Pesticide Mitigation Strategies for Surface Water Quality

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 potentgreenhouse 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 practicesas 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 mostupdated 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.

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