Citation:

11 Robert L Metcalf. 1972. Development of selective and biodegradable pesticides. Pages 137-156. In: Pest Control Strategies for the Future. Robert L Metcalf (Chairman), Agricultural Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, USA, 376 pages.

Keywords: acute toxicity of pesticides, organophosphorus insecticides, selectivity of O-P esters of parathion type, mechanisms of selective action, carbamate insecticides, persistent biodegradable insecticides, study of biodegradability in a model ecosystem, development of biodegradable analogues of DDT