Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Agricultural Contributions of Antimicrobials and Hormones on Soil and Water Quality; I. Introduction; II. Use and Occurrence; A. Antimicrobials; B. Hormones; III. Sorption by Soils and Sediments; A. Antimicrobials; B. Hormones; IV. Degradation in Soil, Manure, and Aqueous Environments; A. Antimicrobial Degradation in Manure and Soil; B. Antimicrobial Degradation in Aqueous Environments; C. Hormone Stability in Manure, Urine, and Composted Manure; D. Hormone Stability in Soils and Manure-Amended Soils; V. Transport Processes.

A. DOM-Faciliated Transport of AntimicrobialsB. Runoff Versus Drainage of Antimicrobials; C. Hormone Transport; VI. Ecological and Human Health Effects; A. Antimicrobial Toxicity; B. Development of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria; C. Hormone-Induced Endocrine Disruption; VII. Analytical Methods; A. Method Development; B. Antimicrobials; C. Hormones; VIII. Summary and Future Needs; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Anthropogenic Influences on World Soils and Implications to Global Food Security; I. Introduction; II. Land Area of Natural Ecosystems Converted to Agriculture.

III. Consequences of Agricultural Expansion and IntensificationIV. Water Consumption and Change in the Hydrologic Cycle; V. Anthropogenic Impact on Biogeochemical Cycles of Principal Elements; A. The Carbon Cycle; B. The Nitrogen Cycle; C. The Phosphorus Cycle; VI. Food Demands for the World's Growing Population; VII. Stewardship of Soil and Water Resources; VIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Mitigation and Current Management Attempts to Limit Pathogen Survival and Movement Within Farmed Grassland; I. Introduction; II. Sources of Pathogens in the Farm Environment.

A. Manures Spread to LandB. Grazing Animals; C. Manure Spreading Versus Grazing as a Source; D. Farmyards and Animal Feeding Operations; III. Reducing Pathogen Numbers via Manure Management; A. Solid Manures; B. Liquid Manures; C. Livestock Welfare; IV. Land Management Strategies to Limit Pathogen Transfer from Land to Water; A. Measures to Reduce Pathogen Mobilization from Land; B. Measures to Reduce Pathogen Delivery to Water; V. Synthesis and Concluding Remarks; A. Conceptualizing Microbial Mitigation; B. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.

Chapter 4: Weed Management in Direct-Seeded RiceI. Introduction; A. Direct-Seeding of Rice; B. Yield Loss Due to Weeds in Direct-Seeded Rice; II. Weeds, Weed Competition, and Ecology in Direct-Seeded Rice; A. Occurrence of Major Weeds in Different Methods of Direct-Seeding Across the World; B. Crop-Weed Competition in Direct-Seeded Rice; C. Weed Species Shifts and Weed Population Dynamics Due to Changes in the Methods of Rice Establishment; III. Integrating Weed Management Practices In Direct-Seeded Rice; IV. Future Research Needs; Acknowledgments; References.