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Micro/nanorobots for detecting and eliminating biological and chemical warfare agents

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Fuel‐powered and field‐driven micro/nanorobots provide a cutting‐edge platform to safeguard national security and defense. This review reports the latest research progress in micro/nanorobots in sensing and detoxifying biological and chemical warfare agents.
Song Li, Huaijuan Zhou, Di Shi, Zdeněk Sofer, Jinhua Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory conditions and pesticide exposure in British pesticide applicators

Occupational Medicine
Abstract Background The relationship between pesticide exposure and respiratory ill-health remains under researched. Aims We set out to define the prevalence of respiratory complaints, excluding asthma, and estimates of exposure in a ...
Fishwick, D., Harding, A.H., Chen, Y., Barber, C.M., Pearce, N., Nicholls, G.   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Zowi Oudendijk, Niklas Wahlberg, Johanna Mappes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

WILLINGNESS TO PAY TO AVOID HEALTH RISKS FROM PESTICIDES, A CASE STUDY FROM NICARAGUA [PDF]

A contingent valuation approach to assess the health effects of pesticides among Nicaraguan vegetable farmers is presented. Farmers' valuation of health is measured as willingness to pay (WTP) for low toxicity pesticides.
Garming, Hildegard, Waibel, Hermann
core   +1 more source

Bioavailability of pesticides in freshwater sediments [PDF]

, 2007
In ecological risk assessment standardized sediment toxicity tests are used to predict the hazard of chemicals for sediment-living organisms. Feeding is a prerequisite in these long-term tests to avoid starvation of test organisms.
Åkerblom, Nina
core  

Is Circular Also Sustainable? Assessing Circularity and Sustainability to Enhance Legitimacy in Agri‐Food Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agri‐food industry faces major sustainability challenges, requiring a shift in companies' approach. Circular economy principles offer a promising path by enhancing resource efficiency, reducing waste, and valorizing by‐products. However, the integration of sustainability and circularity practices remains limited, especially in developing ...
Maria Elena Latino, Marta Menegoli, Maria Laura Giangrande   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Updating our quantification of non-occupational pesticide exposure in agricultural settings: A revised algorithm for the agricultural health study

Environmental Advances
Understanding associations between pesticide exposure and chronic disease requires long-term, chemical-specific estimates. To characterize non-occupational pesticide exposure in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), we previously developed a quantitative ...
Shuai Xie, Nicole C Deziel, Pabitra R Josse, Jessica M Madrigal, Christine G Parks, Dale P Sandler, Gabriella Andreotti, Mary H Ward, Jonathan N Hofmann, Laura E Beane Freeman, Melissa C Friesen   +10 more
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Environmental Sustainability in Wineries: How Contingency Factors and Environmental Management Accounting Tools Influence Environmental Performance?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do wineries design sustainability practices and use environmental management accounting (EMA)? This study addresses that question by analyzing the influence of contingency factors on the adoption of sustainability practices and the use of EMA tools to improve the environmental performance of wineries. The research was carried out through a
Andréia Cittadin, Fabricia Silva da Rosa, Januario Monteiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between pesticide exposure and thyroid cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Thyroid cancer (TC) is one of the most common endocrine malignancies worldwide, yet the association between pesticide exposure and TC has not been systematically summarized. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between pesticide exposure and TC,
Xiao Yang, Jie Yu, Hao Yao, Heng Sun, Feng Li, Jie Xu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation for Eco‐Innovation: Evidence From Agriculture 4.0 Adoption in Wine Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms face a fundamental strategic dilemma: how to align digital transformation with environmental sustainability while maintaining competitive advantage. Drawing on the eco‐innovation and green business strategy literature, this paper investigates how Agriculture 4.0 technologies act as enablers of sustainability strategies.
Alessandro Muscio, Amir Maghssudipour, Yuntao Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source