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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Agrichemicals"”.
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Seasonal variations in preferential flow under corn and soybean cropping
The intensive use of agrichemicals to achieve greater crop production has increased the potential for surface and groundwater contamination. As a consequence, there is a need for regulations and improved management strategies relative to the use of agrichemicals. An understanding of the complex …
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An investigation into the neurological and neurobehavioural effects of long-term agrichemical exposure among deciduous fruit farm workers in the Western Cape, South Africa
… effects of long-term low-dose exposures to agrichemicals in the absence of acute poisoning. Such a finding would have substantial public health implications for prevention and control of chronic morbidity and mortality. This is particularly important in South Africa, where a sizeable portion …
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Greener Photoredox-Catalyzed Phosphonations of Aryl Halides
… used in pharmaceuticals, natural products, agrichemicals, catalysis, and materials science. While a variety of aromatic precursors have been used to access these motifs, aryl halides remain one of the most desirable coupling partners owing to their low cost, commercial availability, and …
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Isolation and characterization of a novel lectin gene, Allium triquetrum agglutin, conferring insecticidal properties against Myzus persicae
… 100 plant viruses, and as there are still no agrichemicals specifically against viruses, farmers often spray large amounts of pesticides to protect their crops. A group of widely-distributed plant proteins, termed lectins, have been recently studied because of their insecticidal properties …
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The health hazards of chemical use in agriculture
… various aspects of potential exposure to agrichemicals on farms in the Stellenbosch region, taking into account both environmental and occupational routes of exposure. The second paper describes the profile of agrichemical poisoning in the province from 1987 to 1991, identifying high risk …
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Determination and modelling of energy consumption in wheat production using neural networks : "A case study in Canterbury Province, New Zealand"
… for manufacturing artificial fertilizers and agrichemicals (Wells, 2001). Consequently, New Zealand is one of the countries with the highest energy input per unit weight (in agriculture) in the world (Conforti & Giampietro, 1997). Furthermore, in terms of shipping, the influence of increasing …
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'Insidious Pollen': Literature and Industrial Toxicity, 1935-Present
This dissertation tracks the entwined cultural and environmental histories of ‘legacy contaminants – enduring poisons from the past’. It focuses chiefly on literary texts about industrial toxicity written in Britain, or in response to British imperial projects, from 1935-present. Critically, it …