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Published by Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, 1971., 1971
ISBN 10: 0262050080ISBN 13: 9780262050081
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xvii, 220 p. 15 x 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0262050080; 9780262050081; LCCN: 70-130274 ; OCLC: 162932 ; "Based on the report of the Advisory Panel on Mutagenicity of Pesticides to the Secretary's Commission on Pesticides and Their Relationship to Environmental Health, HEW."; " There is a growing concern that chemical mutagens may not only pose a potential public health hazard, but that some chemicals may constitute as great a risk as radiation-possibly a more serious one. This is the first book to present recently developed mammalian methodologies for evaluating mutagenic hazards of chemicals such as pesticides. The authors explain that in most cases it is not the initial compound but the metabolic products of a pesticide which will cause trouble. " ; chartreuse cloth ; no dustjacket ; name of owner on textblock and front endpaper ; Contents : Importance of mutagenicity as a potential public health hazard -- Methods for mutagenicity testing -- Ancillary methods -- Mammalian method s -- Population monitoring -- A recommended program for mutagenesis testing -- Structure-activity relations of pesticides -- Usage patterns of pesticides -- Literature on mutagenicity of pesticides -- Summary and recommendations -- Appendixes: Tabu lations and cross index of pesticides -- Literature review on mutagenicity of pesticides -- Bibliography on mutagenic and related effects of pesticides and related compounds. ; VG. Book.