Land cover change from cotton to corn in the USA relieves freshwater ecotoxicity impact but may aggravate other regional environmental impacts

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• ecotoxicity 100%
• cotton 85%
• maize 76%
• land cover 68%
• environmental impact 66%
• crop 20%
• smog 11%
• natural area 11%
• land 10%
• impact assessment 9%
• environmental issue 9%
• ethanol 8%
• water use 8%
• volatile organic compound 8%
• eutrophication 8%
• pesticide 8%
• fertilizer 8%
• farm 8%
• price 7%
• life cycle 7%
• demand 6%
• policy 5%
• vegetation 5%
• material 3%
• method 2%