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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology: Continuation of Residue Reviews
David M. Whitacre ; George W. Ware ; Herbert N. Nigg ; Daniel R. Doerge ; Lilia A. Albert ; Pim de Voogt ; Charles P. Gerba ; O. Hutzinger ; James B. Knaak ; Foster L. Mayer ; D. P. Morgan ; Douglas L. Park ; Ronald S. Tjeerdema ; Raymond S. H. Yang ; Francis A. Gunther (eds.)
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libros
ISBN impreso
978-0-387-35367-8
ISBN electrónico
978-0-387-35368-5
Editor responsable
Springer Nature
País de edición
Reino Unido
Fecha de publicación
2007
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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007
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Chemistry and Fate of Simazine
Amrith S. Gunasekara; John Troiano; Kean S. Goh; Ronald S. Tjeerdema
Simazine (6-chloro-,’-diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) was first introduced in 1956 by the Swiss company J.R. Geigy (). It has been widely used for preemergence control of broadleaf weeds and annual grasses in both agricultural and noncrop fields. For example, in California it was the 28th most used pesticide in 2003 (306,100 kg), with applications primarily on fruit and vegetable crops (CDPR 2003a,b). Simazine is also used as an algicide in fish farm ponds, aquariums, and cooling towers. However, it is toxic to some aquatic animals. For example, Sanders (1969) found that at 22°C 50% lethal concentration (LC) of simazine for the macrocrustacean amphipod was 30, 21, and 13mg/L after 24-, 48-, and 96-hr exposures, respectively. Also, the effect of the herbicide on the water snail () was such that at a water concentration of 2 mg/L all embryos were destroyed within 9d; the (50% effective dose) ED being 0.02mg/L ().
Pp. 1-23
Ethanol Production: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Losses
David Pimentel; Tad Patzek; Gerald Cecil
The supply of “conventional” oil is projected to peak before 2010, and its decline thereafter cannot be compensated fully by other liquid fuels (). The United States critically needs to develop liquid fuel replacements for oil in the near future. The search for alternative liquid fuels has focused on the use of biomass.
Pp. 25-41
Arsenic Behaviour from Groundwater and Soil to Crops: Impacts on Agriculture and Food Safety
Alex Heikens; Golam M. Panaullah; Andy A. Meharg
Arsenic (As) in groundwater poses a major health concern in Asia. To date, unacceptably high As levels in groundwater resources have been found in parts of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet Nam (; ). Numerous reviews on arsenic in the environment have been published recently (; ; ; ). Bangladesh was reported to have the highest percentage (∼25%) of contaminated shallow tube wells (STW), and an estimated 30 million people are dependent on these water wells for domestic purposes.
Pp. 43-87
Health Effects of Arsenic, Fluorine, and Selenium from Indoor Burning of Chinese Coal
Guijian Liu; Liugen Zheng; Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin; Lianfen Gao; Junhua Liu; Zicheng Peng
China’s economy has developed rapidly in the last two decades, leading to an increase in energy consumption and consequently emissions from energy generation. China is the largest coal producer and consumer in the world (). It has been estimated that more than 75% of the energy production in China is based on coal (), and more than 400 million people in China rely on coal for their domestic energy needs, such as heating and daily cooking. Due to the limited petroleum and natural gas reserves and significant coal reserves (1 trillion t) in China, it is likely that this coal-based, relatively cheap energy structure will continue for the foreseeable future (; ; ).
Pp. 89-106
Mercury Content of Hair in Different Populations Relative to Fish Consumption
Krystyna Srogi
Mercury is ranked third behind lead and arsenic on the ATSDR/EPA priority list of hazardous substances () based on toxicity and prevalence at contaminated sites. The hazardous effects of mercury initially became well known because of the major mercury-related accident that contaminated several humans in Minamata, Japan (Tsubaki and Irukayama 1977).
Pp. 107-130
Toxicology of 1,3-Butadiene, Chloroprene, and Isoprene
Harrell E. Hurst
The diene monomers 1,3-butadiene, chloroprene, and isoprene, shown in Fig. 1, are important building blocks used in the synthesis of polymers. These volatile organic compounds contribute significantly to the atmospheric burden of organic chemicals, appearing at low parts per billion (ppb) concentrations in ambient air near industrial sites where they are used. Occupational exposures to these dienes occur at higher air concentrations approaching or slightly exceeding the parts per million (ppm) threshold in facilities that produce or polymerize these monomers. Such exposures present significant continuing concern to occupational hygienists and epidemiologists in the quest to provide safe working conditions during production. These three chemicals, which differ chemically only by substitution of a hydrogen, chlorine, or methyl group at the 2-carbon of the molecule, provide interesting comparisons among their physical properties, occurrence, uses, and potential health effects. This review does not attempt comprehensive review of these chemicals, as that would fill many volumes. Search of the National Library of Medicine Medline database yielded more than 1,100, 700, and 130 citations, respectively, when butadiene, isoprene, and chloroprene were sought as keywords indexed from publications between 1966 and October 2005.
Pp. 131-179