The paper reviews the world production of cotton and the use of pesticides in its growth. The risks derived from their abuse, especially chlorinated ones, are commented. Organophosphorous pesticides and carbamates have a wider spectrum of activity and less environmental persistence, although their are more toxic for mammalian beings. Since the 70th, the «piretrinas» have solved some of the problems derived from pets with resistance to the above mentioned two pesticides. Nevertheless, utilization of pesticides in this culture should be diminished since their use is not efficient nowadays and even in some cases there is a production decrease. On the other hand, consumers are progressively demanding the so called «ecological products». Thus, E...
This paper reviews the way in which Spanish agriculture climbed onto the pesticide treadmill. We cla...
Este estudio pretende describir la exposición ocupacional a riesgo químico derivado del uso de plagu...
Objective: It was to evaluate the use of pesticides and the symptoms caused by the misuse or / and m...
In different places of the world the agricultural systems have a high dependence of chemical inputs,...
Reflexionar sobre lo aprendido en el transcurso de las dos últimasdécadas sobre las investigaciones ...
Los plaguicidas, sustancias empleadas para combatir plagas y enfermedades, han supuesto una revoluci...
Pesticides are chemical products used in agriculture to control pests and their extensive use repres...
Los pesticidas se definen como sustancias o mezclas de sustancias las cuales son utilizadas para mat...
In Costa Rica the use of toxic pesticides has increased. This is mainly due to the development of re...
El sistema de producción de alimentos ha variado considerablemente desde la aparición de insumos q...
[EN] After increasing application of pesticides in the last century, more and more concerns about un...
El documento base de este trabajo es el aprobado el 1-de marzo de 1996 por la comisión Europea que ...
The use of pesticides is a common practice used in agricultural production to eradicate bugs. The re...
The use of pesticides on maize crops during and after harvest constitutes a serious health and envir...
La investigación se llevó a cabo en el cantón Quero, localizado en el sector suroeste de la provinci...
This paper reviews the way in which Spanish agriculture climbed onto the pesticide treadmill. We cla...
Este estudio pretende describir la exposición ocupacional a riesgo químico derivado del uso de plagu...
Objective: It was to evaluate the use of pesticides and the symptoms caused by the misuse or / and m...
In different places of the world the agricultural systems have a high dependence of chemical inputs,...
Reflexionar sobre lo aprendido en el transcurso de las dos últimasdécadas sobre las investigaciones ...
Los plaguicidas, sustancias empleadas para combatir plagas y enfermedades, han supuesto una revoluci...
Pesticides are chemical products used in agriculture to control pests and their extensive use repres...
Los pesticidas se definen como sustancias o mezclas de sustancias las cuales son utilizadas para mat...
In Costa Rica the use of toxic pesticides has increased. This is mainly due to the development of re...
El sistema de producción de alimentos ha variado considerablemente desde la aparición de insumos q...
[EN] After increasing application of pesticides in the last century, more and more concerns about un...
El documento base de este trabajo es el aprobado el 1-de marzo de 1996 por la comisión Europea que ...
The use of pesticides is a common practice used in agricultural production to eradicate bugs. The re...
The use of pesticides on maize crops during and after harvest constitutes a serious health and envir...
La investigación se llevó a cabo en el cantón Quero, localizado en el sector suroeste de la provinci...
This paper reviews the way in which Spanish agriculture climbed onto the pesticide treadmill. We cla...
Este estudio pretende describir la exposición ocupacional a riesgo químico derivado del uso de plagu...
Objective: It was to evaluate the use of pesticides and the symptoms caused by the misuse or / and m...