Welcome to the web site dedicated to
"Mechanisms and Mitigation of Agrochemical Impacts on Human and
Environmental Health"
Pesticides continue to be the target of
public concern, primarily due to their potential threats to human health and
environmental systems. These concerns have an historical basis, although recent
spills and reported residue contaminations have helped convince the public that
these problems are not only in the past. Demands for high quality, inexpensive
food and fiber with effectively zero risk continue to challenge agricultural
scientists.
Economically and environmentally
sustainable agriculture requires an integrated approach to pest management.
Agrochemicals are one of many tools used to ensure an abundant food supply.
Judicious use of agrochemicals demands practical knowledge of their fate and
effects in agricultural and natural ecosystems. A mechanistic approach will
allow for development of novel physical and biological analytical techniques to
assist in ascertaining fate and effects. This new knowledge is required for the
advancement of science-based management strategies which prevent or mitigate
unacceptable adverse impacts on human and environmental health.
