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__Chemical Warfare in Nature__ Pesticides and other industrial chemicals are at the root of many pollution problems. In view of the toxic effects of industrial chemicals found in the water, soil, and air, **Ecotoxicology: Effects of Pollutants on the Natural Environment** considers the impact of chemicals on the environment from a wider perspective: the evolution of plant toxins—and defense mechanisms against them in animals as a consequence of plant–animal warfare. Comparisons are made between this and the development of resistance by insects towards man-made insecticides. __Pesticides and Drugs__The text focuses particularly on problems posed by pesticides and, to a lesser extent, by drugs. This material specifically addresses the problems that pesticides pose and explores the development of resistance to them. It focuses on the history of pesticides, pesticide selectivity between target species and beneficial organisms, and types of pesticides. It discusses mandatory ecotoxicity testing as part of the process of risk assessment of environmental chemicals. The text considers the effects of pollutants at the population level, with respect to changes in numbers and genetic composit

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Author

Colin Harold Walker

Publisher

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; CRC Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781466591790

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Engineering