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Emerging Contaminants in the Northeast Andean Foothills of Amazonia: The Case of Study of the City of Tena, Napo, Ecuador
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2021 Jun 9. doi: 10.1007/s00128-021-03275-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis work is a study on the occurrence of emerging pollutants in the northeast Ecuadorian Amazon. Emerging contaminants (ECs)-caffeine, triclosan, estradiol, acetaminophen, nicotine, and ibuprofen-were quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in rivers and streams of the Amazon basin near the city of Tena, Ecuador. For that, a total of 16 natural water samples were taken in 8 locations. Sampling sites included areas impacted by discharges from inefficient sewage networks in urban areas, wastes from fish farming...
Source: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - June 9, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mariana V Capparelli Isabel Cipriani-Avila Eliza Jara-Negrete Sof ía Acosta-López Byron Acosta Andr és Pérez-González Jon Molinero Veronica Pinos-V élez Source Type: research

Exceptional Prices of Medical and Other Supplies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ecuador
This study identifies variability in prices of products acquired through government-driven contracts in Ecuador during the early pandemic response, when the highest mortality rates were registered in a single day. Data were obtained from the National Public Procurement Service (SERCOP) database between March 1 and July 31, 2020. A statistical descriptive analysis was conducted to extract relevant measures for commonly purchased products, medical devices, pharmaceutical drugs, and other goods. Among the most frequently purchased products, the greatest amounts were spent on face masks (US$4.5 million), acetaminophen (US$2.2 ...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - May 20, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Esteban Ortiz-Prado Raul Fernandez-Naranjo Yeferson Torres-Berru Rachel Lowe Irene Torres Source Type: research