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Environmental Dynamics of Pesticides
V. Freed
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Description for Environmental Dynamics of Pesticides
Paperback. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 758.
Pesticides have played a significant role in increasing food production, and in view of growing worldwide food demand we can expect the use of these chemicals to increase. However, some of them have found their way into the biosphere and have been classi fied as persistent toxic chemicals. This has resulted in serious concern about environmental contamination. Since we are going to continue using chemicals, we should learn more about such aspects as their transport in the environment, the relationship of their physical-chemical properties to transport, their persistence in the biosphere, their partitioning in the biota, and toxicological and epidemiological ... Read more
Pesticides have played a significant role in increasing food production, and in view of growing worldwide food demand we can expect the use of these chemicals to increase. However, some of them have found their way into the biosphere and have been classi fied as persistent toxic chemicals. This has resulted in serious concern about environmental contamination. Since we are going to continue using chemicals, we should learn more about such aspects as their transport in the environment, the relationship of their physical-chemical properties to transport, their persistence in the biosphere, their partitioning in the biota, and toxicological and epidemiological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science Research
Number of Pages
387
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468428643
SKU
V9781468428643
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99-15
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