Environmental Security Assessment and Management of Obsolete Pesticides in Southeast Europe

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Simeonov, Lubomir I. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Macaev, Fliur Z. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Simeonova, Biana G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Pharmacology.; Analytical chemistry.; Public health.; Ecotoxicology.; Public Health.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Analytical Chemistry.

The present work is a fine contribution to the broad field of environmental security in the context of risk assessment and management of obsolete pesticides for the region of Southeast Europe. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the existing knowledge of improper disposal of obsolete pesticides...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of Contributors
• Obsolete Pesticides – A Threat to Environment, Biodiversity and Human Health
• Designing Good Sampling Plans for Characterizing Pesticide Pollution
• Analytical Approaches for Sampling and Sample Preparation for Pesticide Analysis in Environmental, Food and Biological Samples
• The Problem of Seeking Environmentally Sound Development: The Case of Obsolete Pesticides Assessment Models
• Exposure Assessment to Hazardous Pesticides – Strategies to Reduce Human and Environmental Risks
• Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Aspects of Risk Perception
• Enantioselectivity of Chiral Pesticides in the Environment
• Health Effects Associated with Acute and Chronic Exposure to Pesticides
• Pollutants Biotransformation
• The History, Toxicity and Adverse Human Health and Environmental Effects Related to the Use of Agent Orange
• The History of Organic Arsenical Pesticides and Health Risks Related to the Use of Agent Blue
• Neurodevelopmental and Neurobehavioral Effects of Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Newborns and Children
• Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Humans – Is Prevention Possible?
• Degradation of Pesticides by TiO2 Photocatalysis
• Safe Management and Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides (DDT) from the Institute of Public Health
• Pesticide Mechanisms of Action in Living Organisms
• Factors Influencing Pesticide Risks for Children
• Chromatographic Methods for Determination of Chlorophenols as Biomarkers of Exposure to Pesticides and Organochlorine Substances
• Environmental and Health Situation with Obsolete Pesticides in Egypt
• Analytical Method for Determination of Some Priority Substances in Surface and Ground Water Samples by Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry
• Structural Changes of Biological Compartments in Danube Delta Systems due to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Toxic Metals
• Quantitative Fire Risk Assessment Procedure at Pesticide Storate Facilities in Romania
• Distribution and Quantification of Pesticides in Processed Wheat Grain Fractions
• Organochlorine and Organophophate Pesticides Determination in Plants Used for Cosmetic Purposes
• Green Chemistry Protocols: Specific Ionic Liquids as Recyclable Reagents, Catalysts, Solvents and Extractors
• Relative Liver Weight in Rats Subacutely Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• Analyses of Organochlorine Pesticides in Black Sea Sediments
• Pesticides and Residues in Different Media with Especial Regard to Waters in Hungary
• Possible Use of Certain Mineral Raw Materials of Moldova for DDTs and HCHS Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions
• Inventory and Status of Persistent Organic Pollutants – Pesticides in Croatia
• Some Institutional Aspects and Technological Approaches to Cleaning of Polluted Territories from Obsolete Pesticides in the Russian Federation under the Framework of Synergism between the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
• Environmental Security Assessment Based on the Cytogenetic Estimation of  Mutagenicity and Human Health in Ukraine
• Method Validation for Pesticides Identification
• Analytical Study of Obsolete Pesticides Stockpiles in the Republic of Moldova into NATO Science for Peace Project ‘Clean-up-Chemicals-Moldova’
• Definition of the Tasks for the EU-PHARE Danube Regional Pesticide Study Project 1995-1997
• The Danube Regional Pesticide Study Project 1995-1997: a Brief Synthesis of the Results
• Principles and Application of the Integrated Pest Management Approach. Biological Pesticides
• Initiatives and Actions on the Elimination of Obsolete Pesticides Risk/Hazards in the Republic of Moldova
• General Approaches and Procedures for Pesticide Legislation
• Subject Index.