Pesticide risk assessment in rice paddies : theory and practice

Content: Preface, __Pages ix-x__, Ettore Capri, Dimitrios KarpouzasChapter 1 - Rice Cultivation in the E.U. Ecological Conditions and Agronomical Practices, __Pages 1-24__, Aldo Ferrero, Antorsio TinarelliChapter 2 - Regulatory Aspects of Pesticide Risk Assessment, __Pages 25-43,253__, Andrew Craven, James Garratt, Laura PadovaniChapter 3 - Will Risk Assessment Help Risk Management?, __Pages 45-58__, Mark H.M.M. MontfortsChapter 4 - Water Resource Contamination in Italian Paddy Areas, __Pages 59-67__, Ettore CapriChapter 5 - Ecotoxicology of Rice Pesticides, __Pages 69-90__, Jose V. Tarazona, G. Peter DohmenChapter 6 - Pesticide Exposure Assessment in Rice Paddies: The Lower-Tier Analysis, __Pages 91-123__, S. Cervelli, R. JacksonChapter 7 - Higher Tier Exposure Assessment in Rice Paddy Areas: A European Perspective, __Pages 125-165,254__, D.G. Karpouzas, Z. MiaoChapter 8 - Pesticide Exposure Assessment in Rice Paddy Areas: A Japanese Perspective, __Pages 167-214__, H. Watanabe, K. Inao, S.H. Vu, T.K. Phong, S. Ishihara, K. Takagi, J. TournebizeChapter 9 - Higher Tier Exposure Assessments in Rice Paddy Areas: An American Perspective, __Pages 215-236__, Amy M. Ritter, W. Martin WilliamsChapter 10 - Socio-Economic and Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rice Cultivation, __Pages 237-247,255__, G. CanaliSubject Index, __Page 249__ Rice is cultivated throughout the world under submerged conditions. The high water requirements and the heavy pesticide load used in rice paddies worldwide have resulted in contamination of associated surface water, such as streams, ditches, rivers and lakes. The uniform risk assessment approach which has been developed for other crops is not applicable to rice paddies, because of the specific conditions applied to rice cultivation. Pesticide Risk Assessment in Rice Paddies: Theory and Practice fills the gap in information on this subject. Written by experts, this book summarizes the methods used for pesticide risk assessment in rice paddies, the limitations and problems encountered and future developments. It also examines the various agronomic, pesticide application and risk assessment approaches used in different rice cultivated zones in Asia, America and Europe and is an essential reference for those working in this area. * The only up-to-date book dealing with pesticide risk assessment in the flooded conditions of rice paddies* Offers guidelines on the use and application of existing modeling tools, specific for rice cultivation* Presents the differences and similarities in rice cropping systems and how these relate to pesticide risk assessment Rice is cultivated throughout the world under submerged conditions. The high water requirements and the heavy pesticide load used in rice paddies worldwide have resulted in contamination of associated surface water, such as streams, ditches, rivers and lakes. The uniform risk assessment approach which has been developed for other crops is not applicable to rice paddies, because of the specific conditions applied to rice cultivation.
Pesticide Risk Assessment in Rice Paddies: Theory and Practice fills the gap in information on this subject. Written by experts, this book summarizes the methods used for pesticide risk assessment in rice paddies, the limitations and problems encountered and future developments. It also examines the various agronomic, pesticide application and risk assessment approaches used in different rice cultivated zones in Asia, America and Europe and is an essential reference for those working in this area.

* The only up-to-date book dealing with pesticide risk assessment in the flooded conditions of rice paddies
* Offers guidelines on the use and application of existing modeling tools, specific for rice cultivation
* Presents the differences and similarities in rice cropping systems and how these relate to pesticide risk assessment The only up-to-date book available on modelling pesticide behavior in paddy fields