Benefits, Risks, and Environmental Impacts of Crop Protection Chemicals

Chapter 8 Benefits, Risks, and Environmental Impacts of Crop Protection Chemicals L. L. Danielson, L. L. DanielsonSearch for more papers by this author L. L. Danielson, L. L. DanielsonSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):W. B. Ennis Jr., W. B. Ennis Jr.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1979 https://doi.org/10.2135/1979.introtocropprotection.c8Book Series:ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Books AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary Crop protection chemicals are important tools for maintaining and increasing food production. Great environmental, social, nutritional, and economic benefits of intensive crop production are made possible by protective chemicals. Agroecosystem refers to ecosystems associated with agricultural production practices. The agroecosystem is the sum of the effects of the interactions of the elements of the biosphere that are affected by all of the artificial stresses that can be imposed on the natural systems. Breeding for resistance to certain diseases exemplifies the dynamic response of organisms to biological stress. Application of pesticides to crops by use of ground dusters is of decreasing significance as a method of pest control. This method of application poses more of a problem of exposure to non-target areas and to the operator from drift of the fine dust particles. For any given pesticide, variation in hazard depends upon the type of activity in which the worker is engaged. Introduction to Crop Protection RelatedInformation