Research Catalog

Title

Pesticides in drinking water / David I. Gustafson.

Author

Gustafson, David I.

Publication

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, [1993], ©1993.

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Description

xii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Subject

• Drinking water > Contamination
• Drinking
• Pesticides > Environmental aspects
• Pesticides
• Water Pollutants, Chemical
• Water quality management

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pt. I. How Big is the Problem? Ch. 1. Case Studies of Contamination Episodes. DBCP. ALDICARB. EDB. Atrazine. Alachlor. Nitrates. Ch. 2. Review of Current Monitoring Data. Monitoring Study Design Issues. Nationwide Studies in the United States. United Kingdom. Germany. Sweden. The Netherlands. Spain. State and Provincial Studies in the United States and Canada -- Pt. II. How Does it Happen? Ch. 3. Contamination Through Carelessness and Nonagricultural Uses. Accumulation of Small Spills (Intentional). Accidental Major Spills. Back-Siphoning. Abandoned Wells. Poorly Constructed Wells. Applications Near Sinkholes. Point Sources at Storage Facilities. Nonagricultural Uses of Pesticides. Ch. 4. Movement of Properly Applied Chemicals into Drinking Water. Pesticide Properties Affecting Movement. Environmental Factors Affecting Movement. Atmospheric Transport. Mathematical Theory of Pesticide Transport in Soil. Models Describing Pesticide Contamination of Drinking Water.
• Notation Used in the Equations of Chapter 4 -- Pt. III. What's Being Done About It? Ch. 5. Regulations Controlling Pesticides in Drinking Water. Tiered Regulatory Strategies. Health-Based Drinking Water Standards for Pesticides. United States Regulations. Canadian Regulations. European Community Regulations. Individual State Regulations in the United States. Ch. 6. Improvement of Pesticide Handling. Best Management Practices. Novel Application Technologies. Conservation Tillage. Education of Users. Ch. 7. Developing "Environmentally Friendly" Pesticides. Defining "Environmental Friendliness" Novel Formulations to Reduce Contamination Potential. Optimization and Prediction of Pesticide Physical Properties -- Appendix I Properties and Water Quality Criteria for Selected Pesticides -- Appendix II Additional Information on Models. PRZM/RUSTIC. Exams.

ISBN

0442011873

LCCN

92033462

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Columbia University Libraries