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Occurrence and temporal changes of pharmaceuticals in the Warta River in Poland during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific 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, Dariusz Drożdżyński, Magdalena Matusiak, Krzysztof Dragon, Marek Szczepański   +4 more
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Vegetative pesticide spray buffer6

, 2019
Conifer vegetative pesticide spray buffer from a ...

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Biotechnology as an alternative to chemical pesticides: a case study of Bt cotton in China [PDF]

The overall goal of this study is to determine the extent by which genetically engineered (GE) crops in China can lead to reductions of pesticide use, the nature and source of the reductions, and whether or not there are any non-pecuniary externalities ...
Fangbin Qiao, Jikun Huang, Carl Pray, Scott Rozelle, Ruifa Hu   +4 more
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Plantaricin BM-1 enhances anti-colorectal cancer effects by inhibiting CD8+ cytotoxic T cell apoptosis via the ERK/AP1/Bim signaling pathway

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionColorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Plantaricin BM-1, a class IIa bacteriocin from Lactobacillus plantarum, exhibits anticancer potential, but its in vivo efficacy against CRC is unclear.MethodsUsing ...
Xuan Zheng, Qi Wang, Xiaodong Song, Jingxin Zhu, Chunyu Dai, Junhua Jin, Congyang Cheng, Hongxing Zhang, Yuanhong Xie   +8 more
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Quality of Agricultural Produce: Consumer Preferences and Perceptions [PDF]

The purpose of this research was to gain a greater insight into the characteristics and beliefs consumers draw upon while selecting the produce they purchase.
Italia, John, Liptak, Clare, Govindasamy, Ramu   +2 more
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Study on the enantioselective behaviors, activity, toxicity and mechanism of novel SDHI fungicide benzovindiflupyr to reduce the environmental risks

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Benzovindiflupyr (BEN) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing SDHI fungicides in recent years, but it is considered “very highly toxic” to aquatic fish, invertebrates and crustaceans (EC50 or LC50, 0.0035–0.056 mg/L, acute toxicity). The comprehensive
Shanshan Di, Ziyang Diao, Yunye Xie, Tao Cang, Zhiwei Wang, Peipei Qi, Zhenzhen Liu, Huiyu Zhao, Xinquan Wang   +8 more
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Ocular Pesticide Exposure

Applicator wiping their eyes with a bare hand, immediately after removing their pesticide contaminated glove. This risks ocular and dermal pesticide exposure.

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MEASURING CONSUMER BENEFITS OF FOOD SAFETY RISK REDUCTIONS [PDF]

Microbial pathogens and pesticide residues in food pose a financial burden to society which can be reduced by incurring costs to reduce these food safety risks.
Buzby, Jean C., Crutchfield, Stephen R., Fox, John A., Ready, Richard C.   +3 more
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Regional Variations in Pesticide Residue Detection Rates and Concentrations in Saudi Arabian Crops. [PDF]

Toxics, 2023
Alokail MS, Abd-Alrahman SH, Alnaami AM, Hussain SD, Amer OE, Elhalwagy MEA, Al-Daghri NM.   +6 more
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CONSUMERS' VALUATION OF INSECTICIDE USE RESTRICTIONS: AN APPLICATION TO APPLES [PDF]

Economic assessments of pesticide regulations typically focus on producer impacts and generally ignore possible changes in product demand. These changes may be nonnegligible if real and/or perceived product attributes change.
Hennessy, David A., Schreiber, Alan, Roosen, Jutta, Fox, John A.   +3 more
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