Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

A global mask shortage may leave farmers and farm workers exposed to toxic pesticides

  • Written by Melanie Bateman, Lecturer in Integrated Crop Management, University of Neuchâtel
A global mask shortage may leave farmers and farm workers exposed to toxic pesticidesApplying insecticide to a cotton field in Colfax, La.Education Images/Getty Images

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, vital N95 masks and other personal protective equipment have been hard to come by, even for those who need them most.

The World Health Organization estimates that the crisis has driven demand for this equipment, known...

Read more: A global mask shortage may leave farmers and farm workers exposed to toxic pesticides

More Articles ...

  1. From pews to patients – churches have long served as hospitals, particularly in times of crisis
  2. Jewish history explains why some ultra-Orthodox communities defy coronavirus restrictions
  3. Coronavirus bailouts will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars – unlike past corporate rescues that actually made money for the US Treasury
  4. The coronavirus genome is like a shipping label that lets epidemiologists track where it's been
  5. Are people with pets less likely to die if they catch the coronavirus?
  6. How to listen to your loved ones with empathy when you yourself are feeling the strain of social distancing
  7. Tomanowos, the meteorite that survived mega-floods and human folly
  8. Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here's the science of infectious aerosols
  9. How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first galaxies of the universe
  10. As the coronavirus interrupts global supply chains, people have an alternative – make it at home
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more