Pesticides In Ground Water

Pesticides In Ground Water
Author: Jack E. Barbash
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1997-05-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781575040059

Pesticides in Ground Water is an amazing compilation of actual results from laboratory studies, field experiments, and well-sampling surveys ranging in scope from individual towns to the entire nation. The authors summarizes what is currently known about the physical, chemical, and biological processes that govern the sources, transport, spatial and temporal distributions, and fate of pesticides and their transformation products in ground water. Their conclusion is meticulously documented and illustrated with maps, tables, graphs and charts. In today's world, our dependence on pesticides causes a willful ignorance to their implications. Pesticides in Ground Water is a compelling wake-up call, supported with dedication and concern.

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Total Pages: 102
Release: 1995
Genre: Geological mapping
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Handbook of Environmental Health, Two Volume Set

Handbook of Environmental Health, Two Volume Set
Author: Herman Koren
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1560
Release: 2019-06-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 143983296X

The two-volume Handbook of Environmental Health, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive but concise discussion of important environmental health areas, including energy, ecology and people, environmental epidemiology, risk assessment and risk management, environmental law, air quality management, food protection, insect control, rodent control, pe

Handbook of Environmental Health, Volume II

Handbook of Environmental Health, Volume II
Author: Herman Koren
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 905
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0849378001

The Handbook of Environmental Health-Pollutant Interactions in Air, Water, and Soil includes Nine Chapters on a variety of topics basically following a standard chapter outline where applicable with the exception of Chapters 8 and 9. The outline is as follows:1. Background and status2. Scientific, technological and general information3. Statement o

The Triazine Herbicides

The Triazine Herbicides
Author: Janis Mc Farland Ph.D.
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2011-08-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080559638

Over the past 50 years, triazines have made a great impact on agriculture and world hunger by assisting in the development of new farming methods, providing greater farming and land use capabilities, and increasing crop yields. Triazines are registered in over 80 countries and save billions of dollars a year. The Triazine Herbicides is the one book that presents a comprehensive view of the total science and agriculture of these chemicals. With emphasis on how the chemicals are studied and developed, reviewed, and used at the agricultural level this book provides valuable insight into the benefits of triazine herbicides for sustainable agriculture. - Presents previously unpublished information on the discovery, development and marketing of herbicides - Includes a vital section on the origin, use, economics and fate of triazine herbicides - Covers benefits of triazines in corn and sorghum, sugarcane, citrus, fruit and nut crops - Establishes best management practice and environmental benefits of use in conservation tillage