Fate of Pesticides in the Atmosphere: Implications for Environmental Risk Assessment: Proceedings of a Workshop Organised by the Health Council of the

by Harrie F.G. van Dijk

Book Overview

Global pesticide use is currently estimated at approximately 2. 5 billion kg per year (Pimentel eta/. , 1998). To be effective, pesticides need to persist for a certain period of time. However, the longer their persistence, the greater the potential for transport of a fraction of the amount applied away from the target area. Pesticides are dispersed in the environment by water currents, wind, or biota. Pesticides can directly contaminate ground and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792359941
• ISBN13: 9780792359944
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"