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Herbicides and Environment

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Andreas Kortekamp
Andreas Kortekamp

Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum,
Germany

Published08 January 2011

Doi10.5772/550

ISBN978-953-307-476-4

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-4531-8

Copyright year2011

Number of pages762

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1. Herbicides: the Face and the Reverse of the Coin. An in Vitro Approach to the Toxicity of Herbicides in Non-Target Organisms

By Amália Jurado, Maria Fernandes, Romeu Videira, Francisco Peixoto and Joaquim Vicente

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2. Impact of Herbicides on Non-Target Organisms in Sustainable Irrigated Rice Production Systems: State of Knowledge and Future Prospects

By Victor Galhano, Laranjo Gomes, Fernández-valientec Eduardo , Romeu Videira and Francisco Peixoto

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6. Critical Revision and Development Perspectives of Herbicide Residues Analysis in Agro Ecosystems

By Veronica Cesio, Silvina Niell, Lucia Pareja, Grisel Fernandez, Lucia Geis Asteggiante, Bernardo Bocking, Claudio García, Amadeo R.fernandez-alba and Horacio Heinzen

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7. Prevention of Herbicides Pollution Using Sorbents in Controlled Release Formulations

By Villafranca-Sánches Matilde, Flores-céspedes Francisco, Isabel Daza-Fernández and Fernández-Pérez Manuel

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8. The Fate of Herbicides in Soil

By Ilaria Braschi, Carlo Emanuele Gessa and Sonia Blasioli

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10. Application of a Laboratory Bioassay for Assessment of Bioactivity of ALS-Inhibiting Herbicides in Soil

By Anna Szmigielski, Bryce Geisel, Frederick Holm, Eric Johnson and Jeff Schoenau

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13. Adsorption and Photochemical Behaviour of the Herbicide Monuron on Clay Surfaces

By Hafida Mountacer, Laila Tajeddine and Mohamed Sarakha

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14. Application of Diflufenican Herbicide on Soils Amended with Different Organic Wastes

By Manuel Tejada, Marina Del Toro, Manuel Tejada, Marina Del Toro, Isidoro Gomez and Juan Parrado

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16. Effects of Herbicide Glyphosate and Glyphosate-Based Formulations on Aquatic Ecosystems

By Gonzalo Luis Pérez, María Solange Vera and Leandro Miranda

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19. Toxicology of the Herbicide Acrolein: Risk Assessment in Aquatic Environments

By Cristina Mónica Montagna, Ana María Pechen De D and Andrés Venturino

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20. Genetic Adaptation of Phytoplankters to Herbicides

By Victoria López-rodas, Eduardo Costas and Antonio Flores-moya

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21. Highly Specific Biosensors to Herbicides, Based on Sensitive- and Resistant-Mutants of Microalgae

By Javier Hernández-Allica, Daniel Carrera-Martínez, Victoria López-Rodas, Antonio Flores-Moya and Eduardo Costas

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22. How Early Diagenesis Reveals in Situ Biodegradation of Herbicides in Sediment

By Devault Damien A., Delmotte Sébastien, Macarie Hervé, Dolfing Jan and Anschutz Pierre

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24. Saccharomyces Cerevisiae as a Tool to Evaluate the Effects of Herbicides on Eukaryotic Life

By Daniela Braconi, Giulia Bernardini, Lia Millucci, Gabriella Jacomelli, Vanna Micheli and Annalisa Santucci

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26. A Study on Dioxin Contamination in Herbicide Sprayed Area in Vietnam by GIS

By Dang Duc Nhu, Teruhiko Kido, Nguyen Ngoc Hung, Phung Tri Dung, Le Thi Hong Thom, Rie Naganuma, Nobuhiro Sawano, Le Ke Son, Kenji Tawara, Hideaki Nakagawa and Le Vu Quan

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29. Resistance of Weeds to Herbicides

By William Vencill, Timothy Grey and Stanley Culpepper

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36. Herbicidical Potentiality of Fusel Oil

By Andrea Azania, Carlos Azania, Marcos Omir Marques and Maria Do Carmo Morelli D Pavani

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