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Use of genetically modified crops and pesticides in Brazil: growing hazards

Overview of attention for article published in Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, October 2017
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • One of the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#4 of 2,050)
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  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (96th percentile)

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Title
Use of genetically modified crops and pesticides in Brazil: growing hazards
Published in
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, October 2017
DOI 10.1590/1413-812320172210.17112017
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Authors

Vicente Eduardo Soares de Almeida, Karen Friedrich, Alan Freihof Tygel, Leonardo Melgarejo, Fernando Ferreira Carneiro

Abstract

Genetically modified (GM) crops were officially authorized in Brazil in 2003. In this documentary study, we aimed to identify possible changes in the patterns of pesticide use after the adoption of this technology over a span of 13 years (2000 to 2012). The following variables were analyzed: Pesticide use (kg), Pesticide use per capita (kg/inhab), Pesticide and herbicide use per area (kg/ha) and productivity (kg/ha). Contrary to the initial expectations of decreasing pesticide use following the adoption of GM crops, overall pesticide use in Brazil increased 1.6-fold between the years 2000 and 2012. During the same period, pesticide use for soybean increased 3-fold. This study shows that the adoption of GM crops in Brazil has led to an increase in pesticide use with possible increases in environmental and human exposure and associated negative impacts.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 59 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 10 17%
Student > Master 7 12%
Student > Postgraduate 5 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 5%
Researcher 3 5%
Other 7 12%
Unknown 24 41%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 20%
Chemistry 4 7%
Environmental Science 3 5%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 5%
Engineering 3 5%
Other 10 17%
Unknown 24 41%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 100. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 December 2023.
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#425,145
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#4
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#9,004
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Outputs of similar age from Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
#2
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