Contents
Introduction to Pyrethroid Insecticides: Chemical Structures, Properties,
Mode of Action and Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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O ` . Aznar-Alemany and E. Eljarrat
Analytical Methods for Determining Pyrethroid Insecticides in
Environmental and Food Matrices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Maria Luisa Feo
Analytical Methods for Determination Urinary Metabolites of Synthetic
Pyrethroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Bartosz Wielgomas, Anna Klimowska, and Wojciech Rodzaj
Fate of Pyrethroids in Freshwater and Marine Environments . . . . . . . . 81
Laurence Me ´janelle, Bibiana Jara, and Jordi Dachs
The Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Pyrethroid Exposure:
A New Perspective on Aquatic Ecotoxicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Kaley M. Major and Susanne M. Brander
Stereoselectivity and Environmental Behaviour of Pyrethroids . . . . . . . 149
Cla ´udio Ernesto Taveira Parente, Olaf Malm,
and Francisco Radler de Aquino Neto
Environmental Risks of Synthetic Pyrethroids Used by the Salmon
Industry in Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Felipe Tucca and Ricardo Barra
Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Pyrethroid Insecticides in
Wildlife and Humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
O ` . Aznar-Alemany and E. Eljarrat
Indoor and Outdoor Pyrethroid Air Concentrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Clifford P. Weisel
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