Chemical fallout : current research on persistent pesticides /

Pesticides and the environment

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: University of Rochester. Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics
Other Authors: Miller, Morton W., 1936-, Berg, George G., 1919-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Springfield, Ill. : Thomas, [1969]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Chlorinated hydrocarbons in marine ecosystems
  • Pesticides and the Western grebe
  • Persistence of pesticide residues in soils
  • Conversion of mercury compounds
  • Methylmercury compounds in animal foods
  • The toxicity problem - comments by an applied insect ecologist
  • Organochlorine insecticides and bird populations in Britain
  • Tissue residues of dieldrin in relation to mortality in birds and mammals
  • The significance of DDT residues in esturaine fauna
  • Mercury contamination of the environment in Sweden
  • Neurological symptoms from concentration of mercury in the brin
  • Risk of methylmercury cumulation in man and mammals and the relation between body burden of methylmercury and toxic effects
  • Isotope exchange methods in studies of the biotransformation of organomercurial compounds in experimental animals
  • Pesticide levels in humans in a variety of natural and experimental conditions
  • Enzyme action on halogen-containing particles
  • The significance of residues in pheasant tissues resulting from chronic exposures to DDT
  • Chronic cold exposure and DDT toxicity
  • Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and avian reproduction : how are they related?
  • Effect of chlorinated insecticides on steroid metabolism
  • Studies of intracellular distribution of mercury
  • Human risk evaluation for various populations in Sweden due to methylmercury in fish
  • The influence of other factors on the toxicity of pesticides
  • Detection and control of pesticide poisoning : a public health problem
  • Effects of chlorinated hydrocarbons on smaller animals as guides in the design of experiments with human volunteers