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Organophosphates and health /
Few chemical compounds created by man have caused greater controversy than organophosphates. Conceived as insecticides, they have also been developed to become the most feared of chemical weapons. The control of vectors of diseases from which millions die or are disabled is heavily dependent on orga...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : Singapore ; River Edge, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Few chemical compounds created by man have caused greater controversy than organophosphates. Conceived as insecticides, they have also been developed to become the most feared of chemical weapons. The control of vectors of diseases from which millions die or are disabled is heavily dependent on organophosphates, as are efforts to maintain food production in the face of uncontrolled population growth, diminishing arable land and the possibility of global warming. As the toxicity of organophosphates is non-specific, it has caused ill health and death in man, and has contributed to adverse ecolog. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 485 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848161443 1848161441 1281865990 9781281865991 |