
Encyclopaedia of Environmental Agricultural Pollution and Its Control
With the advancement of science and technology agricultural sector also adopted improved technology and chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides. To feed the rapidly growing population, agriculture sector applied heavy quantity of chemicals-which, no doubt, ,resulted in record yield. But simultaneously 'grew the problem of food hazards, poisoning, air pollution, soil pollution etc. This e...
With the advancement of science and technology agricultural sector also adopted improved technology and chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides. To feed the rapidly growing population, agriculture sector applied heavy quantity of chemicals-which, no doubt, ,resulted in record yield. But simultaneously 'grew the problem of food hazards, poisoning, air pollution, soil pollution etc. This e...