{"product_id":"pesticides-isbn-9780632056590","title":"Pesticides","description":"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.  Contributors' Biographical Notes.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Reviewers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Questions Around the Persistence of the Pesticide Problem (\u003ci\u003eFrank den Hond, Peter Groenewegen and Nico M. van Straalen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Agricultural Vision (\u003ci\u003ePaul C. Struik and Martin J. Kropff\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Authorisation of Pesticides in the Light of Sustainability (\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Vogelezang-Stoute\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Innovation in the Agrochemical Industry (\u003ci\u003eFrank den Hond\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Regulatory Science in an International Regime: An Institutional Analysis (\u003ci\u003eAlan Irwin and Henry Rothstein\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Farmers' Agrochemical Use Decisions and the Potential of Efficiency and Innovation Offsets (\u003ci\u003eAda Wossink and Tanja de Koeijer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Variations in Agricultural Practice and Environmental Care (\u003ci\u003eGeert R. de Snoo\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Assessing the Environmental Performance of Agriculture: Pesticide Use, Risk and Management Indicators (\u003ci\u003eKevin Parris and Yukio Yokoi\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Integrated Assessment of Pesticides: Methods for Predicting and Detecting Environmental Risks in a Safety Net (\u003ci\u003eHarrie A.J. Govers, Pim de Voogt, Pim Leonards, André van Roon and Onno Kwast\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Site-Specific Pest Management (\u003ci\u003eScott M. Swinton\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 New Biotechnology, Crop Protection and Sustainable Development (\u003ci\u003eSusan Carr\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 European Food Industry Initiatives Reducing Pesticide Use (\u003ci\u003eNicolien M. van der Grijp\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Impact of International Policies (CAP) and Agreements (WTO) on the Development of Organic Farming (\u003ci\u003eDavid Barling\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Integration: Learning to Solve the Pesticide Problem (\u003ci\u003ePeter Groenewegen, Frank den Hond and Nico M. van Straalen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrank den Hond\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePeter Groenewegen\u003c\/b\u003e are at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, and \u003cb\u003eNico van Straalen\u003c\/b\u003e is at the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, all of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  How sustainable are current pest management practices that rely heavily on the use of pesticide products? This important book looks in depth at the question of why the environmental impact of pesticides continues to be of serious concern (the persistence of the pesticide problem) as well as identifying and critically assessing various improvements and alternative strategies to circumvent the current problems of agricultural pesticide use.  \u003cp\u003eContents of this thought-provoking book include details of the authorisation of pesticides and regulatory science, innovation in the agrochemical industry, the use of agrochemicals by farmers, variations in agricultural practice, the effect of pesticides on the environment, integrated assessment, site-specific pest management, the use of biotechnology, food industry initiatives, international policies and organic farming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe editors have drawn together an impressive list of contributing authors in a well integrated and carefully edited book that is an essential purchase for anyone working in the areas of crop protection and agrochemicals, in academia, research, policy making, government or industry. Agricultural scientists, applied entomologists, biochemists, crop protection specialists and environmental scientists will find a huge wealth of important information within the covers of this book. Libraries in universities where agricultural sciences, crop protection, plant sciences, biological and environmental sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this book on their shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989770748133,"sku":"NP9780632056590","price":277.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780632056590.jpg?v=1761785415","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/pesticides-isbn-9780632056590","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}