15 submissions found.
Mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/east-africa-deploys-huge-volumes-of-highly-hazardous-pesticides-against-locust-plague/ by Leopold Salzenstein on 1 April 2021
The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/01/toxic-impact-of-pesticides-on-bees-has-doubled-study-shows
Analysis contradicts claims that the environmental impact of pesticides is falling, say scientists.
The toxic impact of …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-12-pesticide-nanoparticles.html
by University of Fribourg Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg have discovered how certain silica nanoparticles …
Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46688-6
AbstractPesticides are commonly used in food crop production systems to control crop pests and diseases and ensure maximum yield with high market value. However, the accumulation of these …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-06-route-nutrient-delivery.html
by Alexandra George, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Agriculture around the globe requires new solutions for food and water sustainability …Science Magazine https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/sticky-proteins-could-protect-crops-more-safely-chemical-pesticides
Now, researchers have devised a stickier approach to protecting plants, one that could be applied less frequently than …
The Japan Times https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/22/headlines/china_pesticide_plant_explosion_kills_47
people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday, …
Exalto Mamani, a coca leaf grower, sprays his fields in the Nor Yungas region of Bolivia with pesticides. The practice …