Pesticides in Surface Waters

Pesticides in Surface Waters
Author: Steven J. Larson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2019-04-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0429526342

Pesticde use in agriculture and non-agriculture settings has increased dramatically over the last several decades. Concern about adverse effects on the environment and human health has spurred an enormous amount of research into their environmental behavior and fate. Pesticides in Surface Waters presents a comprehensive summary of this research.

Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota

Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota
Author: Lisa H. Nowell
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1046
Release: 2019-06-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781439822708

More than 20 years after the ban of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides, pesticides continue to be detected in air, rain, soil, surface water, bed sediment, and aquatic and terrestrial biota throughout the world. Recent research suggests that low levels of some of these pesticides may have the potential to affect the development, reproduction,