Pesticides: Evaluation of Environmental PollutionHamir S. Rathore, Leo M.L. Nollet Pesticides play an important role in controlling pests that carry diseases and threaten crop production. In recent years, however, there has been increased concern about the adverse impacts of pesticides and their degradation products on public health and the environment. A considerable amount of work is being done to develop nonchemical methods of |
Contents
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Environmental Fate and Transport of Pesticides | 29 |
Degradation of Pesticides | 47 |
Pesticide Degradation in Water | 79 |
Microbial Remediation of Pesticides | 131 |
Pesticide Residues in the Environment | 147 |
Pesticide Residues in the Atmosphere | 203 |
Response of Soil Microflora to Pesticides | 233 |
Pesticide Residues in Vegetation | 301 |
Pesticide Residues in Aquatic Invertebrates | 319 |
Pesticide Residues in Soil Invertebrates | 337 |
Pesticide Residues in Fish | 361 |
Pesticide Residues in Birds and Mammals | 393 |
Pesticide Residues in Man | 467 |
Pesticides and Skin Diseases in Man | 525 |
Pesticide Residues in Surface Water and Groundwater | 259 |
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