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This book provides the traditional as well as modern analyticaltechniques used for sample preparation of different matrices forextraction, clean-up, detection and estimation of pesticideresidues in soil, water and food commodities. It touches someaspects of most extraction cum clean-up techniques known asQuenchers methods. Brief history of pesticide development, modernpesticides and metabolic pathway of selected xenobiotics fromdifferent group of pesticides, imparts information on basic natureof pesticides. The book discusses latest analytical techniques likeTLC, GLC, HPLC, HPTLC, super critical extraction and chromatographyin simple but vivid manner.
The sampling extraction, clean-up and solid phase extractiontechnique for residue analysis has been explained in the detail.Recently developed multi-residue methods have been outlined in aseparate chapter. Help from a number of standard reference booksand research papers have given it a modern touch. Additionally achapter containing glossary of pesticide residue terms can beextremely helpful for a beginner in this fields. The book willprovide students with sufficient background for the pesticides,their metabolism and above all various techniques for theestimation of residues of the toxic xenobiotics in all componentsof the environment. In short the book offers an excellent readablematerial for a knowledge seeker, may be a student or a researchworker. It is that the book will prove highly valuable to all thosewho are engaged in the area of pesticides.ISBN - 9789380235394
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Pages : 238
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