Publications by authors named "N Bartolome"

Pesticides are widely used in agriculture where they do not only reach their targets but also distribute to other environmental compartments and negatively affect non-target organisms. To prospectively assess their environmental risk, several tools and models using pesticide persistence (DT) and leaching potential (groundwater ubiquity score (GUS), EXPOSIT) have been developed. Here, we simultaneously quantified 18 pesticides in soil and drainage water during a conventionally grown potato culture at field scale with high temporal resolution and compared our findings with predictions of the above models.

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Synthetic pesticides are widely applied in modern agriculture, where they are used against diseases, pests, and weeds to secure crop yield and quality. However, their intensive application has led to widespread contamination of the environment, including soils. Due to their inherent toxicity, they might pose a risk to soil health by causing harm to non-target organisms and disrupting ecosystem services in both agricultural and other exposed soils.

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Pesticides constitute an integral part of today's agriculture. Their widespread use leads to ubiquitous contamination of the environment, including soils. Soils are a precious resource providing vital functions to society - thus, it is of utmost importance to thoroughly assess the risk posed by widespread pesticide contamination.

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Passive sampling (PS, equally used for passive sampler) methods have successfully been applied in situ to quantify the bioavailability of hydrophobic organic compounds in air, water and sediments. However, very little is known on the applicability of PS in unsaturated soils. Here, we present the results of a greenhouse experiment in which we applied in situ PS methods in pots.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the clinical and genetic traits linked to peripheral arthritis (PA) in patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) at disease onset.
  • A total of 456 Spanish AS patients were analyzed, finding that 18.9% initially presented with PA, along with significant genetic associations involving 14 specific SNPs across 10 genes.
  • Results indicated that patients with PA experienced earlier onset, longer disease duration, and suggested unique genetic and clinical factors that may influence the pathogenesis of AS.
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