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A community-based cluster randomised trial of safe storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: study protocol

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background The WHO recognises pesticide poisoning to be the single most important means of suicide globally. Pesticide self-poisoning is a major public health and clinical problem in rural Asia, where it has led to case fatality ratios 20-30 times higher
Pearson Melissa, Konradsen Flemming, Gunnell David, Dawson Andrew H, Pieris Ravi, Weerasinghe Manjula, Knipe Duleeka W, Jayamanne Shaluka, Metcalfe Chris, Hawton Keith, Wickramasinghe A Rajitha, Atapattu W, Bandara Palitha, de Silva Dhammika, Ranasinghe Asanga, Mohamed Fahim, Buckley Nicholas A, Gawarammana Indika, Eddleston Michael   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Embryotoxic Effects of Monosodium Methyl Arsenate (MSMA) on Gallus gallus: Morphological and Morphometric Evidence of Developmental Disruptions

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic activities and the large volume of compounds released into the environment are sources of contamination for plants, animals, and humans. The herbicide monosodium methyl arsenate (MSMA) ranks among the best‐selling agricultural pesticides in Brazil.
Daniel Moreira Melo, Eduarda Scalfoni Tavares, Melyssa Kmecick, Juliana Castro Monteiro Pirovani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide Avoidance: Results From a Sri Lankan Study with Health and Environmental Policy Implications [PDF]

In this paper the contingent valuation method (CVM) is used to elicit bids/values to avoid direct exposure to pesticides and the resulting illnesses among subsistence farmers in a developing country, namely Sri Lanka.
Dr Clevo I. Wilson
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Level pesticide spray boom

, 2021
Small level set atop pesticide spray ...

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Quantification of steroid hormones in free‐ranging Apennine wolf Canis lupus italicus hair samples collected post‐mortem

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
After decades of dramatic reductions in their populations, Italian wolves have begun recolonizing parts of their historic range. This growth in populations can lead to potential conflicts with human activities, which remain the main cause of wolf mortality.
Ilaria Troisio, Carmela Musto, Nicola Acquisti Casi, Nadia Govoni, Giuseppe Merialdi, Domenico Ventrella, Alberto Elmi, Mauro Delogu, Maria Laura Bacci   +8 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.
Waibel, Hermann, Garming, Hildegard
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Pharmacotherapy to protect the neuromuscular junction after acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2016
Organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world, affecting an estimated three million people annually.
S. Bird, P. Krajacic, Keigo Sawamoto, Naofumi Bunya, E. Loro, T. Khurana   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functional variation in butterfly egg pore traits: The potential role of climate

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Immobile eggs of terrestrial animals are exposed to variable environmental conditions. Insect egg pores, critical for gas exchange (aeropyles) and fertilisation (micropyles), are ecologically important yet understudied.
Teun de Jong, Liana O. Greenberg, Ella Catley, Nina E. Fatouros, Graziella Iossa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Questions and answers about gypsy moth spraying and your health

, 2007
This archived document is maintained by the Oregon State Library as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Title from Web page (viewed on Sept. 28, 2007)"Last modified:

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Undereporting of acute pesticide poisoning in Tanzania: modelling results from two cross-sectional studies

Environmental Health, 2016
BackgroundAcute pesticide poisoning (APP) is known to cause serious injuries to end users globally but the magnitude of this problem in Tanzania is not well known.
E. Lekei, A. Ngowi, L. London
semanticscholar   +1 more source