Fate and Prediction of Environmental Chemicals in Soils, Plants, and Aquatic Systems

by Mansour, Mohammed

• ISBN13: 9780873716161
• ISBN10: 0873716167
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-06-01
• Publisher: Lewis Pub

Summary

Focuses on the chemical persistence and ecotoxicological behavior of pesticides in soil, water, and plants. Examines recent developments in research. DLC: Pesticides-Environmental aspects.

Table of Contents

Transport and Transformation of Pesticides in Soil	p. 1
Prediction of Uptake of Some Aromatics and Pesticides by Soil	p. 23
Accelerated Degradation of Soil Insecticides: Comparison of Field Performance and Laboratory Behavior	p. 31
Adsorption of 2,4-D on Organoclays	p. 43
Competitive Adsorption of 2,4-D and Phosphate in Soils	p. 51
Adsorption of Two Weak Acids on Goethite	p. 61
Adsorption of Maleic Hydrazide on Mineral Surfaces	p. 73
The Euro-Soil Concept as a Basis for Chemicals Testing and Pesticide Research	p. 83
Effect of Polymers on Adsorption of Flumequine on Kaolinite	p. 95
Groundwater Contamination by Pesticides: Field Experiments in Shallow and Deeper Groundwater	p. 101
Potential of Fluorescence Spectroscopy in the Study of Interactions of Pesticides with Natural Organic Matter	p. 111
Retention of Atrazine by Humic Substances of Different Natures	p. 123
The Binding of Pesticide Residues to Natural Organic Matter, Their Movement, and Their Bioavailability	p. 133
Conversion of Lindane to HCH Isomers and HCB in the Agricultural Field Conditions	p. 149
Ecological Test Procedures for Organic Xenobiotics in Terrestrial Systems	p. 159
Role of Microbial Competition on Activity of 2,4-D Degrading Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Strain Introduced into Fumigated Soil	p. 169
Thermodynamic Properties of Halogenated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Pesticides	p. 177
New Results and Considerations on the Bioconcentration of the Superlipophilic Persistent Chemicals Octachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (OCDD) and Mirex in Aquatic Organisms	p. 185
Behavior of Soil Microflora in Pesticide Degradation	p. 199
Modeling the Uptake of Organic Compounds into Plants	p. 209
Influence of Soil-Water Ratio on Adsorption-Desorption Kinetics of Isoxaben in Soil	p. 221
Toxicity and Metabolism of Cypermethrin in Earthworms	p. 235
Determination of the Rate Constant k[subscript ou](Air) Using Freon 113 as an Inert Solvent	p. 241
Abiotic Degradation Pathways of Selected Pesticides in the Presence of Oxygen Species in Aqueous Solutions	p. 253
Contributors	p. 275
Index	p. 279
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