Pesticide toxicology and international regulation
This book brings together key features of the toxicology of pesticides and the way their use is regulated in the main trading regions of the world. There are chapters on each of the main groups of insecticides, namely organochlorines, anticholinesterases and pyrethrins and pyrethroids.
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Current toxicology series
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Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470091673 |
Summary: |
This book brings together key features of the toxicology of pesticides and the way their use is regulated in the main trading regions of the world. There are chapters on each of the main groups of insecticides, namely organochlorines, anticholinesterases and pyrethrins and pyrethroids. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 554 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
0470091665 9780470091661 0471496448 9780471496441 0470091673 9780470091678 |
Index Number: | RA1270 |
CLC: | S481 |
Contents: | Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Frequently Used Abbreviations; Toxicity Classifications and Hazard Ratings; 1 Pesticides: An Overview of Fundamentals; Definition and introductory generalizations; Major historical features; Classification and nomenclature; Exposure to pesticides; routes, monitoring, and protection; Health issues; Regulation of pesticides; References; Part I Insecticides; 2 Toxicology of Organochlorine Insecticides; 3 Anticholinesterase Insecticides; 4 Toxicology of Pyrethrins and Synthetic Pyrethroids. |