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Ecological Safety Assessment of Insecticidal Proteins Introduced into Biotech Crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Crops genetically engineered to express insecticidal proteins have been used in U.S. agriculture since 1996 and are being increasingly adopted worldwide. The ecological safety of these crops has been extensively considered by regulatory agencies prior to
Hellmich, Richard   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Landscape Pattern and Ecological Risk Assessment in Guangxi Based on Land Use Change

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Due to ecological environmental fragility and soil erosion in Guangxi, studies of landscape patterns and associated ecological risks are needed to guide sustainable land development and ecologically sensitive land management.
Yanping Yang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Disrupting effects of neonicotinoids and their interaction with metals on thyroid hormone, an evidence of children in a rural area, South China

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Neonicotinoids exposure was found to induce thyroid dysfunction. However, there lack of direct evidence between neonicotinoids exposure and thyroid hormone (TH) disruption in population study, especially in children, which limits the understanding on ...
Ling-Chuan Guo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy metal pollution and potential ecological risk assessment for surficial sediments of Deepor Beel, India

open access: yes, 2021
The present study has been conducted for three objectives for the assessment of sediment pollution loadings and their ecological risk. Firstly, the hierarchical clustering of the raw sediment dataset was carried out, which categorized the sampling ...
Siddhant Dash, S. Borah, A. Kalamdhad
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrating invasion and disease in the risk assessment of live bird trade. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
AimInternational trade in plants and animals generates significant economic benefits. It also leads to substantial unintended impacts when introduced species become invasive, causing environmental disturbance or transmitting diseases that affect people ...
Daszak, Peter   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of Land Use Pattern and Landscape Ecological Risk in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, Southwestern China

open access: yesLand, 2022
The Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (CCEC) is becoming the fourth growth pole in China after the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle (YRDEC); Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Economic Circle (GBAEC); Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Economic Circle (BTHEC ...
C. Zeng   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ISER 2012 Working Paper No. 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Large resource development projects take years to plan. During that planning time, the public frequently debates the potential benefits and risks of a project, but with incomplete information.
Loeffler, Bob
core  

Chemical speciation and risk assessment of cadmium in soils around atypical coal mining area of China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The distribution characteristics of Cadmium (Cd) fractions in soils around a coal mining area of Huaibei coalfield were investigated, with the aim to assess its ecological risk. The total Cd concentrations in soils ranged from 0.05 to 0.87 mg/kg.
Cheng, SW(Cheng, SIiwei)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Landscape Ecological Risk Assessment under Multiple Indicators

open access: yesLand, 2021
Rapid urbanization and intensification of human activities increases the risk of disturbance of ecological systems via multiple sources, with consequences for regional ecological security and health.
Xupu Li   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
wiley   +1 more source

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