In the Amazon Lowlands of Ecuador, during ourBirding Trips in the Rainforest, we have the chance to encounter find the following species of toucans. 1.- Lettered Aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus) Lettered Aracari is principally green above, with a red rump, and yellow below, with a black...
The slightly higher mean levels of 1-OHP for men compared to women may be due to their higher exposure from dermal uptake via water and from higher consumption of bottom-dwelling fish. Mean urine levels of 1-OHP were lower than guidance level of 1.0 μmol/mol creatinine for occupational...
Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Vía Tena-Muyuna Km 7, Tena 150150, Ecuador 5 Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, UEA, Pastaza 160101, Ecuador * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Sustainability 2020, 12(18), 7786; https://doi.org/10.3390/su...
In the case of the Napo goldmining phenomenon, the results from a study of the effects of legal mining in the areas of Tena, Puerto Napo, and Archidona show that concentrations of heavy metals in 2020 exceeded permissible limits by 200 to 700 percent; local communities reported illness and ...
Chancay 1,2 and Edgar Fabian Espitia-Sarmiento 1,3,* 1 Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y Agua, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena 150101, Ecuador 2 Cátedra UNESCO en Manejo de Aguas Dulces Tropicales, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena 150101, Ecuador 3 Grupo de ...