The contamination of agricultural soils with inorganic (Cu-based) and organic pesticides
(including their residues) presents a major environmental and toxicological concern. This …

Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture as a part of pest control strategies. Owing to
their xenobiotics characteristics, pesticides may adversely affect the proliferation of …

Recent decades have witnessed major growth in the use of agrochemicals worldwide,–for
maximizing the food production for a rapidly growing human population. However, the …

Riparian zones can receive large amounts of nitrate, potentially contributing to water
pollution. Denitrification is a major pathway to remove nitrate. Previous research on riparian …

Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in agriculture with predictions that 1.35
million metric tons will be used annually by 2017. With the advent of glyphosate tolerant (GT) …

The use of pesticides in agriculture has highly increased during the last 40 years to increase
crop yields. However, today most pesticides are polluting water, soil, atmosphere and food …

Extensive application of industrially-produced pesticides in agriculture has resulted in
contamination of soil ecosystems. A variety of both cultivation-dependent and cultivation …

A short-term mesocosm experiment was conducted to ascertain the impact of tebuconazole
on soil microbial communities. Tebuconazole was applied to soil samples with no previous …

According to guidelines for the approval of pesticides, information about effects of pesticides
on soil microorganisms and soil fertility are required, but the relationships of different …

The use of pesticides for crop protection may result in the presence of toxic residues in
environmental matrices. In the aquatic environment, pesticides might freely dissolve in the …