crabs, highlighting potential risks to marine life due to herbicide usage in the area.
In this study, 24 breast milk samples, obtained from rural Maya women, from municipalities of Yucatan, Mexico, were analyzed for organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues by gas chromatography. Recent studies have shown that Maya communities have a poor perception about the proper usage and handling of OCP. The karstic soil in this area has a high vulnerability to groundwater pollution by the use of OCP in agriculture and livestock activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Yucatan, Mexico, chronic exposure of Mayan population to pesticides is expected as about 30 per cent are drinking polluted water. Residues of organochlorine pesticides (OCP) were monitored in 18 municipalities of Yucatan with high mortality rates due to uterine cervix cancer. 70 blood samples collected from Mayan women living in livestock, agricultural and metropolitan area were analyzed for OCP.
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