EVALUATION OF OCCURRENCE AND HEALTH RISK OF ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IN SEDIMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOLIVAR, COLOMBIA

Evaluation of Occurrence and Health Risk of Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediments of the Department of Bolivar, Colombia

Organochlorine pesticides such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were widely used in agriculture and vector disease control worldwide.Despite its ban in production and application since the 1970s in many countries, its residues in water, air and soil have been reported.Organochlorine pesticides have been propo

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PCR-based detection of a rare linear DNA in cell culture

The described method allows for detection of rare linear DNA fragments generated during genomic deletions.The predicted limit of the detection is one DNA molecule per 107 or more cells.The method is based on anchor PCR and involves gel separation of the linear DNA fragment and chromosomal DNA before amplification.The detailed chemical structure of

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