Although their ecological and socioeconomic importance has received recent attention,
mangrove ecosystems are one of the most threatened tropical environments. Besides direct …

The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture can lead to water contamination and cause
adverse effects on non-target organisms. Brazil has been the world's top pesticide market …

Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Over the past few decades, Asian aquaculture production has intensified rapidly through the
adoption of technological advances, and the use of a wide array of chemical and biological …

The use of pesticides for crop protection may result in the presence of toxic residues in
environmental matrices. In the aquatic environment, pesticides might freely dissolve in the …

Despite the increasing use of pesticides in tropical countries, research and legislative efforts
have focused on their temperate counterparts. This paper presents a review of the literature …

The existence of pesticides, such as organochlorine pesticides, parathion-ethyl,
methamidophos which is banned globally and some current-use non-banned pesticides of …

This special issue presents a collection of papers covering the environmental fate, effects,
and risk of pesticides in tropical environments, which is expected to facilitate improved …

Ecosystem quality is an important area of protection in life cycle impact assessment (LCIA).
Chemical pollution has adverse impacts on ecosystems on a global scale. To improve …

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 …