Agricultural chemicals in Asian rice paddy wetlands

THE use of chemicals around the world is worsening. For one, much food for consumption is dependent on chemically produced agriculture, i.e., pesticides and fertilizers. Many of these chemicals are restricted in use because they threaten human health or have negative environmental impacts.

This leads us to the issue of agricultural chemical safety. It implies understanding what concentrations or doses lead to what impacts and what kind of usage leads to what kind of pollution that may harm humans or the natural environment. This requires extensive testing to understand, among others, whether the agricultural chemical has toxic impact not only on the users but the surroundings as well. Take note that pollution occurs not only during production of chemicals but also during the product's life cycle and through waste.