background improper use of pesticides has become a serious in regard to human health in recent years. overlooking safety regulations, using pesticides creates many problems and health hazards for people. objectives this paper aimed to investigate the use of pesticides by pistachio farmers in kerman, iran. materials and methods this study was conducted in chatroud county, kerman province, iran. ...

BUTT LITTERING TRUST There is growing concern about this form of unsightly and dangerous pollution. Google shows 63 500 hits for ‘‘cigarette butt’’ and ‘‘litter’’ and the international tobacco industry has got a nasty lungful of this new ill-wind and may be coming soon with a big environmentally friendly smile to run a publicity campaign near you. In Australia, British American Tobacco has set ...

Abstract Cigarettes are the most littered item in public spaces. Smokers who litter leaving a trace of toxic waste that adds to global plastic pollution due harmful chemicals and semisynthetic microfibres compose cigarette filters. Here we present multidisciplinary study aiming assess i) predictors littering, ii) toxicity filters freshwater invertebrate Chironomus riparius , including iii) pote...

Research on pro-environmental behavior (PEB) informs social policies and interventions, so the quality of PEB measurement is critical. Self-reported measures in surveys often contain non-negligible error that can bias estimates lead to incorrect findings. Given potential presence error, we hypothesize changes way self-reported measured might systematic errors affect validity results. Study 1 (N...

conclusions the results confirm the available literature data, while noting that self-harming is a preponderantly male behavior. the results also signal the need to create opportunities to instruct teachers to combat the resistances and stereotypes of psychological distress. results data analysis confirms an association between self- cutting and alcohol use, sexual harassments, school dropout, ...

Delivery by Caesarean Section (CS) of pregnant rats at 09.00 hours on the 23rd day of gestation reduced the range of times of ovulation after parturition by 18 hr. Ovulation had not occurred by 15 hr after CS but was completed by 18 hr, an interval which is similar to that of ovulation for females of this colony littering at 09.00 hours. Operation on Day 21 or 22 post coitum did not change the ...

Littering constitutes a major societal problem, and any simple intervention that reduces its prevalence would be widely beneficial. In previous research, we have found that displaying images of watching eyes in the environment makes people less likely to litter. Here, we investigate whether the watching eyes images can be transferred onto the potential items of litter themselves. In two field e...