The persistent organic pesticides have saved millions of lives by
controlling human disease vectors and by greatly increasing the
yields of agricultural crops. However, in recent years man has
become ever more conscious of the way in which his environment is
becoming increasingly polluted by chemicals that may harm plants,
animals or even himself. Amongst these chemicals the organochlorine
insecticides have been well to the fore as a major cause of anxiety
to ecologists, not only because they persist so long, but also
because of the readiness with which they are taken up into the
bodies of living organisms, especially the fatty tissues of both
animals and humans. The extent and seriousness of the potential
hazards due to these chemicals still remains to be fully defined.
Our information on the occur rence of residues in the various parts
of the environment is very uneven and localized. For instance,
whereas we have a great deal of data on residues in North America,
we know virtually nothing about the extent of pesticide
contamination in Africa, South America and much of Asia, although
large amounts of organochlorine insecticides have been used in
these areas."
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Environmental Science Research, 3 |
Release date: |
December 2012 |
First published: |
December 2012 |
Editors: |
C. Edwards
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
542 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4615-8944-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
Pollution & threats to the environment >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4615-8944-4 |
Barcode: |
9781461589440 |
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