Chiral pesticides: Identification, description, and environmental implications
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
By: Elin M. Ulrich, Candice N. Morrison, Michael R. Goldsmith, and William T. Foreman
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Abstract
Anthropogenic chemicals, including pesticides, are a major source of contamination and pollution in the environment. Pesticides have many positive uses: increased food production, decreased damage to crops and structures, reduced disease vector populations, and more. Nevertheless, pesticide exposure can pose risks to humans and the environment, so various mitigation strategies are exercised to make them safer, minimize their use, and reduce their unintended environment effects. One strategy that may help achieve these goals relies on the unique properties of chirality or molecular asymmetry. Some common terms related to chirality are defined in Table 1.
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Ulrich, E.M., Morrison, C.N., Goldsmith, M.R., and Foreman, W., 2012, Chiral pesticides: Identification, description, and environmental implications: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 217, p. 1-74, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2329-4_1.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Chiral pesticides: Identification, description, and environmental implications |
| Series title | Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4614-2329-4_1 |
| Volume | 217 |
| Publication Date | January 30, 2012 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Branch of Analytical Serv (National Water Quality Laboratory), National Water Quality Laboratory, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 74 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 74 |