[HTML][HTML] Presence of pesticides in the environment, transition into organic food, and implications for quality assurance along the European organic food chain–A …

M Schleiffer, B Speiser - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of synthetic pesticides is not allowed in organic production, but traces of synthetic
pesticides are regularly detected in organic food. To safeguard the integrity of organic …

[HTML][HTML] Pesticides in ambient air, influenced by surrounding land use and weather, pose a potential threat to biodiversity and humans

JG Zaller, M Kruse-Plaß, U Schlechtriemen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Little is known about (i) how numbers and concentrations of airborne pesticide residues are
influenced by land use, interactions with meteorological parameters, or by substance …

[HTML][HTML] The necessity of a global binding framework for sustainable management of chemicals and materials—interactions with climate and biodiversity

KG Steinhäuser, A Von Gleich, M Große Ophoff… - Sustainable …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable chemicals and materials management deals with both the risks and the
opportunities of chemicals and products. It is not only focused on hazards and risks of …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing overall herbicide use may reduce risks to humans but increase toxic loads to honeybees, earthworms and birds

RM Cech, S Jovanovic, S Kegley, K Hertoge… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pesticide use has been associated with risks for human health and an overall
decline in biodiversity. Although herbicides are the most commonly used pesticides …

[HTML][HTML] Pesticide use and associated greenhouse gas emissions in sugar beet, apples, and viticulture in Austria from 2000 to 2019

R Cech, F Leisch, JG Zaller - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production of synthetic pesticides is energy intensive and can emit even more
greenhouse gases (GHG) per kg than the production of synthetic fertilizers. However, this …

Fungicides in Europe During the Twenty-first Century: a Comparative Assessment Using Agri-environmental Indices of EU27

V Triantafyllidis, C Kosma, IK Karabagias… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
A reliable and comparative fungicide index (FI) was assessed to describe the fungicide use
in the agricultural land of Europe during the first 20 years of the twenty-first century (from …