Search for dissertations about: "agrochemicals use"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words agrochemicals use.

  2. 1. Pesticides in coastal Tanzania : Management, policy and concerns for human health and the environment

    Author : Nadja Stadlinger; Linda Kumblad; Anders Sjögren; Nils Kautsky; Kees Jansen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sub-Saharan Africa; agrochemicals; legislation; farmer education; hazards; subsidies; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : This thesis is the first major assessment of pesticide management in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It underlines the risks for human health and the environment that are likely under the current pesticide management regime. READ MORE

  4. 2. Protecting food with poison : Exploring ecotoxicity of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals

    Author : Oskar Nyberg; Michael Tedengren; Peter Fantke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; LCA; ecotoxicology; uncertainty; antibiotics; aquaculture; pesticides; Ecotoxicology; ekotoxikologi;

    Abstract : Chemicals are being emitted into the environment through human activities, such as agriculture or animal husbandry. Emissions can either occur intentionally, as pesticide application of crops, or inadvertently, such as pharmaceutical residues in wastewater effluents. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pesticide use in rice farming and its impacts on climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

    Author : Thanh Tam Nguyen; Håkan Berg; Michael Tedengren; Cong Van Nguyen; Joachim Sturve; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mekong Delta; Rice field; Climbing perch; Insecticide; Chlorpyrifos ethyl; Fenobucarb; Mixture; Sequential applications; AChE; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : The intensification of agricultural production in the Mekong Delta has faced serious challenges with respect to increased use of agrochemicals and especially pesticides. The indiscriminate use of pesticide could potentially impact on the long-term food production, environmental and human health in the delta. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on the Economics of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Ethiopia

    Author : Hailemariam Teklewold; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; Adoption; risk preference; soil conservation; mixed farming; technology; Impatience; Shadow price; Allocation; Farmyard manure; Sustainable Agricultural Practices; switching; Multivariate probit; Ordered probit; multinomial switching regression; income; agrochemicals use; demand for labour.;

    Abstract : Abstracts This thesis consists of five self-contained papers: Paper 1: Adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have become an important issue in the development-policy agenda for Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as a way to tackle land degradation, low agricultural productivity, and poverty. However, the adoption rates of SAPs remain below expected levels. READ MORE

  7. 5. Green Chemistry in Chemical Education and Synthetic Applications of Sulfinamides

    Author : Björn Blomkvist; Peter Dinér; José Alemán; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sulfinamide; Green Chemistry; Chiral Auxiliary; Photoredox; Teaching; Sulfinamid; Grön Kemi; Kiral Hjälpgrupp; Fotoredox; Undervisning; Kemi; Chemistry;

    Abstract : The preparation of chiral molecules, i.e. compounds that are not identical to their mirror image, is of great interest in the field of organic chemistry. READ MORE