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This introductory text explores the structure/solubility relationships of organic compounds, explains how to extract pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables, analyzes the extract for pesticide content using gas chromatography, and uses the data collected as a basis for discussion about the issues surrounding pesticide regulation. Intended for use in the laboratory portion of an introductory environmental chemistry or general chemistry course.

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Not only do these materials give excellent examples of what it takes to do credible environmental science, but also of what the societal context of this activity might be. --Thomas G. Dunne, Reed College

"""Not only do these materials give excellent examples of what it takes to do credible environmental science, but also of what the societal context of this activity might be.""--Thomas G. Dunne, Reed College"

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SUSAN E. KEGLEY is a Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley and has taught environmental chemistry for eight years LAURA J. WISE, University of California, San Francisco

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