Agricultural chemicals and the environment issues and potential solutions

Table of Contents: “…Integrating Technologies to Minimize Environmental Impacts; 1 Introduction; 2 Developments and Emerging Trends in the Crop Protection Industry; 3 Improving the Sustainability of Crop Production; 3.1 Improved Properties of Synthetic Pesticides; 3.2 Emerging Technologies; 3.3 Enhanced Application Technologies; 3.4 Better Land Management; 4 Role of Regulation in Technology Development; Acknowledgments; References; The Environmental Impact of Fertiliser Nutrients on Freshwater; 1 Introduction. 2 The Requirements and Utilisation of N and P by Different Crops3 The Loss, Impact and Management of Fertiliser N and P from Land to Water; 3.1 The Availability of Nutrient Sources to Loss; 3.2 Pathways of Nutrient Loss; 3.3 Attenuation; 3.4 Processing of N and P in Freshwaters; 3.5 Strategies to Mitigate N and P Losses; 4 Future Directions and Research Gaps; Acknowledgments; References; Pesticides; 1 Introduction; 2 Pesticides and Terrestrial Wildlife; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Pesticide Use and Impacts on Terrestrial Biodiversity: Past and Present. 2.3 Wildlife Protection Goals in Pesticide Regulation2.4 Direct Effects; 2.5 Indirect Effects; 2.6 Pesticides and Protected Sites and Habitats; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 Pesticide Resistance; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Herbicide Resistance; 3.3 Fungicide Resistance; 3.4 Insecticide Resistance; 3.5 Managing Resistance; 4 Pesticides in Water; 4.1 What Is the Issue?…”