Download or read book The Fate of Nutrients and Pesticides in the Urban Environment written by Mary T. Nett and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management practices affecting nitrogen and soluble phosphorus losses from an upper Midwest lawn -- Determining nitrogen loading rates based on land use in an urban watershed -- Determining phosphorus loading rates based on land use in an urban watershed -- Nitrogen fate in a mature Kentucky bluegrass turf -- Discharge losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from a golf course watershed -- The effects of soil phosphorus and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on phosphorus runoff losses from turfgrass -- Influence of landscape and percolation on P and K losses over four years -- Management practices that reduce runoff transport of nutrients and pesticides from turfgrass -- Sediment and nutrient losses from prairie and turfgrass buffer strips during establishment -- Evaluation of resource-efficient landscape systems to reduce contaminants in urban runoff -- Thatch pesticide sorption -- Regional analysis of pesticide runoff from turf -- Mobility and dissipation of clopyralid herbicide in turfgrass field lysimeters -- Glyphosate runoff when applied to zoysiagrass under golf course fairway conditions.
Download or read book Pesticides in Urban Environments written by Kenneth D. Racke and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a symposium held in San Francisco in April 1992. The urban environment discussed includes homes, yards, gardens, public parks, golf courses, and restaurants. Some common products for the urban market are turf pesticides, termiticides, home and garden pesticides, indoor pesticides, and rodenticides. The papers are divided into five sections, each focusing on a different facet of urban pesticide use: pests and pesticides, dissipation of pesticides, mobility of pesticides, urban pesticides and humans, and urban pesticides and nontarget animals. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Pesticides and Fertilizers in the Urban Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on Pesticides and Fertilizers in the Urban Environment to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future Role of Pesticides in US Agriculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-11-02 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although chemical pesticides safeguard crops and improve farm productivity, they are increasingly feared for their potentially dangerous residues and their effects on ecosystems. The Future Role of Pesticides explores the role of chemical pesticides in the decade ahead and identifies the most promising opportunities for increasing the benefits and reducing the risks of pesticide use. The committee recommends R&D, program, and policy initiatives for federal agriculture authorities and other stakeholders in the public and private sectors. This book presents clear overviews of key factors in chemical pesticide use, including: Advances in genetic engineering not only of pest-resistant crops but also of pests themselves. Problems in pesticide useâ€"concerns about the health of agricultural workers, the ability of pests to develop resistance, issues of public perception, and more. Impending shifts in agricultureâ€"globalization of the economy, biological "invasions" of organisms, rising sensitivity toward cross-border environmental issues, and other trends. With a model and working examples, this book offers guidance on how to assess various pest control strategies available to today's agriculturist.
Download or read book Applied Soil Chemistry written by Inamuddin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the state-of-the-art information regarding applied soil sciences. It covers the fundamentals, model concepts, principles, chemical reactions, functions, chemical recycling, chemical weathering, acid-base chemistry, carbon sequestration, and nutrient availability of soils. Also, it includes soil chemistry of heavy-metals, environment, clay, ion-exchange processes, analytical tools and applications. This book helps to understand the about soil characteristics targeting soil chemical reactions and interactions and its applications.
Download or read book African Urban Harvest written by Gordon Prain and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to answer the question of how much urban agriculture helps feed and support people living in towns and cities with evidence and proposals based on studies in Eastern and Central Africa.
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Download or read book Urban Dynamics Environment and Health written by Braj Raj Kumar Sinha and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive volume focuses on spatial, temporal, conceptual and empirical approaches to various elements of urban dynamics, environment and urban health. It demonstrates a multidisciplinary account of the significant dimensions of urbanization and urban life. Chapters by leading international experts are presented in sections on urban dynamics, Urban Environmental Issues, Urban Health Problems and Urban Development, Planning and Policies. Each chapter provides a breadth of information on conceptual and empirical studies of urban issues. It enables the readers to understand the interconnections of various vital elements of each urban-related topical issue locally, regionally and globally. Extensive maps, charts, diagrams and tables as cartographic tools facilitate the reader’s understanding. It also outlines an action plan for policy program change in both the developed and less developed countries toward sustainable urban development and environment for better health, prosperity and quality of life of the present and future urban population. It is an indispensable reference for students, research scholars of geography and environmental, medical, and social sciences at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Download or read book The City of Greenbelt Maryland written by Lesley Riddle and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over forty years ago Rachel Carson wrote of the dangers of pesticides and the abuses of the commercial pesticide industry (Carson, 1962). In 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture reported U.S. farm and professional pesticide use at about 1.2 billion pounds each year (EPA, 2011). These pesticides are absorbed into soil, water, and living tissue, unable to distinguish between intended target and other non-target organisms. The full range of harm from pesticides is not entirely known but the danger posed by pesticides to nature and humans has significant scientific documentation (Balaram, 2003). The impetus to study the use of pesticides in the city of Greenbelt grew out of concerns for public and environmental health specific to the city of Greenbelt, the wider Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and the greater global community. These issues sparked the need to develop and implement polices [sic] utilizing methods that are fiscally responsible and environmentally sustainable (ISA, 2009). In my capacity as the Assistant Director of Public Works in tandem with my work in Green Mountain College's Masters of Environmental Science program, I have created, researched, and implemented all stages of this program's development and execution. I have shaped a Sustainable Land Care Policy that will require the City reduce and eliminate the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, and I have put into action a community outreach program to promote more sustainable landscape practices.
Download or read book Waste Composting for Urban and Peri urban Agriculture written by Pay Drechsel and published by CABI. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in peri-urban areas. This is especially significant in less developed countries, where food security is also a key issue. This book addresses these subjects and is based on papers presented at a workshop held in Ghana by the International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM, now part of the International Water Management Institute) and FAO. Special reference is given to Sub-Saharan Africa, with acknowledgement to experiences from other parts of the world. Contributing authors are from several European, as well as African, countries.
Download or read book International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.
Download or read book Insecticides Used in the Urban Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hayes Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 2407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology is a comprehensive, two-volume reference guide to the properties, effects, and regulation of pesticides that provides the latest and most complete information to researchers investigating the environmental, agricultural, veterinary, and human-health impacts of pesticide use. Written by international experts from academia, government, and the private sector, the Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology is an in-depth examination of critical issues related to the need for, use of, and nature of chemicals used in modern pest management. This updated 3e carries on the book’s tradition of serving as the definitive reference on pesticide toxicology and recognizes the seminal contribution of Wayland J. Hayes, Jr., co-Editor of the first edition. Presents a comprehensive look at all aspects of pesticide toxicology in one reference work. Clear exposition of hazard identification and dose response relationships in each chapter featuring pesticide agents and actions All major classes of pesticide considered Different routes of exposure critically evaluated
Download or read book City County Task Force on Agricultural Urban Issues and Pesticides Final Report written by City/County Task Force on Agricultural/Urban Issues and Pesticides and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Issues Related to the Use of Pesticides written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Protection Research Catalog Indexes written by Smithsonian Science Information Exchange and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
