[HTML][HTML] Plant health and its effects on food safety and security in a One Health framework: four case studies

DM Rizzo, M Lichtveld, JAK Mazet, E Togami… - One health outlook, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Implications of differences between temperate and tropical freshwater ecosystems for the ecological risk assessment of pesticides

MA Daam, PJ Van den Brink - Ecotoxicology, 2010 - Springer
Despite considerable increased pesticide use over the past decades, little research has
been done into their fate and effects in surface waters in tropical regions. In the present …

[图书][B] Fundamentals of ecotoxicology

MC Newman - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Distribution of agricultural pesticides in the freshwater environment of the Guayas river basin (Ecuador)

A Deknock, N De Troyer, M Houbraken… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid increase and transition to more intensive agricultural activities in developing
nations are often leading to misuse and overuse of pesticides, making their environment …

[HTML][HTML] The green halo: Mechanisms and limits of the eco-label effect

P Sörqvist, A Haga, L Langeborg, M Holmgren… - Food quality and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Consumers believe that “eco-labeled” products taste better, which, at least in part, may be
an effect of the label. The purpose of the current series of experiments was to examine some …

Agroforestry systems conserve species-rich but modified assemblages of tropical birds and bats

CA Harvey, JA González Villalobos - Biodiversity and conservation, 2007 - Springer
Although an increasing number of studies have shown that diverse, multi-strata agroforestry
systems can contribute to the conservation of tropical biodiversity, there is still debate about …

Water quality and macroinvertebrate community response following pesticide applications in a banana plantation, Limon, Costa Rica

LE Castillo, E Martínez, C Ruepert, C Savage… - Science of the total …, 2006 - Elsevier
Pesticides used in banana production may enter watercourses and pose ecological risks for
aquatic ecosystems. The occurrence and effects of pesticides in a stream draining a banana …

The commodification of nature and socio-environmental resistance in Ecuador: An inventory of accumulation by dispossession cases, 1980–2013

S Latorre, KN Farrell, J Martínez-Alier - Ecological Economics, 2015 - Elsevier
This article aims to advance understanding of the relationship between social metabolism,
the commodification of nature, local regime changes, and patterns of resistance to …

Pesticide residues in the aquatic environment of banana plantation areas in the north Atlantic zone of Costa Rica

LE Castillo, C Ruepert, E Solis - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A study of pesticide residues in surface waters and sediments was undertaken in the Suerte
River Basin, Costa Rica, that drains into the Tortuguero conservation area. Samples were …

[HTML][HTML] Phytoremediation and bioremediation of pesticide-contaminated soil

DN Tarla, LE Erickson, GM Hettiarachchi, SI Amadi… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Management and destruction of obsolete pesticides and the remediation of pesticide-
contaminated soil are significant global issues with importance in agriculture, environmental …