Ecotoxicology and climate: with special reference to hot and cold climates

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Part 1 World's climate and ecosystems - global transport of chemicals: climates of the world seen from an ecotoxicological perspective, G.A. McKay and M.K.Thomas ecosystems of the world, E.F.Bruenig atmospheric transport of chemicals, D.R.Miller and C.A.Robinson aquatic transport of chemicals, E.D.Goldberg. Part 2 Environmental fate of chemicals and chemical exposure in tropical, arid and cold regions: mobility of environmental chemicals including abiotic degradation, W.Klein biotic degradation of pollutants, F.Matsumura chemicals in cold environments, D.R.Miller chemicals in tropical and arid regions, C.R.Krishna Murti. Part 3 Effects of environmental chemicals on biota and ecosystems in tropical, arid and cold regions: effects of temperature and humidity on ecotoxicology of chemicals, P.N.Viswanathan and C.R.Krishna Murti effects in arid regions, A.S. and R.Y.Perry effects in marine ecosystems, J.P.Lay and A.Zsolnay effects in arctic and subarctic systems, D.R.Miller effects on domestic animals, R.K.Ringer. Part 4 Case studies: environmental pollution in coastal areas of India, R.Sen Gupta et al biodegradation of pesticides in tropical rice ecosystems, N.Sethunathan effects of insecticides in rice ecosystems in southeast Asia, E.D.Magallona fate and effects of aldrin/dieldrin in terrestrial ecosystems in hot climates, I.Scheunert the use of insecticides in the Onchocerciasis control programme and aquatic monitoring in West Africa, C.Leveque herbicides in warfare - the case of Indochina, A.Westing fate and undesirable effects of pesticides in Egypt, A.H.El-Sebae mercury in Canadian rivers, D.R.Miller.