Effects of pesticides and related compounds on the environment
Abstract Pesticides are intentional biocides and consequently must have effects on organisms. As for unintentional side-effects in the environment, systematic evaluation procedures have been developed, which may serve today as models for other groups of chemicals. For comparison of pesticides with each other and with other environmental chemicals, a minimum test procedure is described. This profile analysis is intended to serve as a screening procedure and as a basis for selection of potentially harmful substances.