Background Human poisoning by pesticides has long been seen as a severe public health
problem. As early as 1990, a task force of the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated …

Pesticides are widely used in agricultural production to prevent or control pests, diseases,
weeds, and other plant pathogens in an effort to reduce or eliminate yield losses and …

Nanoparticle network hydrogels (NNHs) in which nanoparticles are used as a key building
block to build the gel network have attracted significant interest given their potential to …

An evidence-based understanding of factors influencing PPE use and pesticide safety
practices has the benefit of facilitating the design of interventions to minimize exposure to …

Proper pesticide use is crucial to farmers' health and environmental protection. However, the
factors affecting a farmer's behaviour with regards to pesticide use remain largely unknown …

Monitoring the educational level of farmers and retailers on pesticide use would be useful to
assess the appropriateness of information for reducing or/and avoiding the risks from …

West Azerbaijan, especially the city of Urmia, is the center of Iranian apple and grape
production hence the importance of this, residues of 85 pesticides in these products were …

Chemical pesticides have been widely overused by farmers in Iran, but farmers' criteria for
pesticide selection and use are not well understood. A field survey of 411 farmers was …

In the absence of adequate extension services, retailers have become the major information
source for farmers' pesticide use in rural China. Pesticide application for smallholders is …

Common safety practices in pesticide use were assessed among apple farmers in Ardabil
Province, Iran. With reference to the place of storing pesticides, most farmers (60%) stated …