| the life cycle of rice: lca of alternative agri-food chain management systems in vercelli (italy). | the vercelli rice district in northern italy plays a key role in the agri-food industry in a country which accounts for more than 50% of the eu rice production and exports roughly 70%. however, although wealth and jobs are created, the sector is said to be responsible for environmental impacts that are increasingly being perceived as topical. as a complex and comprehensive environmental evaluation is necessary to understand and manage the environmental impact of the agri-food chain, the life cyc ... | 2009 | 19046619 |
| cancer mortality among rice growers in novara province, northern italy. | some excess of non-hodgkin lymphomas (nhl) and soft tissue sarcomas (sts) was reported in the literature among agricultural workers, mainly in relation to exposure to phenoxyacids and chlorophenols. in this study, information was analyzed for a cohort of rice growers that comprised 1,493 subjects, and for a follow-up that was more than 99% complete with regard to both traced subjects and known causes of deaths. a total of 960 subjects (65%) died during the observation period (1957-1992). lower t ... | 1997 | 9093658 |