Pesticide Contamination in Freshwater and Soil Environs: Impacts, Threats, and Sustainable Remediation

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Taking into consideration that the agricultural industry is greatly dependent on pesticide chemicals to deal with the damage caused due to pests, this new volume details the challenges along with the bioremediation and remediation measures, such as the use of beneficial microorganisms, polymeric nanocomposites for nanoremediation, phytoremediation, and more. It looks at pesticide contamination from agricultural activities in a variety of different environs and a selection of sustainable and eco-friendly remediation approaches. It provides a spectrum of concepts, ideas, and knowledge related to the detrimental actions of pesticides on the environment directly and on human beings indirectly and provides insight into sustainable and advanced pesticide remediation technology. It fills a gap in the available literature in this field and will provide valuable for academicians, researchers, agriculturists, and students. Cover Half Title Title Copright Dedication About the Editors Contents Contributors Abbreviations Preface 1. Environmental and Pesticide Pollution 2. Pesticide Contamination in Water: Perspectives and Concerns 3. Use of Pesticides in Agriculture: Impacts on Soil, Plant and Human Health 4. Pesticide Pollution: Management and Challenges 5. Pesticides: Impact on Environment and Various Possible Remediation Measures 6. Biopesticides: Importance and Challenges 7. Advances in Pesticide Bioremediation Technology 8. Microbiological Aspects of Pesticide Remediation in Freshwater and Soil Environs 9. Application of Beneficial Microorganisms with High Efficient Biosorption Potential for the Bioremediation of Pesticide Contamination of Freshwater and Soil Environment 10. Biological Disease Control Agents in Organic Crop Production System 11. Novel Forecasting, Bioindicator, and Bioremediation for Pesticides Contamination in Soil 12. Pesticide Pollution: Risk Assessment and Vulnerability 13. Utilization of Biosurfactant Derived from Beneficial Microorganisms as Sustainable Bioremediation Technology for the Management of Contaminated Environment: Panacea to a Healthy Planet 14. Polymeric Nanocomposite for Nanoremediation: Laboratory to Land Approach Index