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Current global food requirements have made great demands on agricultural production, including the need for efficient weed and pest control. In the second half of the 20th century, this had led to an ever increasing use of pesticides. Pesticides are a special case inasmuch as they are applied directly in the environment for the purpose of eliminating pests. Due to their obvious inherent toxicity, strict regulations exist throughout the world regarding their registration.
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van Dijk, H.F.G., van Pul, W.A.J., de Voogt, P. (1999). Atmospheric Transport of Pesticides: Assessing Environmental Risks. In: Van Dijk, H.F.G., Van Pul, W.A.J., De Voogt, P. (eds) Fate of Pesticides in the Atmosphere: Implications for Environmental Risk Assessment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1536-2_1
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