Pesticides are substances that are used to control pests. They include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, and many others (see table)....
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environmental effects of pesticides describe the broad series of consequences of using pesticides. The unintended consequences of pesticides is one of the main...
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A pesticide poisoning occurs when pesticides, chemicals intended to control a pest, affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or bees...
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Pesticide resistance describes the decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest...
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Pesticide drift, also known as spray drift refers to the unintentional diffusion of pesticides toward nontarget species. It is one of the most negative...
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of a pesticide, be it chemical or biological in nature, is determined by its active ingredient (AI - also called the active substance). Pesticide products...
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Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed. Acute effects can include pesticide poisoning, which may be a medical emergency...
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Pesticide application refers to the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are...
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Pesticide standard values are applied worldwide to control pesticide pollution, since pesticides are largely applied in numerous agricultural, commercial...
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Biopesticide (redirect from Biological pesticides)
that control pests (biochemical pesticides), microorganisms that control pests (microbial pesticides), and pesticidal substances produced by plants containing...
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Restricted use pesticides (RUP) are pesticides not available to the general public in the United States. Fulfilling its pesticide regulation responsibilities...
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Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides that may remain on or in food, after they are applied to food crops. The maximum allowable levels of these residues...
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Copper pesticides are copper compounds used as bactericides, algaecides, or fungicides. They can kill bacteria, oomycetes and algae, and prevent fungal...
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Integrated pest management (redirect from Green pesticide)
than reliance on the use of chemical pesticides, mitigating risks such as: insecticide-induced resurgence, pesticide resistance and (especially food) crop...
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Suicide methods (section Pesticide)
pattern varying in different countries. These are hanging, poisoning by pesticides, and firearms. Some suicides may be preventable by removing the means...
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Pesticide degradation is the process by which a pesticide is transformed into a benign substance that is environmentally compatible with the site to which...
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Pesticides vary in their effects on bees. Contact pesticides are usually sprayed on plants and can kill bees when they crawl over sprayed surfaces of plants...
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Neonicotinoid (redirect from Neonic pesticide)
so when the seed sprouts and grows, the developing plant absorbs the pesticide into its tissues as it takes in water. Neonicotinoids can also be applied...
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Carbaryl (redirect from Sevendust (pesticide))
purchased Aventis CropScience in 2002, a company that included Union Carbide pesticide operations. Carbaryl was the third-most-used insecticide in the United...
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System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR)-Pesticides is a U.S. state-based surveillance program that monitors pesticide-related illness and injury. It is administered...
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of the pesticides is a paradox that states that applying pesticide to a pest may end up increasing the abundance of the pest if the pesticide upsets natural...
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (redirect from Federal Environmental Pesticides Control Act)
(FIFRA) is a United States federal law that set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. It...
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Pest control (section Pesticides)
limiting the use of pesticides in favour of other methods. This can be achieved by monitoring the crop, only applying pesticides when necessary, and by...
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Pesticides in the United States are used predominantly by the agricultural sector, but approximately a quarter of them are used in houses, yards, parks...
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Silent Spring (category Pesticides)
documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during WW2. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading...
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Organophosphate (redirect from Organophosphate pesticide)
of phosphoric acid. Organophosphates are best known for their use as pesticides. Like most functional groups, organophosphates occur in a diverse range...
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Organic food (section Pesticide exposure)
Organizations regulating organic products may restrict the use of certain pesticides and fertilizers in the farming methods used to produce such products....
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Phenothrin (redirect from Anvil (pesticide))
National Pesticide Information Center Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids Fact Sheet – National Pesticide Information Center Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids Pesticide Information...
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Dinotefuran (redirect from Safari (pesticide))
Dinotefuran Pesticide Fact Sheet, United States Environmental Protection Agency "Oregon Restricts Use of Certain Dinotefuran Pesticides", Pest Control...
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The Earlimart pesticide poisoning refers to a November 13, 1999 pesticide drift event which occurred in the vicinity of a community in the middle of the...
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