Using native plants to evaluate urban metal pollution and appoint emission sources in the Brazilian Steel Valley region
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33021-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn southeastern Brazil, the city of Ipatinga is inserted in the Steel Valley Metropolitan Region, which hosts the largest industrial complex for flat-steel production in Latin America, while also having one of the largest vehicle fleets in the entire country. Since potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are not emitted solely by industries, yet also by vehicular activity, the predominant emission source can be determined by evaluating the ratio between different elements, which are called technogenic tracers. We performed a b...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Guilherme Carvalho Andrade Brenda Vila Nova Santana Mirian Cilene Spasiani Rinaldi Sukarno Olavo Ferreira Ren ê Chagas da Silva Luzimar Campos da Silva Source Type: research
Human health risks assessment of the fluctuations in mercury levels in seafood from different key regions of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This study aimed to quantify the Hg concentration in species of mussels, fish, and crabs obtained from fishing colonies on the beaches of the west and south of the city of Rio de Janeiro, investigate the possible effect of seasonality, sex, and location sampling, and finally, the risk to consumer health in four different age groups. The difference between cooked and raw commercially available mussel samples was also verified. The main results highlight that the fish presented higher levels of Hg and that the mussel samples sold cooked presented lower levels of Hg when compared to the raw ones. For Micropogonias furnieri, S...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Paloma de Almeida Rodrigues Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira Alexandre Mendes Ramos-Filho Julia Vianna de Pinho Gustavo Lata Neves Carlos Adam Conte-Junior Source Type: research
Organic contamination and multi-biomarker assessment in watersheds of the southern Brazil: an integrated approach using fish from the Astyanax genus
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33181-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe aimed to examine the responses of pollution biomarkers in feral fish from Astyanax genus collected at three hydrographic regions in southern Brazil and the capacity of these tools to differentiate between various levels of contamination. To achieve this, levels of organochlorine pesticides (liver), as well as the biomarkers AChE (muscle and brain), TBARS (liver), and EROD (liver) were assessed. Collections were conducted in four municipalities (Alegrete, Caraá, Lavras, and Santa Vitória) during 1 year, encompassing ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yuri Dornelles Zebral Bruna Duarte Pereira Righi Iuri Salim Abou Anni Ana Laura Venquiaruti Escarrone Tain á Guillante Carlos Eduardo Delfino Vieira Patr ícia Gomes Costa Adalto Bianchini Source Type: research
CYTOTOXICITY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF GEOPOPOLIS EXTRACT FROM THE STINGLESS BEE (Melipona scutellaris) IN CLINICAL ISOLATES OF Staphylococcus aureus
Chem Biodivers. 2024 Apr 12:e202301982. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202301982. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis work aims to evaluate the biological activities of the EEGP, in order to contribute with a natural therapeutic alternative, to face infections. The EEGP MIC tests showed antibacterial activity against two strains of S. aureus (LPM 63 and LPM 86), both at concentrations of 550 µg/mL. The MBC performed with the inhibition values showed that the EEGP has bacteriostatic activity in both strains. Biofilm inhibition rates exhibited an average value greater than 65% at the highest concentration. The EEGP antioxidant potential ...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - April 12, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Maria Gabriella Borges Luanna Lima Ana Caroline Veras Rafael Ferreira Danielle Alves Isac Medeiros Marciane Magnani Marianna Sobral Ricardo Castro Saulo Tintino Cicera Oliveira-Tintino Henrique Coutinho Felipe Guerra Daniela Barros Maria Bet ânia Oliveir Source Type: research
Writing to Create, Mend, and Rebel: Three Reflections on Journaling as Escreviv ência for Afro-Brazilian Public University Students During COVID-19
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38607461 | DOI:10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5 (Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry)
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renan Vicente da Silva Carlos Eduardo Assun ção Alves Mayana Ribeiro Montenario Laura Rebecca Murray Source Type: research
Direct costs for outpatient excess body weight treatment in Brazilian children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital
CONCLUSION: The average annual cost of treating excess body weight was R$138,845.00. Weight status and age influenced the cost of treating this disease, with higher costs being observed for individuals with obesity and children over 5 years of age. Additionally, the important deficit in reimbursement by SUS and the small number of other health professionals highlight the need for restructuring this treatment model to ensure its effectiveness, including a substantial increase in government investment.PMID:38608721 | DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2024.03.005 (Source: Jornal de Pediatria)
Source: Jornal de Pediatria - April 12, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Aline Denise Hanauer Za íne Glaci Durte Corrêa Gleci Blazius Rodolfo Coelho Prates Marco Fabio Mastroeni Source Type: research
Human health risks assessment of the fluctuations in mercury levels in seafood from different key regions of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This study aimed to quantify the Hg concentration in species of mussels, fish, and crabs obtained from fishing colonies on the beaches of the west and south of the city of Rio de Janeiro, investigate the possible effect of seasonality, sex, and location sampling, and finally, the risk to consumer health in four different age groups. The difference between cooked and raw commercially available mussel samples was also verified. The main results highlight that the fish presented higher levels of Hg and that the mussel samples sold cooked presented lower levels of Hg when compared to the raw ones. For Micropogonias furnieri, S...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Paloma de Almeida Rodrigues Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira Alexandre Mendes Ramos-Filho Julia Vianna de Pinho Gustavo Lata Neves Carlos Adam Conte-Junior Source Type: research
Using native plants to evaluate urban metal pollution and appoint emission sources in the Brazilian Steel Valley region
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33021-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn southeastern Brazil, the city of Ipatinga is inserted in the Steel Valley Metropolitan Region, which hosts the largest industrial complex for flat-steel production in Latin America, while also having one of the largest vehicle fleets in the entire country. Since potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are not emitted solely by industries, yet also by vehicular activity, the predominant emission source can be determined by evaluating the ratio between different elements, which are called technogenic tracers. We performed a b...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Guilherme Carvalho Andrade Brenda Vila Nova Santana Mirian Cilene Spasiani Rinaldi Sukarno Olavo Ferreira Ren ê Chagas da Silva Luzimar Campos da Silva Source Type: research
Organic contamination and multi-biomarker assessment in watersheds of the southern Brazil: an integrated approach using fish from the Astyanax genus
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33181-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe aimed to examine the responses of pollution biomarkers in feral fish from Astyanax genus collected at three hydrographic regions in southern Brazil and the capacity of these tools to differentiate between various levels of contamination. To achieve this, levels of organochlorine pesticides (liver), as well as the biomarkers AChE (muscle and brain), TBARS (liver), and EROD (liver) were assessed. Collections were conducted in four municipalities (Alegrete, Caraá, Lavras, and Santa Vitória) during 1 year, encompassing ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yuri Dornelles Zebral Bruna Duarte Pereira Righi Iuri Salim Abou Anni Ana Laura Venquiaruti Escarrone Tain á Guillante Carlos Eduardo Delfino Vieira Patr ícia Gomes Costa Adalto Bianchini Source Type: research
CYTOTOXICITY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF GEOPOPOLIS EXTRACT FROM THE STINGLESS BEE (Melipona scutellaris) IN CLINICAL ISOLATES OF Staphylococcus aureus
Chem Biodivers. 2024 Apr 12:e202301982. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202301982. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis work aims to evaluate the biological activities of the EEGP, in order to contribute with a natural therapeutic alternative, to face infections. The EEGP MIC tests showed antibacterial activity against two strains of S. aureus (LPM 63 and LPM 86), both at concentrations of 550 µg/mL. The MBC performed with the inhibition values showed that the EEGP has bacteriostatic activity in both strains. Biofilm inhibition rates exhibited an average value greater than 65% at the highest concentration. The EEGP antioxidant potential ...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - April 12, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Maria Gabriella Borges Luanna Lima Ana Caroline Veras Rafael Ferreira Danielle Alves Isac Medeiros Marciane Magnani Marianna Sobral Ricardo Castro Saulo Tintino Cicera Oliveira-Tintino Henrique Coutinho Felipe Guerra Daniela Barros Maria Bet ânia Oliveir Source Type: research
Writing to Create, Mend, and Rebel: Three Reflections on Journaling as Escreviv ência for Afro-Brazilian Public University Students During COVID-19
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38607461 | DOI:10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5 (Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry)
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renan Vicente da Silva Carlos Eduardo Assun ção Alves Mayana Ribeiro Montenario Laura Rebecca Murray Source Type: research
Mercury distribution, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification in riparian ecosystems from a Neotropical savanna floodplain, Araguaia River, Central Brazil
Environ Res. 2024 Apr 10:118906. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118906. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLitterfall is the main source of dry deposition of mercury (Hg) into the soil in forest ecosystems. The accumulation of Hg in soil and litter suggests the possibility of transfer to terrestrial vertebrates through environmental exposure or ingestion of plant tissues. We quantified total mercury (THg) concentrations in two soil layers (organic: 0 - 0.2 m; mineral: 0.8 - 1 m), litter, fresh leaves, and terrestrial invertebrates of the Araguaia River floodplain, aiming to evaluate the THg distribution among terrestrial compartmen...
Source: Environmental Research - April 12, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lucas Cabrera Monteiro Ludgero Cardoso Galli Vieira Jos é Vicente Elias Bernardi Maria Cristina Nery do Nascimento Recktenvald Adriely Ferreira da Costa Nery Iara Oliveira Fernandes Vinicius Lima de Miranda Dulce Maria Sucena da Rocha Ronaldo de Almeida Source Type: research
Writing to Create, Mend, and Rebel: Three Reflections on Journaling as Escreviv ência for Afro-Brazilian Public University Students During COVID-19
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38607461 | DOI:10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5 (Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry)
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renan Vicente da Silva Carlos Eduardo Assun ção Alves Mayana Ribeiro Montenario Laura Rebecca Murray Source Type: research
Writing to Create, Mend, and Rebel: Three Reflections on Journaling as Escreviv ência for Afro-Brazilian Public University Students During COVID-19
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38607461 | DOI:10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5 (Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry)
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renan Vicente da Silva Carlos Eduardo Assun ção Alves Mayana Ribeiro Montenario Laura Rebecca Murray Source Type: research
Writing to Create, Mend, and Rebel: Three Reflections on Journaling as Escreviv ência for Afro-Brazilian Public University Students During COVID-19
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2024 Mar;48(1):123-132. doi: 10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5. Epub 2024 Apr 12.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38607461 | DOI:10.1007/s11013-024-09849-5 (Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry)
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renan Vicente da Silva Carlos Eduardo Assun ção Alves Mayana Ribeiro Montenario Laura Rebecca Murray Source Type: research
