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Conversation about pesticides in agriculture

, 2019
Balbir and Hardev discuss whether pesticides should be used in agriculture. Balbir suggested the topic, since both participants are involved in agricultural work.
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Effect of tobacco–radish rotation for different years on bacterial wilt and rhizosphere microbial communities

AMB Express
Tobacco bacterial wilt is a major limiting factor for tobacco production and development, and it is more likely to occur under perennial single cropping of tobacco. In recent years, the rotation of tobacco-radish has gradually become popular.
Yuhao Dai, Jixiu Li, Zhenzhen Wang, Shaoqi Yang, Qingju Xiao, Zipeng Gao, Fengjing Zhang, Chenran Zhao, Liang Yang, Shaopeng Chen, Wei Ding   +10 more
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THE EFFECT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICIES FOR PROCESSING TOMATOES ON THE DEMAND FOR PESTICIDES

In California, acceptance sampling is used to monitor the quality of processing tomatoes delivered by growers to processors. A proposal to change the current quality assurance policy was recently put forth to reduce the growersÂ’' incentive to use ...
Starbird, S. Andrew
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STUDY GW13: PROTOCOL FOR GROUND WATER PROTECTION LIST MONITORING OF SELECTED RICE PESTICIDES

, 2013
Regulation (DPR) to conduct ground water monitoring for pesticides that have been designated as having the potential to pollute ground water.
Selection Of Rice Pesticides, I. Introduction   +1 more
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Le coût social de l'utilisation des pesticides en France

, 2023
J'ai participé en tant qu'orateur invité pour présenter le résultat de ma publication à la conférence 'Semaine pour les alternatives aux pesticides 2023' organisée par l'Institut de géographie et durabilité (Faculté des Geosciences et de l'Environnement -
Borniotto, Diana, Semaine pour les alternatives aux pesticides 2023   +1 more
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Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure Profiles and Their Predictors in a Study of US Volunteer Firefighters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Firefighters may experience occupational exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Volunteer firefighters make up 65% of the US fire service, but their serum PFAS profiles have not been well characterized. This study aims to (1) describe PFAS serum profiles among US volunteer firefighters from 9 states enrolled in ...
Katherine A. Lubina, Zorimar Rivera‐Núñez, Miriam M. Calkins, Robert Laumbach, Shou‐En Lu, Jefferey L. Burgess, Elena Austin, Derrick L. Edwards, Maria D. H. Koeppel, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Chang Ho Yu, Kaleigh M. Hinton, Casey C. Grant, Brian Kubiel, Daniel Roy, Judith M. Graber   +16 more
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WILLINGNESS TO PAY TO AVOID HEALTH RISKS FROM PESTICIDES, A CASE STUDY FROM NICARAGUA

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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How dо pesticides get into honey? [PDF]

, 2018
Honey is nature’s sweetest gift. But did you know that honey may contain pesticides? Farmers use pesticides to kill pests that harm their crops. But pesticides also hurt honey bees and other beneficial insects.
Carreck, Norman, Ridding, Lucy, Sleep, Darren, Freeman, Stephen, Shore, Richard, Redhead, John, Woodcock, Ben, Aston, David, Bullock, James, Pereira, Gloria, Heard, Matthew, Pywell, Richard   +11 more
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Implications of differences between temperate and tropical freshwater ecosystems for the ecological risk assessment of pesticides

, 2010
Despite considerable increased pesticide use over the past decades, little research has been done into their fate and effects in surface waters in tropical regions.
Brink, P.J., van den, Daam, M.A.
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Alternate Strategies for Managing Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides [PDF]

How should one manage the problem of resistance to antibiotics and pesticides? Although the salience of this question has now been recognized, the formal modeling of this question is very much in its infancy.
Peter Nijkamp, Amit Batabyal
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