Human health and ecosystem quality benefits with life cycle assessment due to fungicides elimination in agriculture

GA Tsalidis - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Industrial agriculture results in environmental burdens due to the overuse of fertilizers and
pesticides. Fungicides is a class of pesticides whose application contributes (among others) …

Operationalising emission and toxicity modelling of pesticides in LCA: the OLCA-Pest project contribution

T Nemecek, A Antón, C Basset-Mens… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Current field emission modelling and toxicity characterisation of pesticides suffer
from several shortcomings like mismatches between LCI databases and LCIA methods …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting pesticide residues in pod fruits with a modified peel-like uptake model: A green pea demonstration

Z Li - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Peas are among the most popular leguminous plants, consumed by both humans and
animals in large quantities. Pesticides are widely used globally to increase pea yield, and as …

Responses of soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon, and microbial quotient to ground cover management practices in Chinese orchards: a data synthesis

W Ding, J Chen, Y Wu, J Mu, Z Qi, F Zvomuya, H He - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Methods This study established a national database of SOC, SMBC, and SMQ, as well as
associated climatic and edaphic factors, and agronomic practices from 288 field experiments …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying pesticide emissions for drift deposition in comparative risk and impact assessment

Y Zhang, Z Li, S Reichenberger, C Gentil-Sergent… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Estimating emissions of chemical pesticides used in agriculture is an essential component in
evaluating the potential toxicity-related impacts on humans and ecosystems in various …

Pesticide fate at watershed scale: A new framework integrating multimedia behavior with hydrological processes

X Yan, Z Zhang, L Chen, C Jiao, K Zhu, J Guo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticide pollution has been one serious ecological and environmental issue due to its wide
application, high toxicity, and complex environmental behavior. The fugacity model has …

[HTML][HTML] Generalizing routes of plant exposure to pesticides by plant uptake models to assess pesticide application efficiency

X Zhang, Z Li - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Pesticide application techniques are critical not only for integrated pest management (IPM)
but also for food and environmental safety. Assessing pesticide application efficiency on …

[HTML][HTML] Dissipation kinetics, residue modeling and human intake of endosulfan applied to okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

R Nath, G Komala, P Fantke, S Mukherjee - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The non-judicious application of the harmful pesticide endosulfan on okra, one of India's
most consumed vegetable crops, has resulted in the frequent detection of residues in food …

[HTML][HTML] Ground cover management enhances soil extracellular enzyme activities across Chinese orchards

W Ding, L Sun, M Wang, Z Qi, S Wang, C Zheng… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of ground cover management (GCM) on orchard soil properties have been
extensively studied. However, the quantitative assessment of soil extracellular enzyme …

Preciseness, rather than simplicity, is required to assess pesticide reduction strategies: Findings from rice production in Japan

L Tang, K Hayashi, T Nagai, K Inao - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Pesticide reduction is given high priority in the worldwide sustainability agenda. The
reduction of pesticide impacts, rather than the reduction of application rates, has become a …