Environmental toxicology and chemistry in Latin America

Sensitive biomarker responses of the shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus exposed to chlorpyrifos at environmental concentrations: Roles of alpha-tocopherol and metallothioneins

“…Oxidative stress has been proposed as one of the other molecular mechanisms involved in pesticide-induced toxicity (Wang et al, 2013). In South America, the use of biomarkers in biomonitoring surveys is increasing, but not always in native species (Carriquiriborde and Bainy, 2012). The sensitivity to a toxic compound varies among species, therefore the study of biomarkers in native bioindicators is relevant (van der Oost et al, 2003).…”

Environmental toxicology and chemistry in Latin America: Introduction

“…In Latin America, since the first analysis conducted by Carriquiriborde and Bainy in 2012 , the number of published studies in the environmental science disciplines linked with environmental toxicology and environmental chemistry has grown 64% since 2011 (Figure ). This growth was mainly driven by Brazilian scientific production, that represented 52% of the total Latin American published studies, followed by Mexico (18%) and Argentina (11%).…”