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From:BioScience (Vol. 41, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedSeveral studies suggest that it is technologically feasible to reduce pesticide use in the United States 35 to 50% without reducing crop yields (NAS 1989, OTA 1979). Denmark developed an action plan in 1985 to reduce...
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From:Alternative Medicine Review (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: 3-Phenoxybenzoic acid (31BA), a pyrethroid metabolite, was detected in 75% of urine samples analyzed for pesticides in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. NHANES...
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From:Alternative Medicine Review (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Organophosphates are broad class of chemicals widely used as pesticides throughout the world. We performed a cross-sectional study of associations between dialkylphosphate metabolites of organophosphates and...
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From:Endangered Species Bulletin (Vol. 24, Issue 1)In addition to better pesticide management, other wildlife habitat improvement activities are taking place as well, such as the conversion of additional agricultural lands into wetlands (600 acres, or 240 hectares) and...
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From:Issues in Science and Technology (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe US government is supporting the use of natural pesticides despite there being few successful ones available. Crop production would decrease substantially if chemical farming was abondoned altogether. Some natural...
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From:California Agriculture (Vol. 74, Issue 01) Peer-ReviewedEffective Jan. 1, 2018, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation enacted a regulation regarding the use of pesticides near public K-12 schools and licensed child day care centers, including a provision that bans...
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From:Forensic Science Review (Vol. 33, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedPesticides are chemical or biological agents used to repel or kill pests. Pesticides are potent and lethal toxic substances that are also being infamously used for homicidal purposes due to their easy availability and...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedIndicators are used to quantify the pressure of pesticides on the environment. Pesticide risk indicators typically require weighting environmental exposure by a no effect concentration. An indicator based on spread...
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From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 45, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedHundreds of Italian syrphids (Cheilosia corydon) and flea beetles (Psylliodes chalcomera) will be released on rangeland near Comfort, TX, to help throttle musk thistle. Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) is an exotic weed...
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From:Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Vol. 53, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedA survey of 650 retail stores that sell pesticides in Illinois was conducted in 1996. Retailers were asked about store personnel who make pesticide recommendations, the source and type of training provided, and resources...
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From:NACLA Report on the Americas (Vol. 41, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedMultinational pesticide corporations headquartered in the Global North are expanding their sales of some of the most dangerous chemicals in Latin America--chemicals known to cause a plethora of health problems,...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 126, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Pesticides have been associated with reproductive disorders, but there is limited research on pesticide exposures and human fertility. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the effects of preconception...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 90, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAgricultural pesticide use in Viet Nam has more than tripled since 1990. However, pesticide legislation and regulations have not been developed in response to this large increase in usage, as a result of which...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 122, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedIn their letter, Ross and Ginevan criticize the conclusion of our recent article on pesticide biomonitoring in New York City (NYC), in which we stated that Estimates of exposure to pyrethroids and dimethyl...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Sílvia Pires 1, Joana Alves 2, Ibrahima Dia 3, Lara F. Gómez 1,* Introduction Mosquitoes (Diptera : Culicidae ) are insects of the greatest importance to global health, because, in addition to the...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedPesticides use in Southeast Asia has increased steadily, driven by the growth of large-scale commercial farming, as well as a desire to maximise food production in rural subsistence economies. Given that use of chemical...
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From:Trial (Vol. 42, Issue 4)After years of controversy over the ethics of exposing vulnerable populations to chemicals to assess their toxicity, the EPA has finalized rules establishing criteria for pesticide testing involving human subjects....
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 122, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated with developmental delay and autism. Objectives: We evaluated...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 120, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedA new position statement from The Endocrine Society provides a strong argument for scientists in industry, government, and academia to work together, across disciplines, to improve testing of chemicals as potential...
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From:Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (Vol. 7, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Remi Dosunmu 1 , Jinfang Wu 2 , Md Riyaz Basha 3 , Nasser H Zawia [[dagger]] 4 Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; amyloid-[beta]; diet; lead; risk factor Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive...