Integrated Analytical Approaches for Pesticide Management / edited by Britt Maestroni, Andrew Cannavan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Integrated Analytical Approaches for Pesticide Management; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Disclaimer; 1 Introduction; References; 1 Setting the Framework; 2 Generic Guidelines on Integrated Analytical Approaches to Assess Indicators of Pesticide Management Practices at a Catchm...; Introduction; Overall Strategy: "Black-Box" Monitoring; Role of Laboratory in Fostering GAP; Definition of Stakeholders, Roles, and Responsibilities; Definition and Elaboration of the Strategy for Monitoring GAP; Formation of the Working Team.

Selecting and Characterizing the MicrocatchmentElaborate the Strategy; Undertake a First-Tier Risk Assessment; Initial Monitoring Strategy: The "Black-Box" Approach; Where?-Selection of the Geo-Referencing Sampling Sites; When?-Sampling Times and Frequencies; What?-Matrices Sampled; How Much?-Amounts Sampled; How to Sample?-Sampling Tools and Procedures; Who?-The Sampling Team; Minimum Infrastructure and Tools; Integrated Monitoring; Data Interpretation and Assessment of Indicators of Pesticide Management Practice; Interpretation of Monitoring Data; Assessment of Indicators.

Outreach and OutcomesLaboratory Outreach; Lesson Identified; Outcomes; References; 2 Sampling; 3 Sampling Strategies; Introduction to Sampling and Monitoring; Sampling for Decision Making; What Types of Decisions Will Be Made?; Defining Decision Rules; Sampling Designs; Simple Random Sampling; Stratified Sampling; Systematic Sampling; Special Case 1: Transect Sampling; Special Case 2: Grid Sampling; Cluster Sampling; Concepts of Accuracy, Bias, and Precision; Spatial and Temporal Variation; Spatial Considerations; Temporal Considerations; Field Sampling; Soil; Streams; Spray Drift.

Use of Composite SamplingSample Size Determination; Aspects of Precision; Aspects of Costs; Data Management; References; Further Reading; 4 Implementation and Optimization of Soil Sampling: Some Practical Guidance and Considerations; Introduction; Sampling Approaches; Loose Samples; Volume Controlled Samples; Undisturbed Samples; Planning Soil Sampling Campaigns; Overview of Soil Sampling Strategies; Horizontal Sample Distribution; Potential Sampling Tools for Volume Controlled Bulk and Depth Incremental Sampling; Ring Samples; Corers and Augers; Scraper Plate System.

The Fine Increment Soil CollectorUpscaling Soil Sampling Data for Mapping Purposes; References; 3 Environmental risk assessment; 5 Ecological Risk Assessment of Pesticides Used in Agriculture; Introduction; Common Approach for Ecological Risk Assessment; First Phase; Second Phase; Third Phase; ERA Procedure; Exposure Assessment; Effects Assessment; Risk Characterization; Case Study: China Vegetable Growing Area; Site Information and Methods; Chemicals and Materials; Study Site and Sample Collection; Sample Extraction; GC-Ms Determination; Quality Assurance-Quality Control; Monitoring Results.

"Integrated Analytical Approaches for Pesticide Management provides proven laboratory practices/examples and methods necessary to control pesticides in food and water in various environments. The book presents insights into good laboratory practices and examples of methods used in individual specialist laboratories, thus enabling stakeholders in the agri-food industry to appreciate the importance of proven, reliable data and the associated quality assurance approaches for end product testing for toxic levels of contaminant residues in food. The book is written in a rigorous, but simple, way to make sure that a broad range of readers can appreciate its technical content. The book's practical nature and generic guidelines distinguish it from others in the marketplace."--Provided by publisher.