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Environmental toxicology of pesticides /
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY OF PESTICIDES.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
�1972.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Environmental Toxicology of Pesticides; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; PART I: INTRODUCTION: PATTERNS OF PESTICIDE USAGE AND OCCURRENCE OF RESIDUES; Chapter 1. Impact of Pesticide Use on the Japanese Environment; Introduction; General Trend of Pesticide Consumption; Changes in the Formulation and Method of Application; Some Examples of the Impact of the Use of Pesticides on the Japanese Environment; Upset of the Pest-Natural Enemy Equilibrium; Impact on Non-Target Species; Hazards to Aquatic Organisms; Hazards to Wildlife.
- Contamination of Foods and the Human BodyContamination of Soil; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Current Pesticide Situation in the United States; Introduction; General Patterns of Pesticidal Use; General Levels of Pesticide Contamination; References; Chapter 3. Pesticides in Britain; Regulation of Pesticide Usage; Pesticide Usage; Distribution of Pesticides in the Abiotic Environment (Soils, Water, Air); Distribution and Effects in the Biotic Environment; Concluding Comments; Acknowledgment; References; PART II: MERCURY TRANSFORMATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
- Chapter 4. Microbial Conversion of Mercury CompoundsIntroduction; Discussion; References; Chapter 5. Research on the Distribution and Accumulation of Organomercurials in Animal Bodies; Introduction; Mercury Transformation Mechanisms in Nature; References; Chapter 6. Human Toxicology of Mercury; Introduction; Specific Toxicological Effects; Organic Compounds; Toxicological Standards; References; Chapter 7. Residue Analysis of Organomercury Fungicides Sprayed on Rice Plants; Introduction; Translocation of Mercury in Rice Plants; Mercury in Plant Tissues; Mercury in Rice Grains.
- Persistence of Organomercury Compounds in Soil and Uptake by Rice PlantsConclusion; References; PART III: CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON INSECTICIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 8. Factors Related to Bioconcentration of Pesticides; Introduction; Bioconcentration Defined; DDT-R Residues and Bioconcentration Factors in Various Components of the Environment; Surface Area of Organisms as Related to Accumulation of Residues of Pesticides; The Relationship of Body Weight of Animals to their Dietary Intake of Pesticides; Organisms.
- The Relationship of the Physical and Chemical Propertieso Pesticides to BioconcentrationSummary; References; Chapter 9. BHC Residues in the Environment; Introduction; Statistical Surveys; Analysis of BHC Residues; Accumulation and Fate of BHC in the Environment; References; Chapter 10. Contamination of Milk with Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticides; Introduction; Detection of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Cows Milk; Chapter 11. Long-Distance Transport of Pesticides; Introduction; Persistence of Pesticides; Translocation of Organochlorine Insecticides in Aquatic Environments.