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Measure the Measure: the Impact of Differences in Pesticide MRLs on Chilean Fruit Exports to the EU [PDF]
, 2009 This paper advances the measurement of nontariff measures (NTMs) by discussing a framework for how to compare regulations. We argue that relative differences in SPS regulations trigger the impact on trade flows between trading partner countries and ...
Achterbosch, T.J. +3 more
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Hygiene and sanitationSafe handling of pesticides plays an important role in protecting public health and the environment. The importance of these issues is determined, first of all, by the specificity of pesticides and their wide application in various areas and spheres of human activity: in agriculture, forestry, public utilities, in personally subsidiary plots, in ...
Valerii N. Rakitskii +1 more
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Thiamethoxam impairs honey bee visual learning, alters decision times, and increases abnormal behaviors. [PDF]
, 2020 Learning is important for honey bee fitness and the pollination services that they provide. Neonicotinoid pesticides impair learning, fitness, colony health, and pollination, but most studies on how they affect bee learning have focused on olfactory ...
Ludicke, Joshua C, Nieh, James C
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DETERMINANTS OF PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FOR FOOD CROPS [PDF]
An examination of intertemporal, crop-specific pesticide registration data to assess claims that EPA requirements discourage registration of safer pesticides, especially for minor crops.
Courbois, Claude B.
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Federal Regulation of Pesticide Residues: A Brief History and Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 In the United States today, there are over 900 pesticides in use1 and over 400 are approved for use in food production, whether used as part of the growing process or in post-harvest handling. Although the history of pesticide use in food crops goes back
Graham, Kate Z.
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Effect of Integrated Pest Management Training on Ugandan Small-Scale Farmers [PDF]
, 2017 Small-scale farmers in developing countries use hazardous pesticides taking few or no safety measures. Farmer field schools (FFSs) teaching integrated pest management (IPM) have been shown to reduce pesticide use among trained farmers.
Atuhaire, Aggrey +3 more
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Assessing farmer’s Pesticide Safety Knowledge in cotton growing area of Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]
A pesticide safety knowledge test was developed to assess farmer’s knowledge related to pesticide safety. Yes-No (true-false) type 25 item, test, was constructed and used in a sample of 162 pesticide applicator in two districts of southern Punjab ...
Akram, Naeem +3 more
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Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation [PDF]
, 1999 Dr.
Schierow, Linda-Jo
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Embedding Chemistry and Pharmacy Into Sustainability
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.Chemistry and pharmacy provide products and processes that are indispensable for our high living standard. To understand their relationship with sustainability is important to allow them to contribute to sustainability in a sustainable manner. An integrated overview of green, circular, and sustainable chemistry and pharmacy is given and how they have t
Klaus Kümmerer
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ag–Fe bimetallic nanoparticles (alloy and core–shell structures) were synthesized using Grewia optiva leaf extract through a green, phytochemical‐mediated approach. The effects of pH, temperature, extract concentration, and Ag:Fe molar ratio on nanoparticle formation were systematically optimized, enabling size‐controlled and morphologically ...
Sehrish Asad +6 more
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