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Fate And Transport Of Nanopesticides In Agricultural Field Plots In Central Kentucky, William D. Rud
Fate And Transport Of Nanopesticides In Agricultural Field Plots In Central Kentucky, William D. Rud
Theses and Dissertations--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Due to a growing world population, pesticide applications are necessary part to increasing agricultural production on the same arable land, but this has created environmental contamination, human toxicity, and endangerment to non-target species (i.e, honeybees, monarch butterflies) from bulk pesticide application. Nanoengineered particles or ENP are a potential solution with increased efficiency, longer duration, and enhanced stability of pesticides due to their unique formulations at smaller sizes. However, the potential long-term impact to agroecosystems is still unknown. Therefore, the goal of this project was to evaluate the fate, transport, impact, and persistence of two commercially available nanopesticides (copper hydroxide and …