Pesticide Mitigation Strategies for Surface Water Quality: (1075 ACS Symposium Series)

Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Management addresses global warming, one of the most pressing environmental concerns of our times. The agricultural sector is the largest source of global anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4), both of which are potent greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. The book provides a comprehensive overview of important issues related to greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems, including measurement of greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural fields, development of alternative management practices as mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and greenhouse gas accounting methodologies and modeling. Both crop and animal production systems are addressed by internationally acclaimed experts in the field. The diverse topics presented in the book will help the readers grasp quickly the fundamental as well as practical aspects of managing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems. The book serves as a valuable source of information for researchers and environmental practitioners on the most updated knowledge of greenhouse gas emissions from field crops and livestock animals. It can also be used as reference material for an upper-level environmental or agricultural sciences course on global warming.

Table of Contents:
Preface Best Management Practices To Mitigate Pesticide Runoff 1. Improving Surface Water Quality Through Grower-Led Coalition Program Using GIS Mapping and Grower Visits Parry Klassen and Michael L. Johnson, PhD 2. From Vegetated Ditches to Rice Fields: Thinking Outside the Box for Pesticide Mitigation M. T. Moore, R. Kröger, J. L. Farris, M. A. Locke, E. R. Bennett, D. L. Denton, and C. M. Cooper 3. Use of Constructed Wetlands as Best Management Practice To Reduce Pesticide Loads Robert Budd 4. Efficacy of Sediment Basins for Reducing Sediment and Pyrethroid Transport in Almond Orchards James C. Markle, Tamara E. Watson, Terry L. Prichard, and P. Klassen 5. Management Practices for Reducing Discharge of Pyrethroids and Sediment in Irrigation Drainage Water from Row Crops Russell L. Jones and James C. Markle 6. Mitigating Pesticide Runoff from Nurseries Julie Newman, Salvatore Mangiafico, Don Merhaut, Laosheng Wu, Jianhang Lu, Darren Haver, Ben Faber, and Jay Gan 7. Effectiveness of Cultivation Practices To Minimize the Off-Site Transport of Pesticides in Runoff from Managed Turf Pamela J. Rice, Brian P. Horgan, and Jennifer L. Rittenhouse 8. Encouraging Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Non-Agricultural Settings Cheryl A. Wilen, Chris A. Geiger, and Wanda Y. MacLachlan 9. Comparison of Pesticide Runoff from Organic and Conventional Walnut Orchards Nicole David, Fred Thomas, and Debra Denton 10. Introduction of Atrazine Degrader To Enhance Rhizodegradation of Atrazine Chung-Ho Lin, Brian M. Thompson, Hsin-Yeh Hsieh, and Robert N. Lerch 11. Free-Enzyme Bioremediation of Pesticides Colin Scott, Cameron Begley, Matthew J. Taylor, Gunjan Pandey, Vinko Momiroski, Nigel French, Clint Brearley, Steve E. Kotsonis, Michael J. Selleck, Flerida A. Carino, Cristina M. Bajet, Craig Clarke, John G. Oakeshott, and Robyn J. Russell 12. Efficacy of a Vegetative Buffer for Reducing the Potential Runoff of the Insect Growth Regulator Novaluron Robert Everich, Andrew Newcombe, Mary Nett, and Janet Olinger 13. Application Methods in Orchards To Reduce Off-Site Deposition of Pesticides Robert C. Ehn, Dennis M. Dunbar, and Tim Ksander Modeling Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation Practices 14. Modeling Approaches for Pesticide Exposure Assessment in Rice Paddies Yuzhou Luo, W. Martin Williams, Dirk F. Young, Hirozumi Watanabe, Julien Boulange, Amy M. Ritter, and Thai Khanh Phong 15. Modeling the Effectiveness of Mitigation Measures on the Diazinon Label Nathan J. Snyder, W. Martin Williams, Debra L. Denton, and Christian Bongard 16. Estimating Pesticide Retention Efficacy for Edge-of-Field Buffers Using the Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM) in a Southeastern Plains Landscape Thomas L. Potter, R. Richard Lowrance, David D. Bosch, and Randall G. Williams 17. Comparison of Models for Estimating the Removal of Pesticides by Vegetated Filter Strips Michael F. Winchell, Russell L. Jones, and Tammara L. Estes 18. Sources of Pyrethroid Insecticides in California's Urban Watersheds: A Conceptual Model Kelly D. Moran and Patti L. TenBrook 19. Use of the EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) for Diagnosis of Pesticide Off-Target Movement from Residential Areas Scott H. Jackson and Michael Winchell Challenges in Protecting Surface Water Quality 20. The Challenges of Developing and Implementing Agricultural Environmental Management Practices K. L. Mercer 21. Food Safety and Surface Water Quality Karen Lowell and Mary Bianchi Editors' Biographies Indexes Author Index Subject Index

About the Author :
Kean S. Goh is affiliated with the California Department of Pesticide Regulations. Brian L. Bret is affiliated with Dow AgroSciences LLC. Jay Gan is affiliated with the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of California. Thomas L. Potter is Affiliated with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service.