
Environmental Toxicology of Pesticides
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Environmental Toxicology of Pesticides provides an overview of the state of knowledge in the major pesticidal subject areas and describes the efforts and approaches underway in solving or understanding these problems. The book emerged from the United States-Japan seminar on ""Environmental Toxicology of Pesticides"" held in Oiso, Japan, in October 1971. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss and exchange ideas and technology on the problems associated with pesticidal contamination in these two countries. The book is organized into eight parts. Part I reviews pesticide use and contamination levels in Japan, the United States, and Britain. Part II examines the environmental impact of mercury. Part III presents studies on chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides. Part IV examines the effects of fungicides, herbicides, organophosphates, and carbamates. Part V deals with the microbial degradation of pesticides. Part VI examines the photodecomposition of pesticides. Part VII investigates the biological effects of pesticides on wildlife. Part VIII deals with the development of new pesticides.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Part I. Introduction: Patterns of Pesticide Usage and Occurrence of Residues
Impact of Pesticide Use on the Japanese Environment
Current Pesticide Situation in the United States
Pesticides in Britain
Part II. Mercury Transformation in the Environment
Microbial Conversion of Mercury Compounds
Research on the Distribution and Accumulation of Organomercurials in Animal Bodies
Human Toxicology of Mercury
Residue Analysis of Organomercury Fungicides Sprayed on Rice Plants
Part III. Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides in the Environment
Factors Related to Bioconcentration of Pesticides
BHC Residues in the Environment
Contamination of Milk with Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticides
Long-Distance Transport of Pesticides
Part IV. Fungicides, Herbicides, Organophosphates, and Carbamates
Phytotoxic Metabolites of Pentachlorobenzyl Alcohol
Metabolism of Organophosphorus Insecticides in Plants
Degradation of Organophosphorus Fungicides
Metabolism of Pesticides in Higher Plants
Part V. Microbial Influence on Pesticide Degradation
Microbial Degradation of Pesticides
Degradation of Several Herbicides in Soils under Different Conditions
Ecological Aspects of Pesticide-Microbial Relationships
Part VI. Photodecomposition of Pesticides
Photonucleophilic Reactions of Pesticides
The Photochemistry of Several Pesticides
Role of Photosensitizers in Alteration of Pesticide Residues in Sunlight
Part VII. Toxic Effect of Pesticide Residues on Wildlife
Ecosystemic Transferal of Pesticides Residues in an Aquatic Environment
Effects of Pesticides on Fish and Wildlife
Studies of Insecticide Detoxication in Invertebrates: An Enzymological Approach to the Problem of Biological Magnification
Biological Effects of Toxic Pesticidal Contaminants and Terminal Residues
Spectral Changes of Chloroplasts as a Means to Examine Phytotoxic Effects of Pesticides
Part VIII. Design of New Pesticides
The Feasibility of Insect Control Utilizing a Sex Pheromone: Study on Female Sex Pheromones of Cadra, Plodia, and Anagasta
A New Approach in the Development of Biodegradable Pesticides
Environmental Evaluation of Systemic Fungicides
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 637
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1972
- Published: January 28, 1972
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323138253
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