Visionneuse

Date_TXT

New York: Plenum Press, 1982

Cote

333.046 334 EDW

Auteur

Fumio, Matsumura, C. R., Krishna Murti

Sujet

pesticides

Type de document

Livre

Description :

When first developed, chlorinated pesticides such as DDT, dieldrin, and mirex
were received with open arms, quickly becoming popular as effective, economic
agents against pests. But evidence began to mount that residues of these chemicals
remained in the environment, not breaking down, often appearing in plants and
animals. By the late seventies many pesticides had achieved a terrible notoriety
and were subsequently banned in a number of countries. Of tremendous concern,
then, is the persistence of pesticides in the environment.
The major thrust of research and development in the area of pesticides has
properly been the creation of substances that are both effective and degradable.
Yet in order to successfully promote the use of biodegradable pesticides, one
must fully understand the mechanism of degradation, and it is to this vital subject
that we address ourselves in the present volume.