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Field: Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Exposure to pesticides and the associated human health effects

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Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment
Year: 2016
Citations: 2052

Pesticides are used widely to control weeds and insect infestation in agricultural fields and various pests and disease carriers (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, rats, and mice) in houses, offices, malls, and streets. As the modes of action for pesticides are not species-specific, concerns have been raised...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesPlant Science
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Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door

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Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total EnvironmentYear: 2019Citations: 446

Pesticides play a pivotal role in controlling pests and disease infestations not only in urban agriculture but also in non-agricultural settings. Several pesticides like herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, etc. are applied unintentionally at higher concentrations even in small urban ...

Physical SciencesEnvironmental SciencePollution
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Prevention of suicide with regulations aimed at restricting access to highly hazardous pesticides: a systematic review of the international evidence

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David Gunnell, Duleeka Knipe, Shu‐Sen Chang, Melissa Pearson et al.

Journal: The Lancet Global HealthYear: 2017Citations: 240

BACKGROUND: Pesticide self-poisoning accounts for 14-20% of suicides worldwide. Regulation aimed at restricting access to pesticides or banning highly hazardous pesticides is one approach to reducing these deaths. We systematically reviewed the evidence of the effectiveness of pesticide regulation i...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceOpen Access
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Controversies over human health and ecological impacts of glyphosate: Is it to be banned in modern agriculture?

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Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai et al.

Journal: Environmental PollutionYear: 2020Citations: 215

Glyphosate, introduced by Monsanto Company under the commercial name Roundup in 1974, became the extensively used herbicide worldwide in the last few decades. Glyphosate has excellent properties of fast sorption in soil, biodegradation and less toxicity to nontarget organisms. However, glyphosate ha...

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Pharmacological treatment of organophosphorus insecticide poisoning: the old and the (possible) new

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Michael Eddleston, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury

Journal: British Journal of Clinical PharmacologyYear: 2015Citations: 182

Despite being a major clinical and public health problem across the developing world, responsible for at least 5 million deaths over the last three decades, the clinical care of patients with organophosphorus (OP) insecticide poisoning has little improved over the last six decades. We are still usin...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceOpen Access
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Application, monitoring and adverse effects in pesticide use: The importance of reinforcement of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)

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Wye-Hong Leong, Shu-Yi Teh, Mohammad Moshaddeque Hossain, Thiyagar Nadarajaw et al.

Journal: Journal of Environmental ManagementYear: 2020Citations: 177

This review intends to integrate the relevant information that is related to pesticide applications in food commodities and will cover three main sections. The first section encompasses some of the guidelines that have been implemented on management of pesticide application worldwide, such as the es...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesFood Science
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Herbicides in modern sustainable agriculture: environmental fate, ecological implications, and human health concerns

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Aney Parven, Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Mallavarapu Megharaj

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyYear: 2024Citations: 175

Abstract Herbicides play a crucial role in modern agriculture by controlling weeds and ensuring sustainable crop productivity. However, the use of herbicides has raised concerns regarding their contamination, posing serious threat to the environment, biodiversity, and food safety. Recent trends indi...

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Environmental monitoring and risk assessment of organophosphate pesticides in aquatic ecosystems of north-west Bangladesh

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Kizar Ahmed Sumon, Harunur Rashid, E.T.H.M. Peeters, R.H. Bosma et al.

Journal: ChemosphereYear: 2018Citations: 157

The use of organophosphate pesticides (OPPs) to protect a variety of crops has increased in Bangladesh. OPPs may contaminate surrounding aquatic environments through several routes including spray drift, surface runoff and groundwater leaching. Since it is unknown how much OPP end ups in aquatic env...

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Bans of WHO Class I Pesticides in Bangladesh—suicide prevention without hampering agricultural output

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Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Gourab Dewan, Vasundhara Verma, Duleeka Knipe et al.

Journal: International Journal of EpidemiologyYear: 2017Citations: 130

Background: Pesticide self-poisoning is a major problem in Bangladesh. Over the past 20-years, the Bangladesh government has introduced pesticide legislation and banned highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) from agricultural use. We aimed to assess the impacts of pesticide bans on suicide and on agricu...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceOpen Access
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Cytochrome P450 Gene Families: Role in Plant Secondary Metabolites Production and Plant Defense

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Panchali Chakraborty, Ashok Biswas, Susmita Dey, Tuli Bhattacharjee et al.

Journal: Journal of XenobioticsYear: 2023Citations: 126

-dependent hydroxylation processes throughout all spheres of life. CYPs are crucial for the detoxification of xenobiotics in plants, insects, and other organisms. In addition to performing this function, CYPs serve as flexible catalysts and are essential for producing secondary metabolites, antioxid...

Life SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMolecular BiologyOpen Access
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Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticide Residues Detected in Water Samples Collected from Paddy and Vegetable Fields of the Savar and Dhamrai Upazilas in Bangladesh

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Md. Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury, Sanjoy Banik, Borhan Uddin, Mohammed Moniruzzaman et al.

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthYear: 2012Citations: 126

Several types of organophosphorous and carbamate pesticides have been used extensively by the farmers in Bangladesh during the last few decades. Twenty seven water samples collected from both paddy and vegetable fields in the Savar and Dhamrai Upazilas in Bangladesh were analyzed to determine the oc...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceOpen Access
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Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides: Impacts on Soil Degradation, Groundwater, and Human Health in Bangladesh

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Mohammad Enayet Hossain, Saif Shahrukh, Shahid Akhtar Hossain

Journal: Water science and technology libraryYear: 2022Citations: 117
Physical SciencesEnvironmental SciencePollution
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Bioinoculants—Natural Biological Resources for Sustainable Plant Production

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Sagar Maitra, Marián Brestič, Preetha Bhadra, Tanmoy Shankar et al.

Journal: MicroorganismsYear: 2021Citations: 116

Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production. Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the economic profitability of the production system. Among different resources, soil is one of the most vital resources of ...

Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceOpen Access
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Uptake of the veterinary antibiotics chlortetracycline, enrofloxacin, and sulphathiazole from soil by radish

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Hyung Suk Chung, Young‐Jun Lee, Md. Musfiqur Rahman, A.M. Abd El‐Aty et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total EnvironmentYear: 2017Citations: 114

Veterinary antibiotics are available for uptake by the plants through sources such as manure, irrigation, and atmospheric interaction. The present study was conducted to estimate the half-lives of three veterinary antibiotics, chlortetracycline (CTC), enrofloxacin (ENR), and sulphathiazole (STZ), in...

Physical SciencesEnvironmental SciencePollution
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Determination of selected pesticides in water samples adjacent to agricultural fields and removal of organophosphorus insecticide chlorpyrifos using soil bacterial isolates

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M. S. Hossain, M. Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury, Md. Kamruzzaman Pramanik, Md. Abdur Rahman et al.

Journal: Applied Water ScienceYear: 2014Citations: 109

The use of pesticide for crops leads to serious environmental pollution, therefore, it is essential to monitor and develop approaches to remove pesticide from contaminated environment. In this study, water samples were collected to monitor pesticide residues, and degradation of chlorpyrifos was also...

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