Preface
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W H E N PESTICIDE U S E and the concomitant considerations of efficacy
and environmental safety come to mind, our first thoughts tend to gravitate toward agriculture. Images of the farmer or crop duster diligently battling the ravages of boll weevils, rootworms, and giant foxtail with a modern arsenal of chemical weapons are easily envisioned. However, the importance of pesticide use in urban environments is being increasingly recognized. We need look no further than ourfrontlawns, home gardens, or kitchens for pesticide interest and issues to be raised Currently, a great deal of interest and research activity is focused on pesticide use in the urban environment. The urban environment includes homes, yards, gardens, public parks, golf courses, and restaurants. Some common products for the urban market are turf pesticides, termiticides, home and garden pesticides, indoor pesticides, and rodenticides. Topics of contemporary concern regarding the use of these products revolve around their fate in the environment and their potential effects on humans and environmental quality. This book represents the first compilation of research information addressed to these concerns. Chapters have been contributed by researchers and scholars drawn from industry, academia, and government agencies. This book is divided into five sections, each of which focuses on one facet of urban pesticide use. The first section provides background information on the use patterns and practices characteristic of the urban pesticide market and includes perspectives on the key issues facing the arena. The second section centers around the topic of persistence and degradation of pesticides in urban environments. The topic of mobility (leaching, runoff, and volatility) is the focus of the third section of the book. The final two sections address the topics of biological exposure and risk assessment, the fourth andfifthsections dealing with humans and nontarget animals, respectively. We thank those who have contributed their technical expertise to this volume, including authors and reviewers. We also express our thanks to the Division of Agrochemicals, sponsor of the symposium on which this book is based, and the ACS Books Department staff for their efforts in presenting this volume. The assistance of Debbie Allen in formatting the chapters into final shape was much appreciated. Finally, special thanks
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are offered to Jim Gibson and DowElanco, whosefinancialsupport made both the arrangement of the symposium and publication of this book possible. K E N N E T H D. R A C K E
DowElanco Indianapolis, IN 46268 A N N E R . LESLIE
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 October 23, 1992
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