Damia Barcelo & Fernando P. Carvalho 
Pesticide Residues in Coastal Tropical Ecosystems [PDF ebook] 
Distribution, Fate and Effects

The coastal tropics comprise some of the most sensitive and yet the most understudied ecosystems in the world. Coastal plains and river valleys are also home to agriculture on a vast scale, and it is not surprising to find that streams and rivers receive the majority of agricultural runoff, carrying the residues of insecticides, fungicides and othe