Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

by Ware, George W.; Gunther, Francis A.

• ISBN13: 9780387208459
• ISBN10: 0387208453
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy, and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vii
Photodegradation of Pesticides on Plant and Soil Surfaces	1	(78)
Toshiyuki Katagi
Introduction	2	(1)
Photophysical and Photochemical Processes	3	(7)
Photophysical Processes	3	(2)
Photochemical Processes	5	(5)
Factors Controlling Photolysis on Plant Surfaces	10	(7)
Environmental Factors	10	(1)
Illumination Conditions	10	(2)
Effect of Formulation	12	(1)
Anatomy of the Leaf	13	(1)
Wax Chemistry	14	(1)
Photoinduced Reactions	15	(2)
Factors Controlling Photolysis on Soil Surfaces	17	(12)
Soil Components	17	(2)
Environmental Factors Affecting Soil Properties	19	(1)
Mass Transport in Soil	19	(2)
Photic Depth in Soil	21	(1)
Effects of Soil Properties on Photolysis	22	(1)
Photophysical and Photochemical Processes of Soil Components	23	(6)
Atmospheric Oxygen Species	29	(2)
Experimental Design and Kinetic Analysis	31	(4)
Light Source	31	(1)
Photolysis Chambers	32	(2)
Kinetic Analysis	34	(1)
Photodegradation of Pesticides in Model Systems	35	(21)
Soil Surface Models	35	(1)
Plant Surface Models	36	(1)
Photodegradation of Pesticides on Glass and Silica Gel Surfaces	36	(11)
Photodegradation of Pesticides in Organic Solvents and Plant Model Systems	47	(9)
Photodegradation of Pesticides on Soil and Clay Surfaces	56	(13)
Photodegradation of Pesticides on Plants	69	(10)
Summary	77	(2)
Table Listing	79	(50)
Appendices Listing	129	(1)
Directory of Pesticide Chemical Structures	130	(61)
Index	191