scholarly journals Implications of leading crop production practices on environmental quality and human health

2015 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 267-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theophilus K. Udeigwe ◽  
Jasper M. Teboh ◽  
Peter N. Eze ◽  
M. Hashem Stietiya ◽  
Vipan Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Practices

scholarly journals Is Cut-Flower Industry Promotion by the Government Negatively Affecting Pollinator Biodiversity and Environmental/Human Health in Uganda?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-52
Author(s):  
Bin Mushambanyi Théodore Munyuli
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Pollination Services ◽  
Toxicological Studies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
The Impact

A study was conducted from 2010 to 2012 around the flower growing areas in central Uganda to generate baseline information on the status of pollinators. Primary data were gathered using a questionnaire that aimed at determining farmers and flower farm officials’ perceptions on the impact of activities carried out inside greenhouses on pollinators, human health, and on crop production in the surroundings. Results indicated that the quantity of pesticides and fertilizers applied daily varied among the different flower farms visited. Bee species richness and abundance varied significantly (P<0.01) according to flower farm location, to the landscape vegetation type, and to field types found in the surrounding of flower farms. Bee richness found around flower farms varied in number from 20 to 40 species in total across seasons and years. Bee density increased significantly with the increase in flower density. Small-scale farmers were aware of the value and importance of pollination services in their farming business. There was no clear evidence of a direct effect of agrochemicals application on bee communities living in the surrounding habitats. There is a need for further research to be conducted on human health risks and for toxicological studies on soils, plants, flowers, and bees in the farm landscape.

scholarly journals Landscape diagnostic survey data of wheat production practices and yield in eastern India

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Anurag Ajay ◽  
Peter Craufurd ◽  
Sachin Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Residue Management ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Production Practices

Approximately 7,600 wheat plots were surveyed and geo-tagged in the 2017-18 winter or rabi season in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) in India to capture farmers’ wheat production practices at the landscape level. A two-stage cluster sampling method, based on Census data and electoral rolls, was used to identify 210 wheat farmers in each of 40 districts. The survey, implemented in Open Data Kit (ODK), recorded 226 variables covering major crop production factors such as previous crop, residue management, crop establishment method, variety and seed sources, nutrient management, irrigation management, weed flora and their management, harvesting method and farmer reported yield. Crop cuts were also made in 10% of fields. Data were very carefully checked with enumerators. These data should be very useful for technology targeting, yield prediction and other spatial analyses.

Responsible development of nanotechnologies for water and wastewater treatment

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.R. Wiesner
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Membrane Separations ◽  
Considerable Effort ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Water And Wastewater

Emerging technologies, including nanotechnologies, affect the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of our world, often in ways that are entirely unanticipated. There is considerable effort underway to explore uses of nanomaterials in applications such as membrane separations, catalysis, adsorption, and analysis with the goal of better protecting environmental quality. Along with the growth of a nanochemistry industry there is also the need to consider impacts of nanomaterials on environment and human health.

Evaluation of a 3 year intervention to increase adoption of safer nursery crop production practices

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry J. Chapman ◽  
Astrid C. Newenhouse ◽  
Ben-Tzion Karsh
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Practices

scholarly journals Determination of the Bioaccumulative Potential Risk of Emerging Contaminants in Fish Muscle as an Environmental Quality Indicator in Coastal Lagoons of the Central Mexican Pacific

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2721
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Arguello-Pérez ◽  
Eduardo Ramírez-Ayala ◽  
Jorge Alberto Mendoza-Pérez ◽  
María Magdalena Monroy-Mendieta ◽  
Miguel Vázquez-Guevara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Quality Indicator ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Coastal Lagoons ◽  
Fish Muscle ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Mexican Pacific ◽  
Muscle Tissues

This research proposes an environmental quality indicator to detect, predict and scientifically evaluate the environmental impact generated by chemical substances within the pollutant group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are categorized as emerging contaminants (ECs) with endocrine disruptive action. The present study was carried out in two coastal lagoons affected by wastewater produced by urban and rural settlements in the states of Colima and Jalisco. Four pharmaceutical compounds were analyzed: diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketorolac and naproxen. The muscle tissues of 14 fish species were analyzed; all had measurable concentrations of the four contaminants. The presence of the ECs was confirmed in all the samples collected. The bioaccumulative potential risk (BPR) of the ECs is estimated by calculating the environmental risk factors and the potential risks to human health, evaluating the concentration and assessing the risk involved in the incorporation of the pollutants into the environment. The BPR indicates the potential impact of NSAIDs on the ecology of these coastal lagoons, and predicts whether a contaminant is likely to act and persist in the environment and bioaccumulate in organisms. Additionally, it estimates the possibility of contamination and risks to human health caused by residues of the chemical contaminants.

Changes in Herbicide Use Patterns and Production Practices Resulting from Glyphosate-Resistant Crops

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan G. Young
Keyword(s):  
Weed Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Resistance Management ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
No Till ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Sites Of Action ◽  
Herbicide Use

Recent shifts in herbicide use patterns can be attributed to rapid, large-scale adoption of glyphosate-resistant soybean and cotton. A dramatic increase in glyphosate use is the most obvious change associated with the adoption of glyphosate-resistant crops. Consequently, the diversity of herbicides used for weed management in these crops has declined, particularly in soybean. To date, the availability of glyphosate-resistant corn has limited the use of glyphosate in corn. While exploiting the benefits of glyphosate-resistant crops, many growers have abandoned the principles of sound weed and herbicide-resistance management. Instead of incorporating glyphosate into a resistance management strategy utilizing multiple herbicide sites of action, many growers rely exclusively upon glyphosate for weed control. Although it is difficult to establish a clear relationship between the adoption of glyphosate-resistant crops and changes in other crop production practices, the increase in no-till and strip-till production of cotton and soybean between 1995 and 2002 may have been facilitated by glyphosate-resistant crops.

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