Linking Aquatic Exposure and Effects : Risk Assessment of Pesticides

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Bringing together leading international scientists, this insightful volume provides guidance and recommendations for linking aquatic exposure and ecotoxicological effects in the environmental assessment of agricultural pesticides. It incorporates the tools and approaches currently available for assessing the environmental risks of time-variable exposure profiles of pesticides. The book also discusses the science behind these techniques. Along with a useful glossary of terms and recommendations for future research, it presents registration procedures for plant protection products, including a novice's guide to FOCUS surface water and an overview of extrapolation techniques. N° de ref. del artículo 9781439813478

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Theo C.M. Brock is a senior research scientist in aquatic ecology and ecotoxicology at Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre.

Anne Alix is the director of the unit in charge of environment and ecotoxicology evaluations at the Plant and Environment Directorate of the French Agency on the Safety of Food.

Colin D. Brown is a professor of ecochemistry at the University of York.

Ettore Capri is an associate professor of environmental chemistry at the Università Cattoloca del Sacro Cuore in Piacenza.

Bernhard F.F. Gottesbüren is team leader of BASF’s environmental fate modeling team.

Fred Heimbach is a consultant scientist in pesticide risk assessment at RIFCon GmbH.

Chris M. Lythgo works in the pesticide risk assessment peer review unit at the European Food Safety Authority in Parma.

Ralf Schulz is a professor of environmental sciences and the head of the Department for Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau.

Martin Streloke is head of the environmental unit at the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety.