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North Vietnam
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Bioaccumulation of antibiotics in wild freshwater invertebrates
Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Marc Chevreuil
Occurrence and bioaccumulation of 20 antibiotics, including fluoroquinolones (FQs), sulfonamids (SAs), macrolids (MLs), tetracyclins (TCs),diaminopyrimidins (DPs) and nitro-imidazols (NIs) in an amphipod crustacean (Gammarus pulex) inhabiting in the small ...
2017Analysis of antibiotic and pesticide residues in shrimp farm waters using passive sampling
Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Nicolas Estoppey, Clément Levasseur, Tam Thi Minh Lê
Vietnam is one of the largest shrimp exporters in the world. Intensive shrimp farming uses a lot of insecticides to sanitize the shrimp ponds and antibiotics for the prevention of diseases. The aims of this study are to develop a passive sampling method fo ...
2016Projects & collaboration between EPFL and Vietnam (1996 – 2014)
Presentation of the different projects between EPFL and some partners in Vietnam. ...
2014Antibiotics and pesticides in water and sediments from intensive shrimp farms in Southern Vietnam: Preliminary results
Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Nicolas Estoppey, Maria Inmaculada Carpinteiro Botana
Vietnam is one of the largest shrimps exporters in the world. Intensive shrimp farming uses a lot of insecticides to sanitize the shrimp ponds and antibiotics for the prevention of diseases. The aims of this study are to develop a passive sampling method f ...
2014Selecting appropriate treatment technologies for faecal sludge (FS) from onsite sanitation systems
Christof Holliger, Viet Anh Nguyen, Linda Strande, Magalie Diane Bassan
Context Worldwide: FS production much larger than treated volumes In Vietnam: • Urban households required to own septic tanks • Combined onsite and centralized sanitation • FS emptying frequency up to 10 years or more Negligible FS volumes treated before d ...
2014Occurrence of persistent toxic substances in soils, sediments, fishes and human breast milk in southern Vietnam
Global contamination and toxic effects of persistent toxic substances (PTSs) have been an emerging environmental issue and have received considerable attention during the past four decades. The rapid agricultural and industrial growths as well as the expan ...
EPFL2009Sources and fate of PCDDs and PCDFs in rural and urban ecosystem and food chain in southern Vietnam
Problems related to Dioxins contamination in Southern Vietnam are until now still a hot newsreel and controversy subject in international conferences as well as in many articles. The adverse effects of Dioxins residue from chemicals used by U.S. Army durin ...
EPFL2006Decreased anterior cingulate volume in combat-related PTSD
Background Neuroanatomical data point to functional relationships between the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and subcortical centers regulating fear, in particular, the amygdala. Functional brain imaging has disclosed divergent patterns of ACC activation ...
2006