Pesticides, environment, and food safety

FP Carvalho - Food and energy security, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Agrochemicals have enabled to more than duplicate food production during the last century,
and the current need to increase food production to feed a rapid growing human population …

Toxicity, degradation and analysis of the herbicide atrazine

S Singh, V Kumar, A Chauhan, S Datta… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides is a major environmental and health concern
worldwide. Atrazine, a synthetic triazine herbicide commonly used to control grassy and …

Herbicide leakage into seawater impacts primary productivity and zooplankton globally

L Yang, X He, S Ru, Y Zhang - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Predicting the magnitude of herbicide impacts on marine primary productivity remains
challenging because the extent of worldwide herbicide pollution in coastal waters and the …

Seagrasses in an era of ocean warming: a review

HM Nguyen, PJ Ralph, L Marín‐Guirao… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seagrasses are valuable sources of food and habitat for marine life and are one of Earth's
most efficient carbon sinks. However, they are facing a global decline due to ocean warming …

The hidden and external costs of pesticide use

D Bourguet, T Guillemaud - Sustainable Agriculture Reviews: Volume 19, 2016 - Springer
A fair evaluation of the net benefits provided by pesticides is essential to feed the current
debate on their benefits and adverse consequences. Pesticides provide many benefits by …

Evidence for multiple stressor interactions and effects on coral reefs

SS Ban, NAJ Graham, SR Connolly - Global change biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Concern is growing about the potential effects of interacting multiple stressors, especially as
the global climate changes. We provide a comprehensive review of multiple stressor …

Occurrence, bioavailability and toxic effects of trace metals and organic contaminants in mangrove ecosystems: a review

S Bayen - Environment international, 2012 - Elsevier
Although their ecological and socioeconomic importance has received recent attention,
mangrove ecosystems are one of the most threatened tropical environments. Besides direct …

Terrestrial pollutant runoff to the Great Barrier Reef: an update of issues, priorities and management responses

JE Brodie, FJ Kroon, B Schaffelke, EC Wolanski… - Marine pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of
coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments …

Land use impacts on coral reef health: A ridge-to-reef perspective

RR Carlson, SA Foo, GP Asner - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Over 60% of the world's reefs experience damage from local activities such as overfishing,
coastal development, and watershed pollution. Land-based sources of pollution are a critical …

River loads of suspended solids, nitrogen, phosphorus and herbicides delivered to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon

FJ Kroon, PM Kuhnert, BL Henderson… - Marine pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
Degradation of coastal ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon, Australia, has
been linked with increased land-based runoff of suspended solids, nutrients and pesticides …