ABSTRACT

The coastal tropics comprise some of the most sensitive and yet the most understudied ecosystems in the world. Coastal plains and river valleys are also home to agriculture on a vast scale, and it is not surprising to find that streams and rivers receive the majority of agricultural runoff, carrying the residues of insecticides, fungicides and othe

chapter |21 pages

Pesticide pollution from agriculture

chapter |11 pages

Soils

chapter |8 pages

Pesticide residues in river systems

chapter |20 pages

Marine sediments

chapter |15 pages

Legislative acts

chapter |29 pages

Pesticide residues in the rice ecosystem

chapter |9 pages

Pesticide residues in food

chapter 14|25 pages

Pesticide use in Cuban agriculture, present and prospects

GONZA LO DIERKSMEIER , PURA MORENO, R . HERNÁNDEZ

chapter |1 pages

Management

chapter |9 pages

Training

chapter |1 pages

Legislative management

chapter |20 pages

Equipment

chapter |17 pages

Hydrology

chapter |6 pages

Risk characterization