Susan E Kegley, Laura Wise

Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This introductory module explores the structure/solubility relationships of organic compounds, explains how to extract pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables, analyses the extract for pesticide content using gas chromatography and uses the data collected as a basis for discussion about the issues surrounding pesticide regulation. Intended for use in the laboratory portion of an introductory environmental chemistry or general chemistry course, this module also includes a detailed Instructor's Manual.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Science Books
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 281mm x 217mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780935702460
• ISBN-10: 0935702466
• Artikelnr.: 21010487

Autorenporträt

SUSAN E. KEGLEY is a Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley and has taught environmental chemistry for eight years LAURA J. WISE, University of California, San Francisco

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
 Introduction.
 Organochlorine Pesticides.
 Solubilities of Organic Compounds.
 Fundamentals of Organic Extraction.
 Supercritical Fluid Extraction.
 Gas Chromatography as a Tool for the Analysis of Organic Compounds.
 Risk Assessment and Human Health.
 Pesticide Regulation and Tolerance Levels.
 The Great Debate.
 Appendix A: Tolerance.
 Appendix B: Pesticide Residue Survey of Produce from 1989 to 1991.
 Index.