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<div><p>Preface&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>What’s the problem? Pesticides in everyday life&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Agriculture in the pesticide treadmill&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Pesticides are also used elsewhere&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>What substances are we talking about?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Loose approval and situation-elastic limits&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

War rhetoric sets the mood&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <p></p>

<p>Agroecosystems also have a social benefit&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>What are the consequences for nature and humans?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>From „Silent Spring“ to own experiments&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Earthworms become lazy and have fewer offspring&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Tadpoles with crippled tails&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Bees and bumblebees without orientation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

Birds and bats starve to death&nbsp; <p></p>

<p>Agroecosystems loose their self regulation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Getting used to constant pesticide applications: resistances&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>The pesticide boomerang is already on its way back&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Various side effects on humans&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Does the use of pesticides pay off at all?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Critical scientists come on the internet pillory&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Wheres is the solution to the problem?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Agriculture without pesticides, is that even possible?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>How should the growing world population be fed?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Food waste promotes pesticide use&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Agricultural subsidies to curb use of pesticides </p>

<p>Politics should decide and act on the basis of facts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Epilog&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>References&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>Acknowledgements&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div>

<p><b>Johann G. Zaller</b> is Associate Professor at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria. He studied biology, botany and ecology at the Universities of Salzburg and Innsbruck in Austria. During his postgraduate research career he worked and studied in the United States, Argentina, Switzerland and Germany.</p>

<p>His research group at the University of Vienna investigates how environmental changes influence organisms and ecosystem functions. The group especially is interested in the effects of agricultural management measures (e.g. tillage, crop rotation, mowing, fertilising, pesticide applications) and the impacts of global changes (e.g. elevated atmospheric CO₂, ultraviolet-B radiation, rainfall and temperature variations, invasive species).&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><br>

<p></p><p>This book is a sound science report about the consequences of pesticides to nature, health and environment.</p>

<p>The book shares essential insights into the use of pesticides in agriculture, discusses the politics, rhetoric and profits involved, addresses the potential health and ecological risks of pesticides in our daily lives, and debates possible solutions. Is agriculture without pesticides possible at all?</p>

<p>Moreover, the author gives insight into his scientific work, the set-up of the experiments, and also writes about his very own experiences with the media and press after publication of his studies.</p>

<p>For many years, Johann G. Zaller, an ecologist at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, and his team, have been researching applied chemicals and their effects on the environment. Their findings, together with relevant literature and media reports, are presented in this book, which offers a unique resource for anyone who wants to know the nature and background of pesticides and how we come into contact with them in our daily lives.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ever ate an apple? Read this book!</p><br><p></p>

<p>Sheds light on the usage and circulation of pesticides</p><p>Informs about the consequences of pesticides to nature, health and environment</p><p>Offers alternative concepts to the use of pesticides</p><p>Discusses the sustainable use of pesticides</p><p>Written by an expert in the field and based on scientific research and literature</p><p>Succinctly and concisely communicated in an easy-to-read-manner</p>