Chemicals are used worldwide to protect crops and structures,
manage pests, and prevent the spread of disease. While beneficial
to society, these pesticides can pose human health and
environmental risks. "Pesticides" provides a comprehensive and
international collection of data concerning the substances used to
repel or mitigate pests ranging from insects, animals and weeds to
microorganisms.
A valuable feature of this reference is its organization by
functional category. The 1,844 chemical entities are divided into
the following 17 functional categories: Acaricides, Algicides,
Animal Repellants, Bactericides, Bird Repellants, Fungicides,
Herbicides, Insecticides, Molluscicides, Nematicides, Piscicides,
Plant Growth Regulators, Rodenticides, Safeners, Slimicides,
Termiticides and Miscellaneous Chemicals.
This compilation provides important chemical and toxicity data
for the 1800 substances registered by the US Environmental
Protection Agency and used largely in the agricultural environment.
The chemical, physical and bioactivity properties of each agent are
recorded along with a comprehensive listing of product trade names
and synonyms as well as manufacturers. The EPA status of each agent
is given and each record carries the appropriate CAS Registry
Number and the associated EINECS Number where available. The Merck
Index number is provided for all chemicals in this edition which
also appear in the 13th edition of the Merck Index. Wherever
possible, the following information is also displayed for each
entry: melting point, boiling point, density or specific gravity,
refractive index, optical rotation, ultraviolet absorption, and
solubility as well as chronic and acutetoxicities.
A key strength of this new reference is the extensive coverage
of synonyms. The book includes an index of 28,000 chemical synonyms
and trade names with a cross-reference to their main entry. This
extraordinarily comprehensive view of trade name and generic
synonyms makes Pesticides one of the world's most exhaustive
references for agricultural chemical synonyms.
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