Pesticides: Evaluation of Environmental Pollution

ISBN-13: 9780367865191 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 659 str.

Hamir S. Rathore; Leo M. L. Nollet

Opis

The extent and seriousness of the potential hazards due to pesticides still remains to be fully defined. This book compiles current knowledge on pesticide residues in a single volume. Featuring contributions by eminent scientists from around the world, it describes the fate and transport of pesticides and their degradation in the environment. Th

Spis treści

Section I Biocides: Uses and Environmental Pollution of Biocides. Section II Transposition and Transport of Pesticides: Environmental Fate and Transport of Pesticides. Degradation of Pesticides. Pesticide Degradation in Water. Microbial Remediation of Pesticides. Section III Pesticides Residues in the Environment: Pesticide Residues in the Environment. Pesticide Residues in the Atmosphere. Response of Soil Microflora to Pesticides. Pesticide Residues in Surface Water and Groundwater. Section IV Pesticides Residues in Vegetation: Pesticide Residues in Vegetation. Section V Pesticides Residues in Animals: Pesticide Residues in Aquatic Invertebrates. Pesticide Residues in Soil Invertebrates. Pesticide Residues in Fish. Pesticide Residues in Birds and Mammals. Section VI Pesticides and Men: Pesticide Residues in Man. Pesticides and Skin Diseases in Man. Pesticide Residues in Mother’s Milk. Section VII Pesticides and Food: Pesticide Residues in Milk and Milk Products. Section VIII Biopesticides: Biopesticides. Section IX Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides: Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides. Index.

O autorze

Hamir S. Rathore is a Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry at Aligarh Muslim University, India.

Leo M.L. Nollet is a Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Sciences at University College Ghent, Belgium. For more about Dr. Nollet, visit http://www.leonollet.be.