Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States
- D. Pimentel, Rodolfo Zúñiga, D. Morrison
- Environmental Science
- 15 February 2005
Environmental and Economic Costs of Nonindigenous Species in the United States
- D. Pimentel, L. Lach, Rodolfo Zúñiga, D. Morrison
- Biology
- 2000
Aproximately 50,000 nonindigenous (non-native) species are estimated to have been introduced to the United States, many of which are beneficial but have caused major economic losses in agriculture, forestry, and several other segments of the US economy, in addition to harming the environment.
Environmental and Economic Costs of Soil Erosion and Conservation Benefits
- D. Pimentel, C. Harvey, R. Blair
- Geography, MedicineScience
- 24 February 1995
With the addition of a quarter of a million people each day, the world population's food demand is increasing at a time when per capita food productivity is beginning to decline.
Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment
- K. Arrow, B. Bolin, D. Pimentel
- EconomicsEnvironment and Development Economics
- 28 April 1995
The relation between economic growth and environmental quality, and the link between economic activity and the carrying capacity and resilience of the environment are discussed.
Economic and environmental threats of alien plant, animal, and microbe invasions
- D. Pimentel, S. Mcnair, T. Tsomondo
- Biology
- 1 March 2001
Amounts of pesticides reaching target pests: Environmental impacts and ethics
- D. Pimentel
- Environmental Science
- 1 March 1995
Less than 0.1% of pesticides applied for pest control reach their target pests. Thus, more than 99.9% of pesticides used move into the environment where they adversely affect public health and…
Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems
- D. Pimentel, P. Hepperly, J. Hanson, D. Douds, R. Seidel
- Environmental Science
- 1 July 2005
Abstract Various organic technologies have been utilized for about 6000 years to make agriculture sustainable while conserving soil, water, energy, and biological resources. Among the benefits of…
Ethanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass, and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower
- D. Pimentel, T. Patzek
- Environmental Science
- 1 March 2005
Energy outputs from ethanol produced using corn, switchgrass, and wood biomass were each less than the respective fossil energy inputs. The same was true for producing biodiesel using soybeans and…
‘Environmental and Economic Costs of the Application of Pesticides Primarily in the United States’
- D. Pimentel
- 2005
An obvious need for an updated and comprehensive study prompted this investigation of the complex of environmental costs resulting from the nation’s dependence on pesticides. Included in this…
Soil Erosion: A Food and Environmental Threat
- D. Pimentel
- Environmental Science
- 1 February 2006
Soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental and public health problems facing human society. Humans obtain more than 99.7% of their food (calories) from the land and less than 0.3% from the…
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