Herbicides: Chemistry, Efficacy, Toxicology, and Environmental Impacts addresses contemporary debates on herbicide toxicology. The reader is offered a comprehensive overview of this complex topic, presented by internationally recognized experts. Information presented will inform discussions on the use of herbicides in modern agricultural and other systems, and their potential non-target effects on human populations and various ecosystems. The book covers these matters in concise language appropriate to engage both specialists in the research community and informed persons responsible for legislative, funding, and public health matters in the community at large.
The use of herbicides is an essential pillar of modern agricultural production systems. Weeds, if uncontrolled, would reduce crop yield and result in massive economic damage. Recently, the heavy reliance on single herbicides has been linked to the development of weed resistance. To combat resistant weeds, farmers are advised to use a mix of several herbicides and to increase herbicide application rates. As a result, the toxicity of herbicides on human health and the environment has become a controversial topic.
1. Herbicides - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Contributors - p. Page vi 7. Foreword - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page x 9. Acknowledgments - p. Page xiii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiv 11. List of Tables - p. Page xv 12. 1 : Herbicides: Brief history, agricultural use, and potential alternatives for weed control - p. Page xv 13. 2 : A minimum data set for tracking changes in pesticide use - p. Page 17 14. 3 : Herbicide mode of action - p. Page 38 15. 4 : Coformulants in commercial herbicides - p. Page 84 16. 5 : Analytical strategies to measure herbicide active ingredients and their metabolites - p. Page 106 17. 6 : Mammalian toxicity of herbicides used in intensive GM crop farming - p. Page 136 18. 7 : Direct herbicide effects on terrestrial nontarget organisms belowground and aboveground - p. Page 169 19. 8 : Indirect herbicide effects on biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and interactions with global changes - p. Page 214 20. 9 : Analytical strategies to measure toxicity and endocrine-disrupting effects of herbicides: Predictive toxicology - p. Page 261 21. 10 : Glyphosate as an active substance authorized under EU pesticide regulations: Regulatory principles and procedures - p. Page 283 22. 11 : Herbicides: A necessary evil? An integrative overview - p. Page 317 23. Index - p. Page 331
Herbicides: Chemistry, Efficacy, Toxicology, and Environmental Impacts addresses contemporary debates on herbicide toxicology. The reader is offered a comprehensive overview of this complex topic, presented by internationally recognized experts. Information presented will inform discussions on the use of herbicides in modern agricultural and other systems, and their potential non-target effects on human populations and various ecosystems. The book covers these matters in concise language appropriate to engage both specialists in the research community and informed persons responsible for legislative, funding, and public health matters in the community at large.
The use of herbicides is an essential pillar of modern agricultural production systems. Weeds, if uncontrolled, would reduce crop yield and result in massive economic damage. Recently, the heavy reliance on single herbicides has been linked to the development of weed resistance. To combat resistant weeds, farmers are advised to use a mix of several herbicides and to increase herbicide application rates. As a result, the toxicity of herbicides on human health and the environment has become a controversial topic.
1. Herbicides - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Contributors - p. Page vi 7. Foreword - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page x 9. Acknowledgments - p. Page xiii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiv 11. List of Tables - p. Page xv 12. 1 : Herbicides: Brief history, agricultural use, and potential alternatives for weed control - p. Page xv 13. 2 : A minimum data set for tracking changes in pesticide use - p. Page 17 14. 3 : Herbicide mode of action - p. Page 38 15. 4 : Coformulants in commercial herbicides - p. Page 84 16. 5 : Analytical strategies to measure herbicide active ingredients and their metabolites - p. Page 106 17. 6 : Mammalian toxicity of herbicides used in intensive GM crop farming - p. Page 136 18. 7 : Direct herbicide effects on terrestrial nontarget organisms belowground and aboveground - p. Page 169 19. 8 : Indirect herbicide effects on biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and interactions with global changes - p. Page 214 20. 9 : Analytical strategies to measure toxicity and endocrine-disrupting effects of herbicides: Predictive toxicology - p. Page 261 21. 10 : Glyphosate as an active substance authorized under EU pesticide regulations: Regulatory principles and procedures - p. Page 283 22. 11 : Herbicides: A necessary evil? An integrative overview - p. Page 317 23. Index - p. Page 331
