The intensive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural field has globally
destroyed soil fertility, killed beneficial microorganisms, and also decreased natural …

Although it has many positive effects, soil structure may adversely affect the filtering function
of the vadose zone that protects natural water resources from various sources of pollution …

Life on earth is dependent on clean water, which is crucial for survival. Water supplies are
getting contaminated due to the growing human population and its associated …

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 …

The Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM2) has been used widely for simulating
agricultural management effects on crop production and soil and water quality. Although it is …

The past decade has seen considerable progress in the development of models simulating
pesticide transport in structured soils subject to preferential flow (PF). Most PF pesticide …

The root zone water quality model (RZWQM) was developed primarily for water quality
research with a generic plant growth module primarily serving as a sink for plant nitrogen …

Novel catabolic pathways enabling rapid detoxification of s‐triazine herbicides have been
elucidated and detected at a growing number of locations. The genes responsible for s …

Use of agricultural system models in field research requires a full understanding of both the
model and the system it simulates. This chapter provides a protocol on how to parameterize …

The phenomenon of water pollution as a consequence of the release of herbicides and
pesticides into the environment is an outgrowing problem that requires performing and …