The environmental pollution that occurs in direct response to the widespread use of man-
made/conventional pesticides results from many chemicals that require a long period of …

Even though pesticides have greatly contributed to boosting agricultural productivity and
farmer income over the years, there have been concerns about the safety of some of these …

Worldwide, synthetic chemicals have been extensively used for the last few decades to
protect crops for increasing their production and quality. It is found that chemical pesticides …

The extent and seriousness of the potential hazards due to pesticides still remains to be fully
defined. This book compiles current knowledge on pesticide residues in a single volume …

Global concern with the health and environmental impacts of synthetic pesticides, from both
consumers and government agencies, is being translated into political action in the form of …

In recent years, people have been exposed to several types of substances with broad
spectrum due to the rapidly evolving technology. One of these chemical substance groups …

Abstract BACKGROUND The European Pesticide Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009
encourages the use of less harmful active substances. Two main concerns involve the …

The number of substances that fall into the major descriptive class of pesticides, and its
various chemical and biological subgroups, is enormous. To achieve their ultimate major …

The introduction of new food safety regulations in the European Union has resulted in the
withdrawal of many synthetic active substances used in plant protection products, in light of …

Pesticides are used daily and internationally on a massive scale. They have conferred
immense benefits to mankind by contributing significantly to improving health and nutrition …