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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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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 po****tion 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...
- the
environmental harm
caused by the
indiscriminate use of a type of
pesticide used by
soldiers during WW2.
Carson accused the
chemical industry of spreading...
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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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measures that
discourage the
development of pest po****tions and keep
pesticides and
other interventions to
levels that are
economically justified and...
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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...
- that
control pests (biochemical
pesticides),
microorganisms that
control pests (microbial
pesticides), and
pesticidal substances produced by
plants containing...