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Migration of radionuclides in arable land of Lithuania

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 2004
The paper presents the investigation data on soil contamination by Cs and Sr during the period 1974–2000 in various climatic zones and geographical locations for various granulometric and mineralogic composition of the soil and also for different ...
Jadvyga Lubyte, Antanas Antanaitis
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Platinum‐Catalysed Hydrofluorination of Alkynes at Room Temperature Promoted by a Fluoride Shuttle

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
This work presents an air and moisture tolerant platinum‐catalysed hydrofluorination system that gives selectively (Z)‐fluoroalkenes. Experimental and computational investigation on the mechanism allowed for the identification of catalytic species. The hydrofluorination is mediated by complexes between the fluorinated anion and HF, resulting into BF3 ...
Ouchan He, Froze Jameel, Hannah Flammang, Smrithi Suresh Babu, Martin Kaupp, Thomas Braun   +5 more
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Dissipation dynamic of nicosulfuron in different types of agricultural soils

Plant, Soil and Environment
This work aimed to evaluate the influence of soil characteristics and the applied amount of nicosulfuron on the degradation rate in soil. Soil samples were collected at three localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Manjača, Kosjerovo and Tunjice.
Siniša Mitrić, Amer Sunulahpašić, Dragana Šunjka, Slavica Vuković, Mirjana Žabić, Saud Hamidović, Biljana Kelečević   +6 more
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New Discoveries in Agrochemicals [PDF]

, 2004
Previously, the development of new agrochemicals has begun on the chemist's bench, screened via bioassays, and brought to the marketplace following field trials. Since the evolution of molecular, combinatorial and green chemistry techniques, our approach to new discoveries in agrochemicals has fundamentally changed.
Hideo Ohkawa, J. Marshall Clark
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iron‐Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions with Carbon Monoxide

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Recent developments in iron‐catalyzed carbonylative transformations using CO as a C₁ feedstock are summarized in this minireview. Reaction mechanisms of selected reactions and the potential for further advancements in this field are also discussed. Abstract The utilization of carbon monoxide (CO) as an inexpensive and indispensable C1 feedstock for the
Kangkang Sun, Guo‐Ping Lu, Wei Han, Matthias Beller   +3 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Determination of pesticide residues in urine by chromatography-mass spectrometry: methods and applications

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionPollution has emerged as a significant threat to humanity, necessitating a thorough evaluation of its impacts. As a result, various methods for human biomonitoring have been proposed as vital tools for assessing, managing, and mitigating ...
Willian Garcia Birolli, Willian Garcia Birolli, Fernando Mauro Lanças, Álvaro José dos Santos Neto, Henrique C. S. Silveira   +4 more
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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Residual Pesticide Consumption: A Stratified Analysis of Brazilian Families

Journal of Xenobiotics
Food safety is essential to ensure that food is safe for human consumption, particularly in light of the growing global and environmental changes, including population growth and climate variations.
Yan Lucas Leite, Tayna Sousa Duque, José Barbosa dos Santos, Elizângela Aparecida dos Santos   +3 more
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