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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789475503321

Titolo

Pesticides : evaluation of environmental pollution / / edited by Hamir S. Rathore and Leo M.L. Nollet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-10595-9

1-4398-3625-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (647 p.)

Classificazione

SCI026000TEC003000

Altri autori (Persone)

RathoreHamir Singh

NolletLeo M. L. <1948->

Disciplina

628.5/29

Soggetti

Pesticides - Environmental aspects

Pollution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Further Readings; Contributors; Chapter 1: Uses and Environmental Pollution of Biocides; Chapter 2: Environmental Fate and Transport of Pesticides; Chapter 3: Degradation of Pesticides; Chapter 4: Pesticide Degradation in Water; Chapter 5: Microbial Remediation of Pesticides; Chapter 6: Pesticide Residues in the Environment; Chapter 7: Pesticide Residues in the Atmosphere; Chapter 8: Response of Soil Microflora to Pesticides; Chapter 9: Pesticide Residues in Surface Water and Groundwater; Chapter 10: Pesticide Residues in Vegetation

Chapter 11: Pesticide Residues in Aquatic InvertebratesChapter 12: Pesticide Residues in Soil Invertebrates; Chapter 13: Pesticide Residues in Fish; Chapter 14: Pesticide Residues in Birds and Mammals; Chapter 15: Pesticide Residues in Man; Chapter 16: Pesticides and Skin Diseases in Man; Chapter 17: Pesticide Residues in Mother's Milk; Chapter 18: Pesticide Residues in Milk and Milk Products; Chapter 19: Biopesticides; Chapter 20: Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The extent and seriousness of the potential hazards due to pesticides still remains to be fully defined. This handbook discusses all aspects of pesticides residues in the environment. It presents current information on pesticide residues in humans, birds and mammals, fish, soil



invertebrates, soil micro flora, aquatic invertebrate, surface and underground water, milk products, and more. It describes the degradation of pesticides in the atmosphere and in the environment. The text also covers the fate and transport of pesticides in the environment and the effects of pesticides on plants, animals, and humans. Other topics include biopesticides, biocides, and endocrine disrupting mechanisms--