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Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Organic Diet Intervention on Pesticide Exposures in Young Children Living in Low-Income Urban and Agricultural Communities. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BackgroundRecent organic diet intervention studies suggest that diet is a significant source of pesticide exposure in young children. These studies have focused on children living in suburban communities.ObjectivesWe aimed to determine whether consuming ...
Aguilar Schall, Raul   +7 more
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Occurrence and temporal changes of pharmaceuticals in the Warta River in Poland during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesScientific Reports
This research aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceutical concentrations in surface water. The Warta River (western Poland) was studied at points upstream and downstream of the treated sewage outflow.
Roksana Kruć-Fijałkowska   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microencapsulation alters pyraclostrobin degradation and reshapes soil microbial communities compared to conventional formulations

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Research
Introduction: Microencapsulated pyraclostrobin (PYR-CS) has gained widespread adoption in agriculture owing to its extended efficacy and reduced risks for non-target organisms.
Xi Cheng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Science, public participation and spin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This chapter deals with the relationship between scientific research, government regulation and public perceptions of risk. Two issues that have had a significant public profile and engendered vigorous debate will be discussed to show how the specific ...
Ninnes, Ted
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Evaluating Resource Use in Low Input Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Work package 5.1 aims at the evaluation of existing accreditation mechanisms and economic approaches related to low-input livestock farming systems and thus of sustainable development processes through a multi-criteria evaluation of the public goods ...
Dedeurwaerdere, Tom
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To spray or not to spray? - pesticides, banana exports, and food safety [PDF]

open access: yes
How governments regulate food safety and environmental protection, including pesticide residue levels, has important implications for trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial held in Doha, Qatar in November 2001, included statements on ...
Tsunehiro Otsuki, Wilson, John S.
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Degradation of pesticides by the ligninolytic enzyme Laccase : optimisation of in vitro conditions, immobilisation and screening for natural mediators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Pesticides are widely used in many industries but the majority reaches non-target organisms or locations through point or diffuse sources. Understanding conditions for their degradation is therefore important.
Farragher, Naomi
core   +1 more source

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