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Paraquat at 63—the story of a controversial herbicide and its regulations: It is time to put people and public health first when regulating paraquat [PDF]
Background Paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, despite its high human toxicity and the overwhelming evidence of associated high morbidity and mortality. Due to the significant public health implications of the use of paraquat,
Leah Utyasheva+2 more
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In a correspondence to BMC Public Health, Dunn et al. (Dunn SE, Reed J and Neumann C. BMC Public Health (n.d)) respond to our review on the occurrence of unintentional, acute pesticide poisoning (UAPP).
Wolfgang Boedeker+3 more
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Scopula subpunctaria (Herrich-Schaeffer) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is a leaf-eating pest in tea plantations that often causes serious economic losses. Arma chinensis (Fallou) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as a polyphagous insect has become one of the main ...
Kunqian Cao+6 more
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Background Pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens (Walker), a major rice pest, has rarely been reported to cause serious damage to sorghum in China. During a survey of insect pests in glutinous sorghum for Chinese liquor production areas in Guizhou Province ...
Chen Li+8 more
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Background Plant growth regulators are chemicals that regulate plant growth and development, which can regulate hormonal balance and affect plant growth, thereby increasing crop yield and improving crop quality.
Zhiguo Zheng+5 more
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Rice is the main calorie source and stable food for half of the global population worldwide, while the rice bacterial leaf blight has been one of the main challenges to rice yields and quality.
Shengxin Guo+5 more
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The development of suitable electron donors is critical to single-electron-transfer (SET) processes. The use of heteroatom-centered anions as super-electron-donors (SEDs) for direct SET reactions has rarely been studied.
Shichun Jiang+6 more
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Background As Cannabis was legalised in Canada for recreational use in 2018 with the implementation of the Cannabis Act, Regulations were put in place to ensure safety and consistency across the cannabis industry.
Mathieu Gagnon+6 more
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Using the soil and water assessment tool to simulate the pesticide dynamics in the data scarce Guayas River Basin, Ecuador [PDF]
Agricultural intensification has stimulated the economy in the Guayas River basin in Ecuador, but also affected several ecosystems. The increased use of pesticides poses a serious threat to the freshwater ecosystem, which urgently calls for an improved ...
Arias-Hidalgo, Mijail+8 more
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Fenpyroximate is a widely used acaricide applicable in many crops. In this study, the residue behavior of fenpyroximate on eggplant, orange, and guava was investigated.
Farag Malhat+7 more
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