Three Percent Earth Foundation · @threepercentearth
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A 2017 study in #ScienceofTotalEnvironment produced telling, but largely unsurprising results about knowledge, perceptions, & beliefs of #chemical #crop protection among #smallholder #farmers in #SEAsia. Some key findings among surveyed farmers,
1. crop protection by women = 42% less pesticides use
2. had almost no knwldg. of beneficial insects
3. >50% had adeq. knwldg. of pesticides hlth. #risks
4. consultation w/shopkeepers was assoc. w/ a 251% incr. in pesticides use
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717307027
#scienceoftotalenvironment #chemical #crop #smallholder #farmers #seasia #risks
TC (Tirthankar Chakraborty) · @TC_Chakraborty
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In our new #openaccess paper in #ScienceOfTotalEnvironment, we examine the impacts of #cool #roofs, #green roofs, and rooftop #solar #panels on near-surface #temperature, #heatstress, and cooling #energy demand in #Chicago during a #heatwave event of August, 2021.
#heatwave #chicago #energy #HeatStress #temperature #panels #solar #green #roofs #cool #scienceoftotalenvironment #openaccess