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Perceived importance and didactic difficulty of chemistry education: Insights from Czech teachers

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This empirical study examines how chemistry teachers in lower and upper secondary schools in the Czech Republic evaluate the content of the chemistry curriculum, focussing on its perceived importance and didactic difficulty. Based on a quantitative survey (N = 146), the study provides insight into the pedagogical content knowledge of ...
Jitka Lorenzová   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety Systems for Working with Pesticides

open access: yesEDIS, 2008
PI-168, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Frederick Fishel, provides a description of the following pesticide safety systems: closed mixing and loading systems, enclosed cabs, and containment systems. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, August 2008.
openaire   +6 more sources

Engineered Metal–Organic Frameworks‐Based Materials for Environmental Detection

open access: yesENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Engineered metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) regulated by various material modification strategies are discussed for environmental contaminant detection under different sensing mechanisms, providing future improvements of MOFs in environmental detection. Sensitive and selective detection of contaminants is crucial for environmental protection.
Pan Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Choosing the best model in the presence of zero trade: a fish product analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The purpose of the paper is to test the hypothesis that food safety (chemical) standards act as barriers to international seafood imports. We use zero-accounting gravity models to test the hypothesis that food safety (chemical) standards act as barriers ...
Hite, D., Tran, N., Wilson, N.
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Exposure to pesticide- safety problem

open access: yes, 2021
Introduction. Despite the popularity and widespread use of pesticides, there are serious concerns about the health risks arising from farmers#39; exposure to the preparation and application of pesticides or in treated fields and residues from agri-food products and drinking water consumed by the population.
Zavtoni, M., Bernic, V.
openaire   +1 more source

Renewable Energy Use, Agricultural Productivity, and Economic Expansion Impact on Environmental Sustainability in India

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research aims to explore the effects of agricultural productivity and the use of renewable energy sources on India's CO2 emissions while taking economic expansion into concern based on data during 1985–2022. This study applies the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) technique, dynamic‐ordinary least square (DOLS), fully‐modified ...
Palanisamy Manigandan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes about pesticide safety

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1986
Citizens and specialists differ in their views of risks and ...
G Hawkes, M Stiles
doaj  

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of agrochemical use among farmers in the United Arab Emirates: a pre-and post-intervention assessment

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionThe widespread use of agrochemicals enhances agricultural productivity but poses significant health and environmental risks, particularly in arid regions such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE).MethodsThis study assessed farmers' knowledge ...
Seham M. Al Raish   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Agriculture and Food Utilization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 90. Food safety: Many aspects of organic agriculture reduce the risks of pathogens (zoonoses), mycotoxins, bacterial toxins and industrial toxic pollutants, compared to conventional agriculture.
Brandt, Dr Kirsten
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Pesticides and work safety

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1975
California Agriculture - All ...
openaire   +1 more source

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