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Author:   Matthew Chidozie Ogwu ,  Sylvester Chibueze Izah
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Volume:   34
Weight:   1.424kg
ISBN:  

9789819934386

ISBN 10:   9819934389
Pages:   826
Publication Date:   04 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I: Biodiversity and Human Health Impacts of Agrochemicals.- Chapter 1. Agrochemicals: Safety Evaluation and Characterization for Human and Biodiversity.- Chapter 2. Agrochemical Use and Emerging Human and Animal Diseases.- Chapter 3. Global biodiversity decline and loss from agricultural intensification through agrochemical application.- Chapter 4. Evidence of the Toxic Potentials of Agrochemicals on Human Health and Biodiversity.- Chapter 5. Agrochemicals and Pollinator Diversity: A Socio-ecological Synthesis.- Chapter 6. One Health Implications of Agrochemicals and their Eco-benign Substitutes.- Chapter 7. Risk of Agrochemical on Biodiversity and Human Health: Implication on Conservation and Sustainable Mitigations Strategies.- Chapter 8. Mitigating the One Health Impacts of Agrochemicals through Sustainable Policies and Regulations.- Chapter 9. Health Implications of Agrochemicals - Nexus of their Impacts, Sustainable Management Approaches, and Policy Gaps.- Chapter 10. Detrimental Effects of Agrochemical-based Agricultural Intensification on Biodiversity: Evidence from Some Past Studies.- Part II: Food Production, Safety, Security, Sovereignty and the Economic Implications of Agrochemical Use.- Chapter 11. Food Safety and Agrochemicals: Risk Assessment and Food Security Implications.- Chapter 12. Chemical-based fruit ripening and the implications for ecosystem health and safety.- Chapter 13. Socio-economic and Ecological Values of Sustainable Alternatives to Pesticides.- Chapter 14. Meta-evaluation of the One Health Implication on Food Systems of Agrochemical Use.- Chapter 15. Food Quality and Agrochemical Use: Integrated Monitoring, Assessment, and Management Policies.- Chapter 16. Plants and Soil Microbiota Health Implications of Agrochemicals: Potential Alternatives for the Safe Propagation of Food Crops.- Chapter 17. A global perspective of synthetic agrochemicals in local farmers’ markets of fruits and vegetables.- Chapter 18. Factors Influencing Agrochemical Use, Practices, and Knowledge Systems: Case Study of Rice farmers in the Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu, India.- Part III: Agrochemicals and Environmental Justice: Dynamics, Remediation, and Sustainable Alternatives.- Chapter 19. Sustainable approaches for the remediation of agrochemicals in the environment.- Chapter 20. Plant-based Agrobiodiversity Solutions to Reduce Agrochemical Use.- Chapter 21. Prospects of Insect Farming for Food Security, Environmental Sustainability and as an Alternative to Agrochemical Use.- Chapter 22. Implications of Agrochemical Application on Soil Fauna and Ecosystem and their Sustainable Alternatives.- Chapter 23. Sustainable Agricultural Pest Control Strategies to Boost Food and Socioecological Security: The Allelopathic Strategy.- Chapter 24. Impacts of Agrochemicals on Fish Composition in Natural Waters: A Sustainable Management Approach.- Chapter 25. Sustainable Alternatives to Agrochemicals and their Socio-Economic and Ecological Values.- Chapter 26. Global Environmental Sustainability and Agrochemical Use.- Chapter 27. Impacts of Chemical Use in Agricultural Practices: Perspectives of Soil Microorganism and Vegetation.- Chapter 28. Eco-farming for Sustainability: Defending Our Way of Life Against Agrochemicals.

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Dr. Matthew Chidozie Ogwu is an Assistant Professor of Integrated Ecology and Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University, USA. He is an interdisciplinary academic with transdisciplinary skills and diverse convergence research interests (One Health and Eco Health) pertinent to the assessment of coupled human and natural as well as socio-ecological systems and has numerous awards, research grants, and scholarships to his name. Dr. Ogwu serves on the board of and as a reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals. He continues to volunteer his time and skills to promote sustainable development. Dr. Sylvester Chibueze Izah is a lecturer at Bayelsa Medical University in Yenagoa, Nigeria, where he also serves as the Assistant Director of Academic Planning, Research, and Innovations. Dr. Izah is a licensed Environmental Health Specialist in Nigeria. He is a multidisciplinary academic with multifaceted abilities relevant to SustainableHuman-Environmental Health Interactions (covering air, soil, and water quality; toxicology; hygiene and sanitation; food science; waste management; biodiversity and their sustainability and risk assessment).

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