Stenerson (ecotoxicology, U. of Oslo, Norway) brings together observations from across the biological sciences in order to produce a textbook introducing the modes of action of pesticides at the target site and their uptake, distribution, and degradation in the ambient environment. Encouraging students to consult relevant textbooks during their reading of this work for a more comprehensive understanding, he provides chapters on pesticide interference with organic processes, specific enzyme inhibitors, interference with nerve signal transduction, pesticides that act as signal molecules, translocation and degradation of pesticides, resistance to pesticides, and pesticides as environmental hazards.