Peter Fantke

TL;DR: It is submitted that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is exceeded since annual production and releases are increasing at a pace that outstrips the global capacity for assessment and monitoring.

TL;DR: This work systematically reviewed 811 scientific literature sources providing 4513 dissipation half-lives of 346 pesticides measured in 183 plant species to focus on the variability across substances, plant species and harvested plant components and discuss different substance, plant and environmental aspects influencing pesticide dissipation.

TL;DR: Sala et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a midpoint-damage framework with four distinct complementary viewpoints to present an LCIA profile: (1) midpoint impacts, (2) damage impacts,(3) damages on human health, ecosystem quality, and resources & ecosystem service areas of protection, and (4) damaging on water and carbon areas of concerns.

TL;DR: This work quantifies health impacts and related damage costs from exposure to 133 pesticides applied in 24 European countries in 2003 adding up to almost 50% of the total pesticide mass applied in that year and identifies 33 substances now banned from the European market according to current legislation.

TL;DR: There is significant potential ecological and human health risk associated with metal and metalloid exposure from contaminated soils around gold mine tailings dumps around Krugersdorp, South Africa.