Pesticides

R. P. Soundararajan

ISBN 10: 9535106813 / ISBN 13: 9789535106814

Published by Intechopen Aug 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Growing population in the world demands increase in the food production and intense health care systems. Use of chemical pesticides is imperative for the management insects in agricultural and disease transmission, weeds and harmful microbes. Monitoring and estimating pesticide residue in crop plants, food, soil, water and other ecosystem has become significant in the recent concern on environment and ecosystem. The book comprises of new innovative trends to detect pesticide residue in crop plants, animal origin food and fishes. Different advanced extraction techniques of sample preparation for residue analysis are elaborately described. Apart from residue assays, metabolism and degradation of pesticide compounds fenamophos, chlorpyrifos, pirimiphos, heptachlor and organic pesticides are also documented. This book volume is of twelve chapters contributed by eminent scientists from eleven countries. 268 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pesticides
• Publisher: Intechopen Aug 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9535106813
• ISBN 13: 9789535106814
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 23D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 795 grams

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Growing population in the world demands increase in the food production and intense health care systems. Use of chemical pesticides is imperative for the management insects in agricultural and disease transmission, weeds and harmful microbes. Monitoring and estimating pesticide residue in crop plants, food, soil, water and other ecosystem has become significant in the recent concern on environment and ecosystem. The book comprises of new innovative trends to detect pesticide residue in crop plants, animal origin food and fishes. Different advanced extraction techniques of sample preparation for residue analysis are elaborately described. Apart from residue assays, metabolism and degradation of pesticide compounds fenamophos, chlorpyrifos, pirimiphos, heptachlor and organic pesticides are also documented. This book volume is of twelve chapters contributed by eminent scientists from eleven countries.