Instant Insights: Pesticide Residues in Agriculture

Dr Linda J. Thomson,Dr Ary A. Hoffmann,Dr Keith Tyrell,Dr Sheila Willis,Dr Stephanie Williamson

Instant Insights: Pesticide Residues in Agriculture
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country
United Kingdom
Published
13 April 2021
Pages
106
ISBN
9781801460712

Instant Insights: Pesticide Residues in Agriculture

Dr Linda J. Thomson,Dr Ary A. Hoffmann,Dr Keith Tyrell,Dr Sheila Willis,Dr Stephanie Williamson

This collection features three peer-reviewed literature reviews on pesticide residues in agriculture.

The first chapter outlines the ways in which pesticide use can lead to increased pest problems, such as pest resurgence and replacement, and the development of pesticide resistance. The chapter examines current strategies for mitigating the impacts of pesticides and refers to a detailed case study on the diamondback moth (DBM) to demonstrate the practical application of these strategies.

The second chapter explores the threat of pesticide poisoning to human health, either via deliberate self-poisoning or via occupational exposure. It discusses how best to monitor exposure to pesticides, as well as how to minimize the human health risks that may arise as a result of their use/exposure. The authors refer to a case study on smallholder cotton farmers in the Republic of Benin to emphasise the global pesticide poisoning crisis.

The final chapter reviews the environmental impacts of pesticide use in agriculture, focussing on their contribution to global human and ecological health issues. It provides an overview of how pesticides are currently addressed in emission inventory and impact assessment, and discusses the relevance of spatiotemporal variability in modelling emissions and the toxicity and ecotoxicity impacts of pesticides.

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