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Pesticides in the Great Lakes
Pesticides have been widely and heavily used in agriculture in the Great Lakes Basin (approximately 93000 tons were used in 1995 alone). Herbicides...
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Pesticides and Value Questions
People agree that all goals and the means to achieve them should be good. Value questions arise because people do not agree on what is good or what...
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Pesticides and Cancer
Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to control weeds, insects, fungi, rodents, and other pests, but their use can have negative effects on both...
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In Silico Approaches in Pesticides
Pesticides are substances technologically developed to be used in the field. According to the National Pesticide Information Center, it is a chemical...
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Widespread occurrence of pesticides in low-income housing
BackgroundLow socioeconomic status (SES) residents living in social housing, which is subsidized by government or government-funded agencies, may...
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Vermiremediation of Pesticides
Due to the advent of rapid urbanization and the introduction of modern techniques into the farming sector, nature witnessed the greener lands getting...
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Pesticides and Biocides
PesticidesPesticides are chemicals that have been specifically synthesised to “kill pests, including insects, rodents, fungiFungi and unwanted...
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Sources and Impacts of Pesticides in Indoor Environments
Indoor contamination is one source of exposure to toxic pollutants and has been classified as a high environmental risk. Epidemiological research...
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Pesticides Bioremediation
This volume offers the latest theory, procedures, techniques and applications pertaining to the bioremediation of pesticides, as well as current case...
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Bioremediation of Microalgae-Based Pesticides
Pesticides are generally synthetic compounds used in agriculture to combat diseases caused by pests in crops and at the same time increase...
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Pesticides and Crop Protection
Before going into the further details of examining pesticides for their agricultural applications, it will be better to examine the proper definition...
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The health Care Management of farmers who use pesticides in Northeast Brazil: use of pesticides and the Care Management
In Brazil, the health of communities that use pesticides is still neglected due to the lack of greater social understanding of damage to health and...
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Adsorption–desorption behavior of pesticides in soil environment: a systematic review
The reduction or elimination of environmental pollution caused by pesticide residues has received extensive attention in recent years. The adsorption...
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Personal air sampling for pesticides in the California San Joaquin Valley
BackgroundCalifornia is a leading agricultural state and with that, has significant applications of pesticides. Levels of exposure have been measured...
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Stereoselective analysis of chiral pesticides: a review
Chiral organic pollutants, including pesticides, herbicides, medicines, flame retardants, and polycyclic musk, represent a significant threat to both...
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Carbon Nanomaterials for Adsorption and Desorption of Pesticides
Pesticides represent a major class of water contaminants that are released in huge amounts to water bodies through agricultural activities. The...
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Effects of Pesticides and Plastics on Soil Microbiome
Intensive agriculture relies heavily on external inputs to achieve high productivity and profitability. One commonly used input is plastic mulch,...
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Microbial Degradation of Pesticides in the Environment
It has long been understood that excessive and illogical pesticide usage is bad for the environment, as it affects soil fertility and causes...
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