Pesticide Residues in Coastal Tropical Ecosystems

Pesticide Residues in Coastal Tropical Ecosystems
Author: Milton D Taylor
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2002-11-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0203165586

The coastal tropics comprise some of the most sensitive and yet the most understudied ecosystems in the world. Coastal plains and river valleys are also home to agriculture on a vast scale, and it is not surprising to find that streams and rivers receive the majority of agricultural runoff, carrying the residues of insecticides, fungicides and othe