Pesticides: An alarming detrimental to health and environment

R Kaur, D Choudhary, S Bali, SS Bandral… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pesticides are chemical substances of natural or synthetic origin that are used to eradicate
pests and insects. These are indispensable in the agricultural processes for better crop …

Neonicotinoids Impact All Aspects of Bird Life: A Meta‐Analysis

E Molenaar, W Viechtbauer… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, bird populations are declining dramatically. This is especially the case in
intensely used agricultural areas where the application of neonicotinoid insecticides is …

The impact of genetically modified crops on bird diversity

D Engist, LM Guzman, A Larsen, T Church… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Biodiversity provides essential ecosystem services to agriculture, including pest control and
pollination, yet it is declining at an alarming rate, largely due to the agricultural sector. The …

Neonicotinoids: Still present in farmland birds despite their ban

E Fuentes, A Gaffard, A Rodrigues, M Millet… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoids (neonics) are the most widely used insecticides worldwide and are
considered to be of low risk to non-target organisms such as vertebrates. Further, they are …

[HTML][HTML] Intersecting planetary health: Exploring the impacts of environmental stressors on wildlife and human health

F Chen, F Jiang, J Ma, MA Alghamdi, Y Zhu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review articulates critical insights into the nexus of environmental
stressors and their health impacts across diverse species, underscoring significant findings …

Accelerated farmland bird population declines in European countries after their recent EU accession

J Reif, A Gamero, A Hološková, A Aunins… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification is a major driver of global biodiversity loss. In Europe,
intensification progressed over the 20th century and was accelerated by instruments of the …

Pesticide contamination patterns in Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) chicks

E Fuentes, J Moreau, A Rodrigues, M Millet… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Biomonitoring of persistent pesticides in birds of prey has been carried out for decades, but
few studies have investigated their relevance for the monitoring of non-persistent pesticides …

Multi-medium residues and ecological risk of herbicides in a typical agricultural watershed of the Mollisols region, Northeast China

H Liu, R Li, W Hu, L Jian, B Huang, Y Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The widespread use of herbicides impacts non-target organisms, promotes weed resistance,
posing a serious threat to the global goal of green production in agriculture. Although the …

Impacts of neonicotinoids on biodiversity: a critical review

L Mamy, S Pesce, W Sanchez, S Aviron… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Neonicotinoids are the most widely used class of insecticides in the world, but they have
raised numerous concerns regarding their effects on biodiversity. Thus, the objective of this …

[HTML][HTML] Review of conservation challenges and possible solutions for grassland birds of the North American Great Plains

JS Bernath-Plaisted, MD Correll, SG Somershoe… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
North America's grassland birds remain in crisis despite decades of conservation efforts.
This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as …