Handbook of Pesticides : Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis

This handbook provides a systematic description of the principles, procedures, and technology of the modern analytical techniques used in the detection, extraction, clean up, and determination of pesticide residues present in the environment. This book provides the historical background of pesticides and emerging trends in pesticide regulation. The text discusses various techniques for analysis, including supercritical fluid extraction, disposable electrochemical biosensors, matrix solid-phase dispersion, volatmetric methods, and liquid chromatography. The authors also address the scope and limitation of NEEM products in plant protection as well as the analysis of medicinal plants. "It's alarming that approximately half the fruit and vegetables sold to the public last year contained pesticides to some degree. Accurate information on what is acceptable cannot be discovered until accurate assessments of pesticide residues can be made. Drawing together the latest information on modern techniques, Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis includes coverage ofsimple, inexpensive methods and ultra sensitive, sophisticated techniques for determining pesticide residues." "The book details recent methods of analysis and detection of pesticides in the different compartments of the environment. The editors provide straightforward, concise, and practical strategies for performing effective estimation of pesticide residues and management in the face of uncertainty. The contributors systematically describe the principles, procedures, and technology of the modern analytical techniques used in the detection, extraction, clean up, and determination ofpesticide residues present in the environment."--Jacket