Although healthy plants are vital to human and animal health, plant health is often
overlooked in the One Health literature. Plants provide over 80% of the food consumed by …

Abstract Glyphosate-based herbicides (GlyBH), including Roundup, are the most widely
used pesticides worldwide. Their uses have increased exponentially since their introduction …

The environmental and biodiversity benefits of organic farming are widely recognized, but
there is still controversy about the effects of organic production methods on the nutritional …

Highlights•A totally automatic selective spraying system for diseases in specialty crops.•A
modular agricultural robot was configured for precision-spraying applications.•Multispectral …

Insecticides are by design toxic. They must be toxic to effectively kill target species of insects.
Unfortunately, they also have off-target toxic effects that can harm other species, including …

Although some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were prohibited or limited in use several
decades ago, they are still frequently detected in the human body. The purpose of this study …

Background Pyrethroid pesticides cause abnormalities in the dopamine system and produce
an ADHD phenotype in animal models, with effects accentuated in males versus females …

There is a paucity of information concerning the developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) hazard
posed by industrial and environmental chemicals. New testing approaches will most likely …

In recent years neurodevelopmental problems in children have increased at a rate that
suggests lifestyle factors and chemical exposures as likely contributors. When …

A major problem in developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) risk assessment is the lack of
toxicological hazard information for most compounds. Therefore, new approaches are being …