Biodiversity is declining on a global scale. Especially tropical ecosystems, containing most
of the planetary biodiversity, are at risk. Agricultural monocrop systems contribute to this …

Laboratory studies involving repeated exposure to paraquat (PQ) in different animal models
can induce many of the pathological features of Parkinson's disease (PD), such as the loss …

Fungicides are indispensable to global food security and their use is forecasted to intensify.
Fungicides can reach aquatic ecosystems and occur in surface water bodies in agricultural …

Central America hosts a diverse, unique, and imperiled amphibian fauna, and for decades
Central America been a major epicenter of research into amphibian decline and …

Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science to support the potential development of a risk …

Pesticide contaminants are ubiquitous in aquatic environments and pose a threat to
biodiversity. Pesticides also have diverse mechanisms of action that make it difficult to …

Farming practices may reshape the structure of watersheds, water quality, and the health of
aquatic organisms. Nutrient enrichment from agricultural pollution increases disease …

Over the last few years, the hazards associated with the extensive use of fungicides have
become an issue of great concern but, at present, the effects of these substances on …

There are many examples where the use of chemicals have had profound unintended
consequences, such as fertilizers reducing crop yields (paradox of enrichment) and …

Despite the high amphibian biodiversity and increasing pesticide use in tropical countries,
knowledge on the sensitivity of tropical amphibians to pesticides remains limited. The aim of …