TY - GEN digital ID - 131521828 TI - Environmental Security Assessment and Management of Obsolete Pesticides in Southeast Europe AU - Simeonov, Lubomir I. AU - Macaev, Fliur Z. AU - Simeonova, Biana G. PY - 2013 SN - 9789400764613 PB - Dordrecht Springer Netherlands DB - UniCat KW - Analytical chemistry KW - Analytical biochemistry KW - General ecology and biosociology KW - Hygiene. Public health. Protection KW - Toxicology KW - Pharmacology. Therapy KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - volksgezondheid KW - ecotoxicologie KW - milieukunde KW - analytische chemie KW - farmacologie KW - biochemie KW - milieu KW - multimedia KW - toxicologie KW - optica UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131521828 AB - The present work is a fine contribution to the broad field of environmental security in the context of risk assessment and management of obsolete pesticides for the region of Southeast Europe. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the existing knowledge of improper disposal of obsolete pesticides in the region, to estimate the associated impact on environmental health, and to develop recommendations to mitigate or eliminate threats posed to the environment, biodiversity and human life. The issues discussed in the book include: reviews of the transport and fate of pesticides and associated contaminated materials in different environmental media and identification of the principal sources, emission routes and patterns of environmental pollution with pesticides; a recognition of the most suitable methods for environmental sampling analysis and sample preparation; an evaluation of the current methods and techniques for chemical and mass analysis of environmental and biological samples and discussion of the metrological and quality aspects of trace analyses; a characterization of the environmental and human health impacts of pesticide pollution, the health effects associated with acute and chronic exposure and the use of epidemiological data for risk assessment; a revision of the existing chemical safety regulations and strategies for protection and management of obsolete pesticide stocks; a survey of the international conventions, directives and standards concerning pesticide use. ER -