Dictionary of Environmentally Important Chemicals - Hardcover

For members of the general public and media, scholars from the University of London describe chemicals the toxicity and/or persistence has led to their sale being discontinued, including such compounds as DDT, aldrin, and dieldrin. They include technical chemical information, often a molecular diagram, the chemicals uses, toxicity and how it was discovered, references, and further reading. They limit the selection to those chemicals that appear on at least three of five major national and international regulatory lists. They do not include an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book has been carefully compiled to make it as useful for researchers as it is for general readers with an interest in the environment. Anyone who comes across the names of chemicals and wants to know more about their environmental significance will find Dictionary of Environmentally Important Chemicals an invaluable source of quick reference.

600 substances are covered in alphabetically arranged entries; these include some 70 pesticides. Entries vary in detail depending on individual aspects, but in general they include: composition/structure; physical properties; sources; environmentally relevant reactions and pathways; detection; and toxic effects and regulatory limits -- many entries includes short case histories.