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WHAT ARE AGRICULTURAL CONTAMINANTS?
CECs are best described as unregulated, synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals, particles or micro-organisms commonly found in surface water resources, as well as the environment in trace amounts. They are not typically detectable or monitored. Agricultural CECs are contaminants that originate from agricultural inputs such as inorganic fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and hormones. These inputs are increasingly used in agriculture to increase livestock production, crop quality and yield.
Soil health decline and infringement on farming lands have put strain on the availability of food resources to sustain the world’s growing population. Population growth is fuelling the increasing demand for food and water due to the number of people exceeding resource availability. This has put pressure on the agriculture sector to use a number of inputs to improve yield and output.
This story is from the February 04, 2022 edition of Farmer's Weekly.
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