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They do play a major role in that collapse though. While most single compounds would play a role that seems like a blip, the effects of thousands and thousands of different compunds are cumulating into huge problems. In particular the loss of insects and biodiversity due to herbicides and pesticides, as well as the deterioation of surface and ground water bodies due to toxic chemicals and nutrients like Nitrate and Phosphates reduced the ability of these biotopes to recover and provide ecological "services". It is getting worse because of climate change, but the abundant use of problematic chemical compounds is just as harmful.