Pesticides : evaluation of environmental pollution

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Author:

Rathore, Hamir Singh.

ISBN:

9781439836248

Publication Information:

Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, 2012.

Physical Description:

xv, 643 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Contents:

Section I. Biocides. Uses and environmental pollution of biocides / Mahmoud Farag Mahmoud and Naglaa Loutfy -- Section II. Transposition and transport of pesticides. Environmental fate and transport of pesticides / Jie Gao [and others] -- Degradation of pesticides / O.P. Bansal -- Pesticide degradation in water / Pilar Sandín-España and Beatriz Sevilla-Morán -- Microbial remediation of pesticides / Ibrahim Abdulwahid Arif, Mohammad Abdul Bakir, and Haseeb Ahmad Khan -- Section III. Pesticides residues in the environment. Pesticide residues in the environment / Tomasz Tuzimski -- Pesticide residues in the atmosphere / Teresa Vera Espallardo, Amalia Muñoz, and Josée Luis Palau -- Response of soil microflora to pesticides / Mariusz Cycoń and Zofia Piotrowska-Seget -- Pesticide residues in surface water and groundwater / Tatjana Vasiljević [and others] -- Section IV. Pesticides residues in vegetation. Pesticide residues in vegetation / Antonia Garrido Frenich [and others] -- Section V. Pesticides residues in animals. Pesticide residues in aquatic invertebrates / Sarun Keithmaleesatti [and others] -- Pesticide residues in soil invertebrates / Prem Dureja and Rajendra Singh Tanwar -- Pesticide residues in fish / Prem Dureja and Hamir Singh Rathore -- Pesticide residues in birds and mammals / Raimon Guitart -- Section VI. Pesticides and men. Pesticide residues in man / Sameeh A. Mansour -- Pesticides and skin diseases in man / Radoslaw Spiewak -- Pesticide residues in mother's milk / M. Paramasivam [and others] -- Section VII. Pesticides and food. Pesticide residues in milk and milk products / N.C. Basantia and S.K. Saxena -- Section VIII. Biopesticides. Biopesticides / Rajendar Singh Tanwar, Prem Dureja, and Hamir Singh Rathore -- Section IX. Endocrine-disrupting pesticides. Endocrine-disrupting pesticides / Shafiullah, H.S. Rathore, and Leo M.L. Nollet.

Abstract:

"The extent and seriousness of the potential hazards due to pesticides still remains to be fully defined. This handbook discusses all aspects of pesticides residues in the environment. It presents current information on pesticide residues in humans, birds and mammals, fish, soil invertebrates, soil micro flora, aquatic invertebrate, surface and underground water, milk products, and more. It describes the degradation of pesticides in the atmosphere and in the environment. The text also covers the fate and transport of pesticides in the environment and the effects of pesticides on plants, animals, and humans. Other topics include biopesticides, biocides, and endocrine disrupting mechanisms"-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Subject Term:

Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.

Added Author:

Rathore, Hamir Singh.

Nollet, Leo M. L., 1948-

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Summary

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 pest control, but it is not yet feasible to dispense with the use of chemical pesticides.

Pesticides: Evaluation of Environmental Pollution brings together, in a single volume, current knowledge on environmental pollution caused by pesticides. It helps readers evaluate the effects that pesticide residues have in all compartments of the environment.

Featuring contributions by eminent scientists from around the world, the book gives an overview of the fate and transport of pesticides and their degradation in the environment. Detailing the sources, concentration, and hazards of residues, it examines their effects in humans, birds and mammals, fish, soil invertebrates, soil microflora, aquatic invertebrates, water, milk products, and more. The book also addresses endocrine-disrupting pesticides and explores biopesticides as alternatives to chemical pesticides.

A review of data on the potential hazards of pesticides, this reference will be of interest to readers working in the areas of chemical crop protection and pollution management. It adds a balanced perspective to the debate between those who think that pesticides should be banned and those who consider the continued use of large quantities to be necessary for the survival of humanity.

See also Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis (CRC Press, 2009).