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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143505903321

Titolo

Pesticides [[electronic resource] ] : problems, improvements, alternatives / / edited by Frank den Hond, Peter Groenewegen, and Nico M. van Straalen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, USA, : Blackwell Science, 2003

ISBN

1-280-21387-6

9786610213870

0-470-70885-9

0-470-99544-0

0-470-99545-9

1-4051-2331-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HondFrank den

GroenewegenPeter

StraalenN. M. van

Disciplina

632/.95

668.65

Soggetti

Pesticides

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PESTICIDES: Problems, Improvements, Alternatives; Contents; Contributors' Biographical Notes; Acknowledgements; List of Reviewers; Preface; 1 Questions Around the Persistence of the Pesticide Problem; 2 An Agricultural Vision; 3 The Authorisation of Pesticides in the Light of Sustainability; 4 Innovation in the Agrochemical Industry; 5 Regulatory Science in an International Regime: An Institutional Analysis; 6 Farmers' Agrochemical Use Decisions and the Potential of Efficiency and Innovation Offsets; 7 Variations in Agricultural Practice and Environmental Care

8 Assessing the Environmental Performance of Agriculture: Pesticide Use, Risk and Management Indicators9 Integrated Assessment of Pesticides: Methods for Predicting and Detecting Environmental Risks in



a Safety Net; 10 Site-Specific Pest Management; 11 New Biotechnology, Crop Protection and Sustainable Development; 12 European Food Industry Initiatives Reducing Pesticide Use; 13 Impact of International Policies (CAP) and Agreements (WTO) on the Development of Organic Farming; 14 Integration: Learning to Solve the Pesticide Problem; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite a history of several decades of pesticide regulation, continuous innovation, and considerable practical experience with using pesticides in agriculture, the environmental impact of pesticide use continues to be of serious concern.