Do pesticides promote or hinder sustainability in agriculture? The challenge of sustainable use of pesticides in modern agriculture

M Lykogianni, E Bempelou, F Karamaouna… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable agriculture aims to meet the food needs of the growing world population while
ensuring minimal impact on the environment and humans as well as productivity. Although …

Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

G Sigmund, M Ågerstrand, A Antonelli… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies
requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need …

CuFe2O4/diatomite actuates peroxymonosulfate activation process: Mechanism for active species transformation and pesticide degradation

P Xu, R Wei, P Wang, X Li, C Yang, T Shen, T Zheng… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation is a promising technology for water purification, but the
removal performance of multiple pollutant matrices and the mechanism for reactive species …

Pesticide effects on soil fauna communities—a meta‐analysis

L Beaumelle, L Tison, N Eisenhauer… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soil invertebrate communities represent a significant fraction of global biodiversity and play
crucial roles in ecosystems. A number of human activities threaten soil communities, in …

[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 …

Non-target effects of essential oil-based biopesticides for crop protection: Impact on natural enemies, pollinators, and soil invertebrates

G Giunti, G Benelli, V Palmeri, F Laudani, M Ricupero… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
The control of arthropod pests of agricultural importance is increasingly difficult due to the
quick development of resistance in the targeted pest populations coupled to their massive …

Recent advances in the design of controlled-and sustained-release micro/nanocarriers of pesticide

R Tao, C You, Q Qu, X Zhang, Y Deng, W Ma… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
To meet the increasing demand for food, pesticides must be overused to protect crops from
pests and diseases. However, the chronic use of excessive pesticides poses a risk to human …

Past insecticide exposure reduces bee reproduction and population growth rate

C Stuligross, NM Williams - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Pesticides are linked to global insect declines, with impacts on biodiversity and essential
ecosystem services. In addition to well-documented direct impacts of pesticides at the …

Agricultural pesticide land budget and river discharge to oceans

F Maggi, FHM Tang, FN Tubiello - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pesticides are ubiquitous environmental pollutants negatively affecting ecosystem and
human health,. About 3 Tg of pesticides are used annually in agriculture to protect crops …

Quantifiable urine glyphosate levels detected in 99% of the French population, with higher values in men, in younger people, and in farmers

D Grau, N Grau, Q Gascuel, C Paroissin… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
France is the first pesticide-consuming country in Europe. Glyphosate is the most used
pesticide worldwide and glyphosate is detected in the general population of industrialized …