Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology

Key Features * Provides detailed toxicological profiles of more than 250 insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides * Groups pesticides by class for easy reference * Discusses the characteristics of each class of pesticides * Describes each compound by identity, properties, and uses * Toxicity to laboratory animals * Toxicity to humans * Additional information unique to a particular compound * Presents comprehensive coverage of such topics as * Diagnosis * Treatment * Prevention of injury * Effects of pesticides on domestic animals, wildlife, and humans * Provides an independent account of the general principles of toxicology * More than 150 figures and 240 tables complement the text * Includes close to 13,000 references for easy access to the primary dataHayes, Wayland J., Jr. is the author of 'Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology' with ISBN 9780123341600 and ISBN 0123341604.