Agricultural Chemicals The agricultural chemicals now in use include fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, animal feed supplements, and raw materials for use in chemical processes. In the broadest sense, agricultural chemicals can be divided into two large categories, those that promote the growth of a plant or animal and those that protect plants or animals. To [...]

Bamboo seen in the clothing industry as an Eco-chic and functional new fabric. Softer than cotton and with a texture more akin to silk or cashmere, bamboo clothing naturally draws moisture away from the skin, and it dries faster. Read more..

Biotechnology Techniques that use living organisms or parts of organisms to produce a variety of products (from medicines to industrial enzymes) to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms to remove toxic from bodies of water, or act as pesticides.

Rayon, modal and lyocell are produced from renewable cellulosic plants such Bamboo, beech trees, and pine trees. Read more..

Social, political, and economic dynamics result in the collocation of industrial operations and low-income residential areas (see Fig. 1) at disproportionately higher rates than middle-class and affluent communities. Read more..

Fertilizer – any substance that applied to land to encourage plant growth and produce higher crop yield. Fertilizers may be made from organic material—such as recycled waste, animal manure, compost, etc.—or chemically manufactured. Read more..

Hemp Fibre is the oldest know industrial cord dated back to Mesopotamia 8000 BFC is a beneficial plant. It is a bast fibre that was probably used first in Asia. The Hemp fibre, including the plant, was used throughout the world since the beginning of time for just about everything that mankind needed

Herbicides are chemical pesticides that are used to manage vegetation. Usually, herbicides are used to reduce the abundance of weedy plants, to release desired crop plants from competition. This is the context of most herbicide use in agriculture, forestry, and for lawn management. Read more..

Integrated pest management – is a broad based approach that integrates a range of practices for economic control of pests. IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN defines IPM as Read more..

Organic cotton grown without any harmful pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizers using biologically based and sustainable growing methods such as crop rotation than with highly synthetic and destructive fertilizers. Read more..

Water pollution is a term used to describe the lowering of water quality due to input of sewage, pesticides, agricultural run-off, and industrial wastes that can result in harm to aquatic plants and animals. Read more..