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In situ toxicity and ecological risk assessment of agro-pesticide runoff in the Madre de Dios River in Costa Rica
(SpringerEuCheMS Division of Chemistry and the Environment, 2016-10-18)
The River Madre de Dios (RMD) and its lagoon is a biodiversity rich watershed formed by a system of streams, rivers, channels, and a coastal lagoon communicating with the Caribbean Sea. This basin sustains a large area of ...
Social movements and risk perception: unions, churches, pesticides and bananas in Costa Rica
(International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 19, no. 1 2013, 2013-11-12)
Background: Between 1992 and 2010 in the Costa Rican Caribbean, a social movement coalition called Foro Emau´s sought to change people’s view on problems of high pesticide use in banana production. Objective: To understand ...
Comparative Analysis of Pesticide Use Determinants Among Smallholder Farmers From Costa Rica and Uganda
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-12-14)
Pesticides are used globally in agriculture and pose a threat to the health of farmers, communities, and the environment. Smallholder farmers in lowand middle-income countries have generally a low socio-economic status and ...