Abstract
This chapter reviews basic aspects of the health effects and mechanisms of action of the major classes of pesticides: insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, and fungicides. Specific pesticides in each class are described, with historical detail and depictions of chemical structure.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Fungicides, Industrial / chemistry
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Fungicides, Industrial / poisoning
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Fungicides, Industrial / toxicity*
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Herbicides / chemistry
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Herbicides / poisoning
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Herbicides / toxicity*
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Humans
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Insecticides / chemistry
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Insecticides / poisoning
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Insecticides / toxicity*
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Rodenticides / chemistry
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Rodenticides / poisoning
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Rodenticides / toxicity*
Substances
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Fungicides, Industrial
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Herbicides
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Insecticides
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Rodenticides