It intends to answer the following questions: what is a pesticide waste?; are all pesticide wastes considered hazardous wastes?; and, if I have excess pesticide, how should I dispose of it? It present...
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It intends to explain the fates of pesticidesafter they have been introduced into the environment, in addition, processes which affect pesticide movement and management practices which reduce their lo...
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It discusses the presence of nitrate in drinking water and its effects on human health, and it points some measures for minimizing these effects. It presents some suggestions for further reading.
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It discusses the presence of pesticides in drinking water and their effects on human health. It presents a table of health effects of some pesticides found in groundwater, and suggestions for further ...
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It's intended to answer some questions relating to groundwater, as: what is it?; why is it important?; how to protect it?; where it comes from?; how it moves?; and, what are the grounwater contaminant...
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It discusses the importance of nitrogen as a fertilizer, its presence in plants, soil, and groundwater, and its fate in the field. It presents some measures to avoid polluting groundwater when fertili...
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It explains the pesticide contamination of groundwater, how it may occur, the properties of the soil and of the pesticides , and how groundwater may be protected. It presents recommended applicator pr...
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It points the need for preventing groundwater contamination, and it explains the Wellhead Protection Program, that is designed to protect the surface and underground areas through which contaminants a...
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It explains the processes of groundwater, as its occurrence, its role on the water cycle, how pollution and depletion may occur, and it points out the need for preventing groundwater contamination.
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It explains how pesticides can move from the area in which they are applied, and shows how this information can be used, along with otherfactors, to select the proper pesticide.
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