Publications by authors named "Sofie McComb"
Notwithstanding popular perception, the environmental impacts of organic agriculture, particularly with respect to pesticide use, are not well established. Fueling the impasse is the general lack of data on comparable organic and conventional agricultural fields. We identify the location of ~9,000 organic fields from 2013 to 2019 using field-level crop and pesticide use data, along with state certification data, for Kern County, CA, one of the US' most valuable crop producing counties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal environmental change is having profound effects on the ecology of infectious disease systems, which are widely anticipated to become more pronounced under future climate and land use change. Arthropod vectors of disease are particularly sensitive to changes in abiotic conditions such as temperature and moisture availability. Recent research has focused on shifting environmental suitability for, and geographic distribution of, vector species under projected climate change scenarios.
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- The evaluation aims to assess the health impacts of mountaintop removal (MTR) mining in Central Appalachia, focusing on how it affects air, water, and soil quality, which can lead to health issues in nearby communities from harmful substances.
- A systematic review of relevant studies was conducted to compile evidence about human and animal health effects from MTR mining, using databases without restrictions on language or publication year.
- The results included 33 human studies and 4 experimental studies that linked MTR mining to various health concerns, such as cardiopulmonary issues, increased mortality, and birth defects.