Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; Acknowledgements; Definitions; PROLOG; Prolog; Training; Mal-use of chemicals; Surfactants; A way forward; INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS; Factors Altering the Severity of Adverse Effects Induced in Animals and People by Environmental Xenobiotics; Chemical mixtures; Mechanistic basis for interactions; Toxicodynamics; Effects of exposure scenario; Duration and level of exposure; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Xenobiotic Mechanisms of Pesticides and Fertilizers in Soil; A Review.
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The effects of man-made substances (xenobiotics) on the natural environment are described in this volume. It explains why these effects need to be understood, monitored and curtailed, especially in developing countries.