Encyclopaedia Of Non-Pesticide Diseases
Encyclopaedia Of Non-Pesticide Diseases
Agriculture is inseparable part of human life. lt is a primary activity-serving as the basis of many other activities. Agriculture supports food production, textile industries, food-based industries, agro-processing industries, oil-industry, sugar in...
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Agriculture is inseparable part of human life. lt is a primary activity-serving as the basis of many other activities. Agriculture supports food production, textile industries, food-based industries, agro-processing industries, oil-industry, sugar industry, etc. There is a misconception that agriculture does not cause pollution and is harmless. In fact, agriculture is the source of large pollutants entering into our environment. The main reason to consider as an activity generating pollutant is the use of synthetic chemicals in agriculture. The book discusses at length the effect of non-pesticide diseases. The book also contains the effect of alternative pesticides on bio control agents and other non targeted organisms .Contents: introduction; integrated Pest Management; Public Health Pests and Disease Vectors; The Future of Pesticides in Public Health Programs; Spray Drift of Pesticides; Pesticide impact Assessment Systems; Agrochemicals: imported Pollutants; Methods to Assess Adverse Effects of Pesticides on No target Organisms; Ecological Effects of Pesticides on No target Species; integrated Methods of Mosquito Management; Methods to Evaluate Exposures to Pesticides.
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