Pesticides in the Natural Environment

Sources, Health Risks, and Remediation

1st Edition - May 20, 2022
Editors: Pardeep Singh, Suruchi Singh, Mika Sillanpää
Language: English
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Pesticides in the Natural Environment: Sources, Health Risks, and Remediation presents the direct and indirect impacts of the use of pesticides on the environment, human health, and agriculture. The book explores sustainable alternatives to pesticide use, along with policies for regulations and remediation techniques. Bridging the gap between regulations and the tangible environmental threat, the book proposes practical solutions while also providing important context on the hazards of pesticides. It highlights the influence on climate change, offering a holistic perspective for researchers in environmental science, policymakers, and land managers.
The book introduces pesticides and their applications, then goes on to cover their impact on various ecosystems in the natural environment. Health risks are covered, followed by various remediation techniques, such as biological processes, phytoremediation, and chemical treatments.

Cover
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Chapter 1: Classification of pesticides and loss of crops due to creepy crawlers
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Crop losses due to pests
3: Pesticide classification
4: Classification based on chemical structure
5: Classification based on mode of entry
6: Classification based on target pest
7: Based on pesticide toxicity
8: Pesticide contamination, implications, and environmental impacts
9: Summary
References
Chapter 2: Ecological impacts of pesticides on soil and water ecosystems and its natural degradation process
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Persistence and circulation of pesticides in the ecosystem
3: Bioaccumulation of chemical pesticides in the food cycle
4: Pesticides and their mode of action
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Fate and assessment of pesticide in aquatic ecosystem
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Sources, forms, and occurrence of pesticides in the ecosystem
3: Environmental fate of pesticides
4: Factors that influence the assessment of aquatic pesticide pollution
5: Future recommendations
6: Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Fate and adverse effects of pesticides in the environment
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Mechanisms involved in the determination of the initial fate of a pesticide in the environment
3: Transport of pesticides in the environment
4: Use of pesticides worldwide
5: Impact of pesticide on the soil microbiology
6: Pesticides and the response of plants
7: Pesticides toxicity on nontarget terrestrial organisms
8: Pesticides impact on aquatic ecosystems
9: Perspectives and future research
References
Chapter 5: Towards understanding the impact of pesticides on freshwater ecosystem
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Routes of aquatic pesticide pollution
3: Impact of pesticide pollution on aquatic ecosystem
4: Impact of pesticides on water quality
5: Impact of pesticides on flora of aquatic ecosystem
6: Impact of pesticides on fauna of aquatic ecosystem
7: Specific impacts of different categories of pesticides on aquatic fauna
8: Response to the risks of use of pesticides
9: Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Persistence of pesticides and their impacts on human health and environment
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Classification of pesticide
3: The fate of pesticides in the environment
4: Pesticide affecting human health
5: Conclusion
6: Future prospective
References
Chapter 7: Complex approaches to assessing the pesticides risk on human health and environment
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Evaluation of the effect of pesticides on genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity in laboratory conditions
3: Evaluation of pesticide genotoxicity using cytogenetic markers
4: Impacts of pesticide residues on food safety
5: Effects of pesticides on human health
6: Pesticide exposure risk assessment
References
Chapter 8: Neurodevelopmental and reproductive impacts of pesticides on pregnant women
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Effect on health and reproductive life
3: Neurodevelopmental effects of OP pesticides
4: Concerns at both high and low OP exposures
5: Summary
References
Chapter 9: Pesticides and human health: The noxious impact on maternal system and fetal development
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: History of pesticides
3: Toxicity of common pesticides
4: Prevention of pesticide exposure
5: Adverse effect on human health and fetal development
6: Conclusion
7: Future prospects
References
Chapter 10: Сytogenetical bioindication of pesticidal contamination
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Chromosomal disorders
3: Micronuclear analysis
4: Plant test systems
5: Comet-test
6: Problems and prospects of cytogenetic bioindication
References
Chapter 11: Modulation of soil microbiome and related alterations in response to pesticides
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Impact of pesticides on soil microbial biome
3: Pesticides and associated alterations on the metabolism of microbes
4: Future area of research
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Botanical pesticides as alternatives for more sustainable crops and healthy foods
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Botanical pesticides in agriculture
3: Challenges in the use of plant-based pesticides
4: Future recommendations
5: Conclusions
References
Chapter 13: The potential use of essential oils as natural biocides against plant pathogens
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Biological activities of EOs
3: Challenges
4: Future directions
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter 14: Sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives to reduce the use of pesticides
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Advantages and disadvantages of conventional pesticides
3: Mobility of pesticides in different environments
4: Pesticide degradation and the risk of degradation products
5: Plant growth-promoting bacteria
6: Plant pathogens
7: Pesticide resistance
8: Alternatives to conventional pesticide use
9: A new approach for a dual function: Pesticide degradation coupled with biological control
References
Chapter 15: Strategies for sustainable and ecofriendly pest management in Agroecosystem
Abstract
1: Introduction: The imminent challenge to human health and ecosystem by chemical agriculture
2: Biopesticides—The future of pest control
3: Conclusion
References
Chapter 16: Pesticides removal from aqueous streams through anaerobic and aerobic biological treatment processes
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Pesticides
3: Biological wastewater treatment
4: Pesticides removal from liquid streams through anaerobic and aerobic biological treatment processes
5: Final considerations
References
Chapter 17: Metal-organic frameworks for pesticides removal
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Pesticide exposure and toxicity consequences
3: Removal of pesticides by MOFs
4: Mechanistic insight into MOFs and target molecules
5: Conclusion, current challenges, and future perspectives
References
Chapter 18: Recent advancements in treatment technology for the removal of pesticides
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Classification of pesticides
3: Environmental concerns of pesticides
4: Photocatalysis
5: Conservative adsorbents used for degradation of pesticides
6: Deprivation methodologies for pesticides
7: Degradation methods of pesticides by nanomaterials
8: Utilization of green synthesized nanomaterials
9: Conclusions and future scope
References
Further reading
Chapter 19: Pesticides removal techniques from the aquatic environment
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Effect of pesticides on human mankind
3: Removal technologies
4: Wastewater treatment system decentralization
5: Pesticide remediation methods based on nanotechnology
6: Conclusions
References
Chapter 20: Perspective of sustainable and intensified developments in treatment of pesticides from aqueous streams
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Pesticides
3: Sustainability
4: Process intensification
5: Treatment approaches
6: Discussion
7: Conclusion and perspective
References
Chapter 21: Biomonitoring and biomarkers of pesticide exposure and human health risk assessment
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Biomarkers
3: Functional disorders
4: Data interpretation in biomonitoring studies
5: Significance of biomonitoring studies
6: Future perspectives
7: Conclusion
References
Index

Pardeep Singh

Dr Pardeep Singh is presently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, India. He obtained his master's degree from the Department of Environmental Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi India in 2011. He obtained his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi in the year 2017. The area of his doctoral research is the degradation of organic pollutants through various indigenous isolated microbes and by using various types of photocatalytic. He has published more than 35 papers in international journals in the field of waste management.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Suruchi Singh

Dr. Suruchi Singh is presently working as Faculty in the Department of Botany, Sunbeam College for Women, India. She obtained her PhD from Banaras Hindu University, India in Botany with Environmental Science as major field. Dr Singh received her postdoctoral experiences in Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Department of Science and Technology. She has published articles in various international journals and books series (>40 peer reviewed articles). In her research, she has identified processes and activities where environmental efficiencies of selected crop plants must be increased against UV-B and tropospheric Ozone.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Sunbeam College for Women, Varanasi, India

Mika Sillanpää

Mika Sillanpää’s research work centers on chemical treatment in environmental engineering and environmental monitoring and analysis. The recent research focus has been on the resource recovery from waste streams.

Sillanpää received his M.Sc. (Eng.) and D.Sc. (Eng.) degrees from the Aalto University where he also completed an MBA degree in 2013. Since 2000, he has been a full professor/adjunct professor at the University of Oulu, the University of Eastern Finland, the LUT University, the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Johannesburg.

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