An evidence-based understanding of factors influencing PPE use and pesticide safety
practices has the benefit of facilitating the design of interventions to minimize exposure to …

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 …

In recent years, due to the excessive consumption of chemical fertilizers in Iran, the
environment and human health have been in serious danger. Therefore, the main idea of …

Numerous studies have been carried out on pesticide handling practices in agriculture, but
drivers of farmers' intentions to use pesticides are not well documented. The main purpose …

We conducted this study in order to assess the pesticide residues in vegetables and
examine the related human health risk. Therefore, residues of 23 pesticides …

Understanding factors affecting the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during
handling of plant protection products (PPPs) is of major importance for the design of tailored …

Proper pesticide use is crucial to farmers' health and environmental protection. However, the
factors affecting a farmer's behaviour with regards to pesticide use remain largely unknown …

Pesticides pose a serious risk to ecosystems. In this study, we used European Food Safety
Authority methods, such as risk quotient (RQ) and toxicity exposure ratios (TER), to assess …

Chemical pesticides are an integral part of modern agriculture that may have serious side
effects on human health and the environment. Assessing contribution of pesticides to …

It is undeniable that there is a challenge of extensive and indiscriminate application of
chemical pesticides and their adverse impacts on human health and environment. This fact …