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Thepresent work is a finecontribution 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 in the region, to estimate the associated impact on environmental health, and to develop recommendations to mitigate or eliminate threats posed to the environment, biodiversity and human life. The issues discussed in the book include: reviews of the transport and fate of pesticides and associated contaminated materials in different environmental media and identification of the principal sources, emission routes and patterns of environmental pollution with pesticides; a recognition of the most suitable methods for environmental sampling analysis and sample preparation; an evaluation of the current methods and techniques for chemical and mass analysis of environmental and biological samples and discussion of the metrological and quality aspects of trace analyses; a characterization of the environmental and human health impacts of pesticide pollution, the health effects associated with acute and chronic exposure and the use of epidemiological data for risk assessment; a revision of the existing chemical safety regulations and strategies for protection and management of obsolete pesticide stocks; a survey of the international conventions, directives and standards concerning pesticide use.
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Table of Contents
Obsolete Pesticides - A Threat to Environment, Biodiversity and Human Health; E.J.Mrema et al.- Designing Good Sampling Plans for Characterizing Pesticide Pollution; T.A. Lewandowski.- Analytical Approaches for Sampling and Sample Preparation for Pesticide Analysis in Environmental, Food and Biological Samples; E. Chirila, C. Draghici.- The Problem of Seeking Environmentally Sound Development: The Case of Obsolete Pesticides Assessment Models; G. Kharlamova.- Exposure Assessment to Hazardous Pesticides - Strategies to Reduce Human and Environmental Risks; M. de Lurdes Dimis, A. Fiuza.- Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Aspects of Risk Perception; V. Bencko.- Enantioselectivity of Chiral Pesticides in the Environment; C. Draghici et al.- Health Effects Associated with Acute and Chronic Exposure to Pesticides; A. Farcas et al.- Pollutants Biotransformation; A. Valceanu Matei.- The History, Toxicity and Adverse Human Health and Environmental Effects Related to the Use of Agent Orange; V. Bencko, F. Yan Li Foong.- The History of Organic Arsenical Pesticides and Health Risks Related to the Use of Agent Blue; V. Bencko, F. Yan Li Foong.- Neurodevelopmental and Neurobehavioral Effects of Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Newborns and Children; C. Florian et al.- Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Humans - Is Prevention Possible?; A. Farcas et al.- Degradation of Pesticides by TiO2 Photocatalysis; A. Darjan et al.- Safe Management and Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides (DDT) from the Institute of Public Health