Health effects of pesticides. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: A.K. Srivastava, C. Kesavachandran.
• Authors: Srivastava, Anup Kumar; Kesavachann, C
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: INTRODUCTION; Brief History of Pesticides; Types of Pesticides and their Usage; Potential Health Hazards; References; 2: ACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITY; Toxicity; Risk Assessment of Long-term Hazards Posed by Pesticide Residues; Plan of Action for Acute Pesticide Poisonings; References; 3: TOXICITY PROFILE; Organophosphates; Organochlorine Pesticides; Carbamates; Pyrethroids and Other Botanical Pesticides; Thiocarbamates and Dithiocarbamates; References; 4: KNOWN AND PROBABLE ADVERSE HEALTH IMPACTS Pesticide Poisoning -- Suicides/Homicides/AccidentalCancer; Congenital Malformations; Neurological Dysfunctions; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Asthma; Endocrine Disruptors; Diabetes; Reproductive Abnormalities; Direct Effects on Pesticide Handlers; References; 5: EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT STUDIES; Pesticide Exposure Assessment; Human Health Risk Assessment; Blood Cholinesterase Activity; Pesticide Residues Analysis in Blood; Lung Function Test; Nerve Conduction Velocity Measurements; Emerging Analytical Tools; Pesticide Exposure Monitoring Methods; References; 6: HUMAN STUDIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Estimates of Pesticide Production and Pesticide PoisoningConcerns in the Agrarian Sector due to Pesticide Spraying; Pesticide Poisoning Incidents and Farm Practices in Developing Countries; Health Impacts; Health Surveys Conducted by IITR; Conclusions; References; 7: CURRENT LAWS AND LEGISLATION IN INDIA; The Plantations Labour (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Chapter IVA, Provisions as to Safety); The Environment Protection Act, 1986; The Insecticides Act, 1968 and Rules, 1971; The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954; The Factories Act, 1948; Insecticide (Amendement) Rules, 2006; Conclusions
• Publisher Details: Roca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.17923; Pesticides -- Health aspects -- India -- Tsundur; Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- India -- Tsundur; Pesticides -- Law and legislation -- India -- Tsundur; Agricultural pests -- Control -- India -- Tsundur; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Agricultural pests -- Control; Pesticides -- Environmental aspects; Pesticides -- Health aspects; Pesticides -- Law and legislation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429058219; 0429058217; 9780429603358; 0429603355; 9780429608872; 9780429597831; 0429597835
• Related ISBNs: 042960887X; 9780367175184
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 22, 2019).
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