Pesticides, Organic Contaminants, and Pathogens in Air - Chemodynamics, Health Effects, Sampling, and Analysis

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas M Cahill, Thomas M. Cahill, James N Seiber, James N. Seiber, James N. Cahill Seiber, Seiber James N.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2021
• EAN: 9780367485672
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48567-2
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, biochemistry, Science / Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Pollution control, Pest control, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Pest control / plant diseases