Essays about: "DDT"

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  1. 1. Discovery of peptides in Chinese medicinal plants

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Mostafa Afshar; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this study, 20 well-known Chinese medicinal plants are included. Traditionally, these medicinal herbs were consumed for different diseases but have one application in common, treatment of rheumatism arthritis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Drying Lakes: A Review on The Health Conditions and Restoration Strategies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anchita Anchita; [2019]
    Keywords : Drying Lakes; Health; Restoration of Lake; Water level; Large Aral Sea; Small Aral Sea; Lake Urmia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Great salt lakes around the world are drying at a rapid rate. The drying salt lakes gives rise to several health and socio-economic concerns for the population in the surrounding region. The respective governments undertook various measures to address the concerns relating to the drying of salt lakes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Why is Uganda experiencing a stall in fertility decline and what implications does the high desired fertility have for the fertility transition? - A case study of Uganda as a deviant case of the Demographic Transition Theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Elin Svensson; [2019]
    Keywords : The Demographic Theory Fertility Reproductive behaviour Desired fertility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises that demographic trends play an essential role in the overall development of a country and improvements in economic, social and health conditions. One of the grand theories of population studies is the Demographic Transition Theory, a linear and universal model of population change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reproductive status of the female Baltic ringed seal

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Alexandra Odevall; [2019]
    Keywords : Baltic ringed seal; occlusion; PCB; DDT; reproduction;

    Abstract : The population of ringed seals in the Baltic Sea was estimated to around 190 000–220 000 individuals in the 1900’s and decreased to approximate 5 000 in the late 1970s. The number of pregnant females also decreased during this time. READ MORE

  6. 5. Probabilistic ecological risk assessment of secondary poisoning from DDT

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Alice Rundegren; [2019]
    Keywords : probabilistisk riskbedömning; toppredatorer; DDT; diklordifenyltrikloretan; plantskola; skogsplantskola; artkänslighetsfördelning; bioackumulering; förorenad mark; indirekt exponering; Monte Carlo simulering; probabilistic risk assessment; plant nursery; species sensitivity distribution; polluted soil; indirect exposure; bioaccumulation; Monte Carlo simulation; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Although prohibited since decades, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites still remain in the soil and pose a threat to ecosystems, where especially birds are susceptible to toxic effects. In this thesis, a model developed in the 1990s was used and updated in order to estimate the risks of DDT to top predators at a forest-plant nursery site. READ MORE