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Arsenic in Peruvian rice cultivated in the major rice growing region of Tumbes river basin (2019)
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Mondal, D., Periche, R., Tineo, B., Bermejo, L., Rahman, M., Siddique, A., …Cruz, G. (2020). Arsenic in Peruvian rice cultivated in the major rice growing region of Tumbes river basin. Chemosphere, 241, 125070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125070

Arsenic (As) exposure from surface and groundwater in Peru is being recognised as a 16 potential threat but there are limited studies on As in the food-chain and none on As in 17 Peruvian rice. In this study, we have determined the As content in rice... Read More about Arsenic in Peruvian rice cultivated in the major rice growing region of Tumbes river basin.

Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population (2019)
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Mondal, D., Mwale, T., Xu, L., Matthews, H., Oyeka, A., Lace-Costigan, G., & Polya, D. (2019). Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population. Palgrave Communications, 5(89), https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0297-7

In the UK, consumption of rice and rice-based products is on the rise but, notwithstanding public expressed concerns about such products as an exposure route for arsenic (e.g. BBC News report, 2017“Should I worry about arsenic in my rice?”) there are... Read More about Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population.

Risk and benefit of different cooking methods on essential elements and arsenic in rice (2018)
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Mwale, T., Rahman, M., & Mondal, D. (2018). Risk and benefit of different cooking methods on essential elements and arsenic in rice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6), 1056. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061056

Use of excess water in cooking of rice is a well-studied short-term arsenic removal technique. However, the outcome on the nutritional content of rice is not well addressed. We determined the benefit of different cooking techniques on arsenic removal... Read More about Risk and benefit of different cooking methods on essential elements and arsenic in rice.

Background matching in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon : adaptive camouflage and behavioural-plasticity (2018)
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Siegenthaler, A., Mastin, A., Dufaut, C., Mondal, D., & Benvenuto, C. (2018). Background matching in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon : adaptive camouflage and behavioural-plasticity. Scientific reports, 8, 3292. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21412-y

A combination of burrowing behaviour and very efficient background matching makes the brown shrimp Crangon crangon almost invisible to potential predators and preys. This raises questions on how shrimp succeed in concealing themselves in the heteroge... Read More about Background matching in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon : adaptive camouflage and behavioural-plasticity.

Quantifying pigment cover to assess variation in animal colouration (2017)
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Siegenthaler, A., Mondal, D., & Benvenuto, C. (2017). Quantifying pigment cover to assess variation in animal colouration. Biology Methods and Protocols, 2(1), bpx003. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomethods/bpx003

The study of animal colouration addresses fundamental and applied aspects relevant to a wide range of fields, including behavioural ecology, environmental adaptation and visual ecology. Although a variety of methods are available to measure animal... Read More about Quantifying pigment cover to assess variation in animal colouration.

Perfluoroalkyl substances, sex hormones, and insulin-like growth factor-1 at 6–9 Years of age : a cross-sectional analysis within the C8 health project (2016)
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a cross-sectional analysis within the C8 health project. Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(8), 1269-1275. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1509869

Background: Exposure to some perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), such as perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), may alter levels of sex hormones and insulin-l... Read More about Perfluoroalkyl substances, sex hormones, and insulin-like growth factor-1 at 6–9 Years of age : a cross-sectional analysis within the C8 health project.

Elevated risk of stillbirth in males : systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 30 million births (2014)
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Mondal, D., Galloway, T., Bailey, T., & Mathews, F. (2014). Elevated risk of stillbirth in males : systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 30 million births. BMC Medicine, 12(220), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0220-4

Background: Stillbirth rates have changed little over the last decade, and a high proportion of cases are unexplained. This meta-analysis examined whether there are inequalities in stillbirth risks according to sex. Methods: A systematic review of... Read More about Elevated risk of stillbirth in males : systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 30 million births.

Effect of mobile telephones on sperm quality : a systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
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and meta-analysis. Environment International, 70, 106-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.04.015

Mobile phones are owned by most of the adult population worldwide. Radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) from these devices could potentially affect sperm development and function. Around 14% of couples in high- and middle-income count... Read More about Effect of mobile telephones on sperm quality : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diarrhoeal health risks attributable to water-borne-pathogens in arsenic-mitigated drinking water in West Bengal are largely independent of the microbiological quality of the supplied water (2014)
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supplied water. Water, 6(5), 1100-1117. https://doi.org/10.3390/w6051100

Abstract: There is a growing discussion about the possibility of arsenic mitigation measures in Bengal and similar areas leading to undesirable substitution of water-borne-pathogen attributable risks pathogens for risks attributable to arsenic, in... Read More about Diarrhoeal health risks attributable to water-borne-pathogens in arsenic-mitigated drinking water in West Bengal are largely independent of the microbiological quality of the supplied water.

Breastfeeding : a potential excretion route for mothers and implications for infant exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids (2013)
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Mondal, D., Weldon, R., Armstrong, B., Gibson, L., Lopez-Espinosa, M., Shin, H., & Fletcher, T. (2014). Breastfeeding : a potential excretion route for mothers and implications for infant exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids. Environmental Health Perspectives, 122(2), https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306613

Background: The presence of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in breast milk has been documented, but their lactational transfer has been rarely studied. Determination of the elimination rates of these chemicals during breastfeeding is important and criti... Read More about Breastfeeding : a potential excretion route for mothers and implications for infant exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids.