CHEMISTRY, AGRICULTURE AND ENV, [Hardcover]

Royal Society of Chemistry (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0851862284 | ISBN-13: 978-0851862286 | Edition: 1

The aims of "Chemistry, Agriculture and the Environment" are to highlight the essential role of chemistry in evaluating the usage of chemicals in agriculture and their effects on the environment. Agrochemicals, now used on a global basis, are essential to man's well-being, and effective means must be found to minimize their capacity to cause harm to, for example, the air, soil, or water matrices. This book reviews the current status of the inter-dependence of the chemistry and ecotoxicity of agrochemicals and related substances. It brings together the related chemistry and other sciences which are necessary in the multi-disciplinary approach required in minimizing the risk of the use of these chemicals. It explains the problems and their implication for the environment and for human and animal health, and how these problems may be alleviated or overcome. The editorial Board has attempted to minimize overlap between chapters. However, in dealing with such important topics as pollution of the biosphere from gaseous emissions; water, nitrates and pesticides; soil pollution from substances as diverse as silage, animal slurries, pesticides; effects on non-target species; and control measures, some overlap is inevitable. Such repetition should enhance the contents of the book in view of the various and diverse experiences expressed by the authors from such countries as Eastern and Western Europe, the United States of America, Costa Rica, India, China, Israel, Nigeria, etc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry; 1 edition (December 31, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851862284
• ISBN-13: 978-0851862286
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.5 inches
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