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Vera M. F. da Silva
Researcher at National Institute of Amazonian Research
Publications - 99
Citations - 2254
Vera M. F. da Silva is an academic researcher from National Institute of Amazonian Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inia geoffrensis & Amazonian manatee. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 89 publications receiving 1433 citations. Previous affiliations of Vera M. F. da Silva include University of Porto & Wageningen University and Research Centre.
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Pesticide residues in European agricultural soils – A hidden reality unfolded
TL;DR: The presence of mixtures of pesticide residues in soils are the rule rather than the exception, indicating that environmental risk assessment procedures should be adapted accordingly to minimize related risks to soil life and beyond.
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Distribution of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in Agricultural topsoils of the European Union
Vera M. F. da Silva,Luca Montanarella,Arwyn Jones,Oihane Fernández-Ugalde,Hans G.J. Mol,Coen J. Ritsema,Violette Geissen +6 more
TL;DR: The estimated exports clearly indicate that particulate transport can contribute to human and environmental exposure to herbicide residues and Residue threshold values in soils are urgently needed to define potential risks for soil health and off site effects related to export by wind and water erosion.
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A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: how little do we know our biodiversity.
Tomas Hrbek,Vera M. F. da Silva,Nicole Dutra,Waleska Gravena,Anthony R. Martin,Izeni Pires Farias +5 more
TL;DR: The discovery of a new species of a river dolphin from the Araguaia River basin of Brazil, the first such discovery in nearly 100 years, is reported, which is diagnosable by a series of molecular and morphological characters and diverged from its Amazonian sister taxon 2.08 million years ago.
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Dysfunction of ABC transporters at the blood-brain barrier: Role in neurological disorders
TL;DR: The signaling pathways that regulate the expression and activity of P-gp, BCRP and MRPs subfamilies of transporters are reviewed, with particular attention at the BBB level, and their mis-regulation in neurological disorders are reviewed.
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Toxicity assessment of aqueous extracts of ash from forest fires
Vera M. F. da Silva,Joana Luísa Pereira,Isabel Campos,Jan Jacob Keizer,Fernando Gonçalves,Nelson Abrantes +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, composite ash samples of ashes were collected immediately after a forest fire and then used to prepare aqueous extracts of ash (AEA), which were analyzed with respect to a large group of chemical elements and sixteen prioritized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).