Use, exposure, and environmental impacts of pesticides in Pakistan: a critical review

S Rashid, W Rashid, RXS Tulcan, H Huang - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The excessive use of pesticides is posing major threats to humans and the environment.
However, the environmental exposure and impact of pesticides in Pakistan have yet been …

Farmers' behavior towards safe pesticide handling: An analysis with the theory of planned behavior

A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas - Science of the total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Inappropriate handling of pesticides in agriculture poses a major risk to the environment and
human health, but factors affecting farmers' behavior are diverse and often unclear. The …

How to encourage farmers to recycle pesticide packaging wastes: Subsidies VS social norms

B Li, C Xu, Z Zhu, F Kong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the living conditions in rural regions, encouraging farmers to recycle pesticide
packaging wastes (PPWs) is crucial. This paper, therefore, seeks to theoretically analyze the …

Occupational hazards, health costs, and pesticide handling practices among vegetable growers in Pakistan

Y Mehmood, M Arshad, N Mahmood, H Kächele… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Disregarding protective measures when handling pesticides in agricultural production
imposes increased health risks and health costs on farmers as well as degrades the natural …

Impact of attitudes, factual and causal feedback on farmers' behavioral intention to manage and recycle agricultural plastic waste and debris

B Abadi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern about the pollution of agricultural systems caused by plastic
residue and debris. This pollution poses a threat to the quality of food products. To gain a …

Substitution or complementary effects: The impact of neighborhood effects and policy interventions on farmers' pesticide packaging waste recycling behavior

X Chen, L Xing, B Li, Y Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
How to encourage farmers to recycle pesticide packaging waste (PPW) is key to improving
rural habitat. Previous literature has focused more on the role of policy interventions from a …

Resilience of aerobic sludge biomass under chlorpyrifos stress and its recovery potential

R Kumar, GK Saini, M Jawed - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-agricultural sources of pesticides in urban areas are responsible for their presence in
domestic wastewater. Therefore, pesticides are typically found in sewage treatment plants in …

Crop losses and economic impact associated with papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) infestation in Kenya

MK Kansiime, I Rwomushana, I Mugambi… - … Journal of Pest …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study quantified crop losses and economic impacts associated with papaya mealybug
(Paracoccus marginatus) infestation in Kenya and identified the most important predictors of …

Practice towards pesticide handling, storage and its associated factors among farmers working in irrigations in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2019

C Mequanint, B Getachew, Y Mindaye, DE Amare… - BMC research …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives The main objective of this study was to assess pesticide handling and storage
practice, and its associated factors among farmers engaged in irrigation in Gondar town …

Perceived value, government regulations, and farmers' agricultural green production technology adoption: evidence from China's Yellow River Basin

Y Shen, R Shi, L Yao, M Zhao - Environmental Management, 2024 - Springer
Farmers' agricultural green production technology (AGPT) adoption behavior has attracted
extensive attention, while few studies explored the interactive effect of perceived value and …