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Provides information on environmental fate, properties, emissions, downwind behaviour and exposures of fumigants, and analytical methods for their determination. Explains properties, exposure, and analysis of fumigants and presents information on fumigant toxicity. Describes the agricultural need for fumigants. Presents regulatory fumigant issues.

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Author:   James N. Seiber ,  James A. Knuteson ,  James E. Woodrow ,  N. Lee Wolfe
Publisher:   American Chemical Society
Imprint:   American Chemical Society
Volume:   652
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780841234758

ISBN 10:   0841234752
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Health and Environmental Concerns over the Use of Fumigants in Agriculture: The Case of Methyl Bromide ; Role of Soil Fumigants in Florida Agriculture ; 1,3-Dichloropropene Regulatory Issues ; Hydrolysis of Methyl Bromide, Ethyl Bromide, Chloropicrin, 1,4-Dichloro-2-butene, and Other Halogenated Hydrocarbons ; Fate of Methyl Bromide in Fumigated Soils ; Degradation of Methyl Bromide by Green Plants ; Fate of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Aerobic Soils ; Environmental Fate of Chloropicrin ; Reducing 1,3-Dichloropropene Air Emissions in Hawaii Pineapple with Modified Application Methods ; Strategies for Reducing Fumigant Loss to the Atmosphere ; Emissions of Methyl Bromide from Agricultural Fields: Rate Estimates and Methods of Reduction ; Error Evaluation of Methyl Bromide Aerodynamic Flux Measurements ; Flux, Dispersion Characteristics, and Sinks for Airborne Methyl Bromide Downwind of a Treated Agricultural Field ; Off-Site Air Monitoring Flowing Methyl Bromide Chamber and Warehouse Fumigations and Evaluation of the Industrial Source Complex-Short Term 3 Air Dispersion Model ; Determination of Methyl Bromide in Air Resulting from Pest Control Fumigations ; Time-Resolved Air Monitoring Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy ; Determination of 1,3-Dichloropropene Degradates in Water and Soil by Capillary Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometric Detection

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