UID:
almafu_9961427103802883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxix, 230 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781000461725
,
1000461726
Inhalt:
This book summarizes and places in perspective the potential transport, transformation, and health implications of pesticides and other organic contaminants in air, including in the air we breathe. It is a great resource for understanding pesticides in air and it is written by global experts in air contaminant research.
Anmerkung:
1. Introduction: A Summary with New Perspectives -- 2. Historical and Current Uses of Pesticides -- 3. Physical and Chemical Properties of Pesticides and Other Contaminants: Volatilization, Adsorption, Environmental Distribution, and Reactivity -- 4. Pesticide Exposure and Impact on Humans and Ecosystems 5. Environmental Fate Models, with Emphasis on Those Applicable to Air -- 6. Sampling and Analysis -- 7. Pesticides in Fog -- 8. Fumigants -- 9. Trifluoroacetic Acid from CFC Replacements: An Atmospheric Toxicant Becomes a Terrestrial Problem -- 10. Drift -- 11. Viruses, Pathogens, and Other Contaminants -- 12. Biopesticides and the Toolbox Approach to Pest Management -- 13. Conclusions.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781032108940
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1032108940
Sprache:
Englisch
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