Sittig's Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals

Sittig's Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals provides crop, chemical, regulatory, health, and safety information on nearly 800 pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals. Chemicals are organized with common names, chemical synonyms, chemical formulae, and many other unique identifiers so that users can find critical information quickly. Provides more than 1,200 pages of helpful information.

• Detailed profiles of pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals used in beans, fruits, nuts, grains, grasses, cotton, herbs, vegetables, milk, poultry, meat, eggs, fats, and oils.
• Profiled agrochemicals include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, miticides, algaecides, rodenticides, biocides, and fertilizers.
• Profiles include more than 30 fields of important information including: use type; crop specific residue limits; endocrine disruptor and reproductive toxicity information; hazard ratings for long-term human toxicity; and much more.

This is an excellent reference for agricultural extension agents, agricultural chemical handlers, chemists, technicians, educators, manufacturers, and regulators on the state and federal level, and government agroterrorism agencies. Industry vendors/suppliers, professionals, and educators across the entire food chain ranging from pesticide manufacturers to animal/plant inspection services will find this publication useful.

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About the Authors

Authors Stanley A. Greene and Richard P. Pohanish have published numerous technical and scientific works and have extensive backgrounds in the research of scientific and regulatory aspects of chemicals, especially those of major health and environmental concern.