James N Seiber, Thomas M Cahill

Pesticides, Organic Contaminants, and Pathogens in Air

Chemodynamics, Health Effects, Sampling, and Analysis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780367485672
• ISBN-10: 0367485672
• Artikelnr.: 62222132

Autorenporträt

James N. Seiber is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis; and Thomas M. Cahill is Associate Professor at Arizona State University, Phoenix.

Inhaltsangabe

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