In most developing countries, including Ethiopia, a conspicuous gap exists in understanding
risk of pesticides and establishing robust regulatory frameworks for their effective …

Chemical pollution is still an underestimated threat to surface waters from natural areas. This
study has analysed the presence and distribution of 59 organic micropollutants (OMPs) …

Streams and their riparian areas are important habitats and foraging sites for bats feeding on
emergent aquatic insects. Chemical pollutants entering freshwater streams from agricultural …

The photocatalytic degradation of the emerging contaminant paracetamol in aqueous
solution has been studied under 1 SUN (~ 1000 W m− 2) in the presence of four commercial …

Pesticides are transferred outside of cropland and can affect animals and plants. Here we
investigated the distribution of 97 current use pesticides in soil and vegetation as central …

Declines of submerged macrophytes (SUM) were monitored in littoral zones of the deep,
mesotrophic lake Suhrer See (Northern Germany) since 2017. Drastic losses coincided with …

An increase in herbicide use is occurring due to a growing population and herbicide-
resistant crops in agriculture, which has resulted in more herbicide tolerant target species …

Agriculture is one of the main factors associated with global biodiversity loss. The present
study assesses the impact of horticultural land use on water quality and fish assemblage …

Pesticides enter non-target surface waters as a result of agricultural activities and may reach
water bodies in protected areas. We measured in southwestern Germany pesticide …

In this study, we identified currently available digital and smart technologies for German
agriculture and classified their applicability. We differentiated our findings by three …