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Carbofuran and wildlife poisoning [[electronic resource] ] : global perspectives and forensic approaches / / [edited by] Ngaio Richards
| Carbofuran and wildlife poisoning [[electronic resource] ] : global perspectives and forensic approaches / / [edited by] Ngaio Richards |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/498 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RichardsNgaio |
| Soggetto topico |
Carbofuran - Environmental aspects
Carbofuran - Toxicology |
| ISBN |
1-283-33777-0
9786613337771 1-119-99853-0 1-119-99854-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning: Global Perspectives and Forensic Approaches; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributor Biographies; 1: An overview of the chemistry, manufacture, environmental fate and detection of carbofuran; 1.1: Introduction; 1.2: The chemistry and mode of action of carbofuran; 1.3: Manufacture and formulation of carbofuran; 1.4: Carbofuran in the environment; 1.4.1: Carbofuran precursors, metabolism and degradation products; 1.5: Analytical methods used to detect carbofuran; 1.5.1: Principles of chromatography; 1.6: Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References
2: Carbofuran: Toxicity, diagnosing poisoning and rehabilitation of poisoned birds 2.1: Acute toxicity of carbofuran to birds and mammals; 2.2: Exposure routes for the liquid formulation; 2.3: Exposure routes for granular carbofuran formulations; 2.3.1: Direct ingestion; 2.3.2: Contaminated soil invertebrates; 2.3.3: Contaminated soil/sediments; 2.4: The time course of carbofuran intoxication; 2.5: Physiological effects and signs of intoxication; 2.6: Physical field evidence and necropsy findings in poisonings due to AChE inhibiting compounds with special emphasis on carbofuran 2.7: Chemical and biochemical diagnosis of a carbofuran kill 2.8: Rehabilitation of poisoned wildlife; 2.9: Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3: A chronicling of long-standing carbofuran use and its menace to wildlife in Kenya; 3.1: Introduction; 3.2: Background on pesticide use and environmental monitoring in Kenya; 3.2.1: Furadan use in rice farming: how carbofuran first gained entry into Kenya; 3.2.2: Presence, persistence and degradation of carbofuran in Kenyan soils; 3.2.3: General purchase and application of pesticides 3.2.4: General trends in use of pesticides in agricultural communities 3.3: Measuring the conservation threat that deliberate poisoning poses to birds in Kenya: The case of pesticide hunting with Furadan in the Bunyala Rice Irrigation Scheme; 3.3.1: Introduction; 3.3.2: Methodology; 3.3.3: Results of the study; 3.3.4: Discussion; 3.3.5: General conclusions; 3.4: The role of carbofuran in the decline of lions and other carnivores in Kenya; 3.4.1: Background information; 3.4.2: Use of poison to kill carnivores in Kenya; 3.4.3: Methods used to assess repercussions to scavenging mammals 3.4.4: Results 3.4.5: Discussion; 3.5: Threats of secondary Furadan poisoning to scavengers, especially vultures, in Kenya; 3.5.1: Misuse of Furadan to control farm pests; 3.5.2: Effects of Furadan on vulture populations in Kenya; 3.6: Forensic analysis of carbofuran in vultures and environmental samples collected from Laikipia and Isiolo districts; 3.6.1: Survey result; 3.6.2: Analysis of environmental sample; 3.6.3: Conclusions of the study; 3.7: Repercussions of pesticides (including carbofuran) on nontarget, beneficial insects and use of insects in forensic analyses in Kenya 3.7.1: Studies on nontarget insects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139746403321 |
| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Carbofuran and wildlife poisoning : global perspectives and forensic approaches / / [edited by] Ngaio Richards
| Carbofuran and wildlife poisoning : global perspectives and forensic approaches / / [edited by] Ngaio Richards |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/498 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RichardsNgaio |
| Soggetto topico |
Carbofuran - Environmental aspects
Carbofuran - Toxicology |
| ISBN |
1-283-33777-0
9786613337771 1-119-99853-0 1-119-99854-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning: Global Perspectives and Forensic Approaches; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributor Biographies; 1: An overview of the chemistry, manufacture, environmental fate and detection of carbofuran; 1.1: Introduction; 1.2: The chemistry and mode of action of carbofuran; 1.3: Manufacture and formulation of carbofuran; 1.4: Carbofuran in the environment; 1.4.1: Carbofuran precursors, metabolism and degradation products; 1.5: Analytical methods used to detect carbofuran; 1.5.1: Principles of chromatography; 1.6: Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References
2: Carbofuran: Toxicity, diagnosing poisoning and rehabilitation of poisoned birds 2.1: Acute toxicity of carbofuran to birds and mammals; 2.2: Exposure routes for the liquid formulation; 2.3: Exposure routes for granular carbofuran formulations; 2.3.1: Direct ingestion; 2.3.2: Contaminated soil invertebrates; 2.3.3: Contaminated soil/sediments; 2.4: The time course of carbofuran intoxication; 2.5: Physiological effects and signs of intoxication; 2.6: Physical field evidence and necropsy findings in poisonings due to AChE inhibiting compounds with special emphasis on carbofuran 2.7: Chemical and biochemical diagnosis of a carbofuran kill 2.8: Rehabilitation of poisoned wildlife; 2.9: Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3: A chronicling of long-standing carbofuran use and its menace to wildlife in Kenya; 3.1: Introduction; 3.2: Background on pesticide use and environmental monitoring in Kenya; 3.2.1: Furadan use in rice farming: how carbofuran first gained entry into Kenya; 3.2.2: Presence, persistence and degradation of carbofuran in Kenyan soils; 3.2.3: General purchase and application of pesticides 3.2.4: General trends in use of pesticides in agricultural communities 3.3: Measuring the conservation threat that deliberate poisoning poses to birds in Kenya: The case of pesticide hunting with Furadan in the Bunyala Rice Irrigation Scheme; 3.3.1: Introduction; 3.3.2: Methodology; 3.3.3: Results of the study; 3.3.4: Discussion; 3.3.5: General conclusions; 3.4: The role of carbofuran in the decline of lions and other carnivores in Kenya; 3.4.1: Background information; 3.4.2: Use of poison to kill carnivores in Kenya; 3.4.3: Methods used to assess repercussions to scavenging mammals 3.4.4: Results 3.4.5: Discussion; 3.5: Threats of secondary Furadan poisoning to scavengers, especially vultures, in Kenya; 3.5.1: Misuse of Furadan to control farm pests; 3.5.2: Effects of Furadan on vulture populations in Kenya; 3.6: Forensic analysis of carbofuran in vultures and environmental samples collected from Laikipia and Isiolo districts; 3.6.1: Survey result; 3.6.2: Analysis of environmental sample; 3.6.3: Conclusions of the study; 3.7: Repercussions of pesticides (including carbofuran) on nontarget, beneficial insects and use of insects in forensic analyses in Kenya 3.7.1: Studies on nontarget insects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827779503321 |
| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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