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10.15 The environmental impact of tobacco production
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Relevant news and research: The environmental impact of tobacco production

Cishibanji, E., Chirwa, E., Makwinja, R., Kondowe, B. N., Baekelandt, S., Muvundja, F., Nhamo, G. and Nkuba, B. (2026). Contamination of an Afro-tropical river with nicotine from tobacco farming and its implications for ecological and human health. Chemosphere, 144876. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41719748


Cishibanji, E., Makwinja, R., Chirwa, E., Kondowe, B. N., Kamanula, J., Curtis, C. J., Muvundja, F. and Nkuba, B. (2026). Ecological risks and recent inputs of banned and current-use pesticides in surface water and sediment from Malawi's tobacco-growing region. Environ Pollut, 127772. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41651395


Hiscock, R., Matthes, B. K. and Bloomfield, M. J. (2026). Flue-cured tobacco in Zimbabwe: a particularly harmful commodity requiring the attention of tobacco control. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41526198


Anderson, F. E., Mushy, R. B. and Materu, S. F. (2025). Seven decades (1950-2020) of tree planting campaign in the tobacco production areas of Tanzania: an insight from land cover/change survey. Environ Monit Assess, 6, 661. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40387986


Manthos, G. and Tsigkou, K. (2025). Upscaling of tobacco processing waste management: A review and a proposed valorization approach towards the biorefinery concept. J Environ Manage, 125942. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40412177


Roy, A. and Mostafa, M. G. (2025). Comparative implications of tobacco and non-tobacco crop farming on aquatic ecosystems: a multi-index evaluation of irrigation suitability and pollution risks. J Water Health, 5, 648-670. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40448466


Liu, M., Liu, X., Song, Y., Hu, Y., Yang, C., Li, J., Jin, S., Gu, K., Yang, Z., Huang, W., Su, J. and Wang, L. (2024). Tobacco production under global climate change: combined effects of heat and drought stress and coping strategies. Front Plant Sci, 1489993. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39670262


Earlier news and research

For news items and research on this topic earlier than 2025, click here.

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