Chapter Overview Questions Chapter Overview Questions

Chapter Overview Questions

Chapter Overview Questions

Herbicides A toxic chemical that kills plants

Insecticides A toxic chemical that kills insects

Rodenticides A toxic chemical that kills rodents

Fungicides A toxic chemical that kills fungi

Nematicides A toxic chemical that kills nematodes (roundworms)

Algaecides A toxic chemical that kills algae

Bactericides A toxic chemical that kills bacteria

Piscicides A toxic chemical that kills fish (unwanted species)

Characteristics:

Characteristics

Organochlorines (chlorides)

Organophosphates

Carbamates

Historical Use of Pesticides

Disease Control

Food Production

Fiber Production

Efficiency When Compared to Alternatives

Development of Safer Pesticides

Impact on Non-target Organisms

Superbugs

Superpests

Case Study: Growing Germ Resistance to Antibiotics

Persistence

Bioaccumulation

Formation of New Pests

Food/Water Contamination

Pesticide Poisoning

Symptoms

National Cancer Institute

Nervous System

Photosynthesis

Smothering

Dehydration

Inhibition of Blood Clotting

Characteristics

Examples

EPA

Research

Days to Harvest

Restrictions

FFDCA

Label Requirements

FIFRA

FQPA

Time

Contributions

Contributions

Definition:

Other Ways to Control Pests

Physical

Traditional “Eco. Farmer”

Other Ways to Control Pests

Predators/Parasites

Diseases

Natural Repellants

Microbials

Timing of Application

Type of Crops

Photodegradable Plastics

Pheromones

Other Ways to Control Pests

Resistant Crops

Sterilization

RISKS AND HAZARDS

Transmissible Disease

Transmissible Disease

Case Study: The Growing Global Threat from Tuberculosis

Viral Diseases

Viral Diseases

Case Study: Malaria – Death by Mosquito

Case Study: Malaria – Death by Mosquito

Ecological Medicine and Infectious Diseases

CHEMICAL HAZARDS

CHEMICAL HAZARDS

Effects of Chemicals on the Immune, Nervous, and Endocrine Systems

Case Study: A Black Day in Bhopal, India

TOXICOLOGY: ASSESSING CHEMICAL HAZARDS

TOXICOLOGY: ASSESSING CHEMICAL HAZARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

RISK ANALYSIS

Perceiving Risk

RISK ANALYSIS