Assessment of the impact of fertilizers, pesticides, and land reclamation on the environment. Educational manual.

The modular course summarizes information on the assessment of the impact of fertilizers, pesticides, and ameliorants on the environment. The methodology for assessing the impact of nitrogen fertilizers on the state of the environment is considered. The ecological consequences of nitrogen transformation in the soil, the peculiarities of the action and participation of nitrogen fertilizers in the accumulation of nitrates and nitrosoamines in plants are shown. The methodology for assessing the impact of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, organic fertilizers on the state of the environment is demonstrated. Special attention is paid to pesticides as an environmental factor affecting the environment, the ecological safety of pesticide use. The methodology of the impact of ameliorants on the state of the environment is analyzed. Studying the module will allow listeners of various categories to master the methodology for assessing the eco-economic efficiency of using agricultural land, methods for solving modern problems of assessing the impact of fertilizers, pesticides, and ameliorants on the environment. 2nd edition, revised and expanded.