To the editor. Re: Pesticides in blood from spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) downstream of banana plantations in Costa Rica.
2014
Sergio Laprade Coto
Coordinator, Banana Environmental Commision.
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010575
Pesticides
Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL); INSECTICIDES; RODENTICIDES; etc.
Pesticide
D000489
Alligators and Crocodiles
Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order Loricata.
Caimans,Crocodiles,Alligators,Caymans,Alligator,Caiman,Cayman,Crocodile,Crocodiles and Alligators
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014874
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.
Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water