Pesticides, the most cost-effective means of pest and weed control, allow the maintenance of
current yields and so contribute to economic viability. Concern about the environmental …

The agricultural industry uses substantial amounts of water (the highest in the world) mostly
for irrigation purposes. Rapid population growth and, consequently, growing demand for …

At the end of her academic career, the author summarizes the main aspects of QSAR
modeling, giving comments and suggestions according to her 23 years' experience in QSAR …

Adsorption, degradation, and movement are the key processes conditioning the behavior
and fate of pesticides in the soil. Six processes that can move pesticides are leaching …

Pesticide pollution can degrade the quality of land, water, and air, and imposes risks on
people, flora and fauna. Pesticides are frequently chosen based on their agricultural …

A case study of toxicity of (benzo) triazoles ((B) TAZs) to the algae Pseudokirchneriella
subcapitata is used to discuss some problems and solutions in QSAR modeling, particularly …

The most significant achievements and challenges relating to an application of quantitative
structure–activity relationship (QSAR) approach in the risk assessment of nanometer‐sized …

Batch adsorption and desorption experiments were performed using thirteen agricultural soil
samples and five pesticides. Experimental data indicated a gradient in pesticide adsorption …

A comprehensive review of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) allowing the
prediction of the fate of organic compounds in the environment from their molecular …

The octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow) for organic compounds is widely used in
predictive environmental studies. A significant proportion of contaminants of surface and …