Datos sobre la vegetación de fuentes y arroyos de aguas nacientes en las montañas de la cornisa vasco-cantábrica

El presente trabajo recoge los estudios realizados por los autores en las comunidades vegetales que pueblan las fuentes y arroyos de los pisos colino y montano en la región vasco-cantábrica. La relación de citas bibliográficas existentes anteriormente y la contrastación con estudios similares en otros puntos de la zona y regiones próximas. Se ha prestado mayor interés a aquellas comunidades helofíticas caracterizadas por la presencia de Soldanella villosa Darracq. notable endemismo vasco-cantábrico.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) (I): Toxicity, population exposure and involved foods

Food is one of the main exogenous sources of genotoxic compounds. In heated food products, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a priority group of genotoxic, mutagenic and/or carcinogenic chemical pollutants with adverse long-term health effects. People can be exposed to these compounds through different environments and via various routes: inhalation, ingestion of foods and water and even percutaneously. The presence of these compounds in food may be due to environmental contamination, to industrial handling and processing of foods and to oil processing and refining. The highest levels of these compounds are found in smoked foods, in seafood which is found in polluted waters, in grilled meats and, to a lesser extent, in vegetable fats and oils. Lower levels of PAHs are found in vegetables and in cereals and its products.