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ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS: EVALUATING PESTICIDE RISKS TO NON-TARGET SPECIES
Citation:
Whitford, F., M. Mayes, D. Urban, J. Wolt, R S. Bennett, R. F. TURCO, M. Jones, B. Miller, AND L. BLEDSOE. ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS: EVALUATING PESTICIDE RISKS TO NON-TARGET SPECIES. Chapter 4, Whitford, F. (ed.), The Complete Book of Pesticide Management: Science, Regulation, Stewardship, and Communication. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, New York, NY, , 140-195, (2002).
Description:
Many wildlife species share habitat with humans and are influenced by human activity. Wildlife living adjacent to farmland may benefit from the crops grown but also may be inadvertently exposed to pesticides used to control insects, weeds, and diseases. Urban expansion for new housing, manufacturing facilities, and other activities not only eliminates valuable habitat but also may bring wildlife into contact with pesticides used on turf, ornamental and landscape plantings, gardens, highway rights-of-way, parks, and rodent and mosquito abatement programs. The EPA evaluates the potential for adverse effects on wildlife and other components of the environment through the ecological risk assessment process. . .