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Second generation effects of larval metal pollutant exposure on reproduction, longevity and insecticide tolerance in the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae).

Alexander C S N JeanrenaudBasil D BrookeShüné V Oliver
Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
This study demonstrates that a single exposure to metal pollution can have transgenerational effects that are not negated by subsequent breeding in clean water.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • heavy metals
  • risk assessment
  • particulate matter
  • zika virus
  • drosophila melanogaster
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • human health
  • air pollution
  • health risk assessment