Campus Units
Entomology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
3-21-1991
Journal or Book Title
Pesticide Transformation Products
Volume
459
Issue
1
First Page
2
Last Page
9
DOI
10.1021/bk-1991-0459.ch001
Abstract
Pesticides applied in the environment are transformed by biological or nonbiological processes into one or more transformation products. For most pesticides, transformation results in detoxification to innocuous products. Major degradation products of some currently used pesticides, however, play an important role in pest control and environmental contamination. Some pesticide degradation products are of significance in crop protection by being effective against the target pests. Some can be responsible for inadequate pest control by inducing rapid degradation of their parent compounds. Degradation products as potential contaminants of environmental and food resources has been reported recently. Although most of the currently used pesticides are biodegradable, their major degradation products should also be considered in evaluating the overall bioactivity and environmental contamination potential of the parent compound.
Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
1991
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Somasundaram, L. and Coats, Joel R., "Pesticide Transformation Products in the Environment" (1991). Entomology Publications. 381.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ent_pubs/381
Included in
Entomology Commons, Environmental Health Commons, Organismal Biological Physiology Commons, Plant Biology Commons
Comments
Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Pesticide Transformation Products, 459(1); 2-9. Doi: 10.1021/bk-1991-0459.ch001. 1991 American Chemical Society.