Agricultural contamination with pesticides and antibiotics is a challenging problem that needs to be fully addressed. Bee products, such as honey, are widely consumed as food and medicine and their contamination may carry serious health hazards. Honey and other bee products are polluted by pesticides, heavy metals, bacteria and radioactive materials. Pesticide residues cause genetic mutations a...

This study determined the concentration of pesticides contaminating soil and water, effect on microbial activity physicochemical properties. Nutrient agar was used for enumeration total heterotrophic bacteria by pour plate method. Enumeration fungi done with Potato Dextrose Agar. Soil CO2-evolution estimated every 5-days 25 days. Total nitrogen using macro-Kjeldhal distillation Available phosph...

Abstract Pesticides constitute an integral part of modern agriculture. However, there are still concerns about their effects on non-target organisms. To address this the European Commission has imposed a stringent regulatory scheme for new pesticide compounds. Assessment aquatic toxicity pesticides is based range advanced tests. This does not apply to terrestrial ecosystems, where soil microorg...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of freshwater sediment biodegradation potential as an ecological indicator for monitoring microbial recovery following a decrease in chronic pesticide exposure. For this purpose, a four-year case study (2008–2011) was conducted in a small stream (Morcille river) long exposed to high diuron concentrations, increasing from upstream to downstream. Our ...

The objectives of this review are to summarize existing information on the occurrence of pesticides In groundwater and processes resulting in their detection; to identify existing technologies, and to describe missing information needed to make assessments arid predictions. Validated data on the occurrence of pesticides in groundwater are still limited. Pesticides can reach groundwater followin...

Lindane has been used historically as a broad spectrum pesticide in agricultural, livestock, forestry, veterinary and human health applications. Several factors have contributed to concern over the production and use of lindane including its properties of persistence, toxicity, bioaccumulation and potential for long-range transport. During the last two decades, extensive attention has been paid...

Insect and microbial pathogens pose an eternal challenge to our crop plants, developing novel ways to tap into food reservoirs. A multitude of management strategies have been tailored to control their proliferation, but the approaches have been successful only at high cost. Pesticide and fungicide usage has been a method of choice, but a newly emerging alternative in disease management is to en...