000 01192nam a2200157Ia 4500
020 _a8176483419
082 _a363.7306
_bAGA
100 _aAgarwal, S. K.
245 _aPollution management. Vol. III : pesticide pollution
260 _aNew Delhi
_bA. P. H. Pub. Co.
_c2009
300 _ax,330p.
500 _a1CONTENTS Series Preface.. v Preface.. vii 1. Introduction. 1 2. Pesticides. 19 3. Natural pesticides from Neem .. 29 4. Thuringiensis toxin as a natural pesticide .. 43 5. Mode of insecticide action. 53 6. Mode of herbicide action.. 63 7. Current status of pesticides 71 8. Pesticide pollution . 81 9. Pesticidal toxicity in the ecosystem 89 10. Pesticide contamination of human beings 145 11. Pesticide contamination of food . 149 12. Bioassay of insecticides.. 153 13. Bioefficacy of pesticides. 159 14. Persistence of pesticides 175 15. Residual toxicity 185 16. Pesticide antidotes 207 rf. Biological pest control 221 18. Microbial degradation of pesticides 241 19 Rodent pest management 267 20. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 275 Bibliography293 Index 329
890 _aIndia
891 _aSchool of Building Science & Technology, CEPT Uni.
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