Author:Zinyemba, C; Archer, Emma RM; Rother, H-ADate:May 2018Pesticides represent a potential public health hazard of note in farming communities. Accumulating evidence indicates that some pesticides used in agriculture act as hormone disrupters, with the potential to result in chronic health effects. ...Read more
Author:Fakude, PM; Erasmus, C; Taylor, JRNDate:Feb 2006One of the major problems that affect maize quality is insect infestation of stored products. Currently, this problem is controlled by the use of chemical pesticides. Methyl bromide, the pesticide with the widest application, is being phased ...Read more
Author:Dabrowski, James M; Balderacchi, MDate:Nov 2013A GIS based pesticide risk indicator that integrates exposure variables (i.e. pesticide application, geographic, physicochemical and crop data) and toxicity endpoints (using species sensitivity distributions) was developed to estimate the ...Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Dec 2015This paper highlights the need for a non-chemical approach to the cultivation of fibre crops intended for building applications in South Africa. A case study considered four fibre crops – flax, industrial hemp, kenaf and sisal – that are ...Read more
Author:Somerset, VSDate:May 2010Organophosphate and carbamate pesticides are powerful neurotoxins that impede the activity of cholinesterase enzyme leading to severe health effects. This study firstly reports the development, characterisation, and application of thick-film ...Read more
Author:Raschke, AM; Burger, AECDate:Jan 1997A preliminary study undertaken by the CSIR in July 1993 on the health effects of aerial crop spraying of pesticides in the Vaalharts irrigation area in South Africa indicated that potential health risks could exist for the inhabitants of this ...Read more
Author:Nsibande, SA; Dabrowski, James M; van der Walt, E; Venter, A; Forbes, PBCDate:Jun 2015Air dispersion software models for evaluating pesticide spray drift during application have been developed that can potentially serve as a cheaper convenient alternative to field monitoring campaigns. Such models require validation against ...Read more