Toxicity and Hazard of Agrochemicals

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InTech, Edited by Marcelo L. Larramendy and Sonia Soloneski, 2015. - 168 p., ISBN 978-953-51-2145-9, DOI: 10.5772/59450This edited book, Toxicity and Hazard of Agrochemicals, is intended to provide an overview of toxicology that examines the hazardous effects of common agrochemicals employed every day in our agricultural practices. Furthermore, it is hoped that the information in the present book will be of value to those directly engaged in the handling and use of agrochemicals and that this book will continue to meet the expectations and needs of all interested in the different aspects of human and environmental risk toxicities.Environmental Risk Assessment of Agrochemicals — A Critical Appraisal of Current ApproachesEnvironmental Pesticides and Heavy Metals — Role in Breast CancerEnvironmental Exposure and Health Effects Associated with Malathion ToxicityEcotoxicology of Glyphosate and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides — Toxicity to Wildlife and HumansGenotoxicity of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Poncho (Clothianidin) on CD1 Mice Based on Alkaline Comet and Micronucleus AssaysThe Ecotoxicity of Pyrimethanil for Aquatic BiotaToxicity of Agrochemicals on Freshwater Invertebrates — A Short Review