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Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships, 8/e
Eldon Enger, Delta College
Bradley F. Smith, Western Washington University
Agricultural Methods and Pest Management

Chapter Outline


Different Approaches to Agricultural

Fossil Fuel Versus Muscle Power

The Impact of Fertilizer

Agricultural Chemical Use

    Insecticides

Environmental Close-Up: Regulation of Pesticides

    Herbicides

Environmental Close-Up: A New Generation of Insecticides

    Fungicides and Rodenticides

    Other Agricultural Chemicals

Problems with Pesticide Use

    Persistence

    Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification

Environmental Close-Up: Politics and the Control of Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)

    Pesticide Resistance

    Effects on Nontarget Organisms

    Human Health Concerns

Global Perspective: China's Ravenous Appetite

Global Perspective: Contaminated Soils in the Former Soviet Union

Why Are Pesticides So Widely Used?

Alternatives to Conventional Agriculture

    Techniques for Protecting Soil and Water Resources

Environmental Close-Up: Food Additives

    Integrated Pest Management

Issues & Analysis: Herring Gulls As Indicators of Contamination in the Great Lakes








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