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Pesticides - Health, Safety and the Environment
G A Matthews
Blackwell
July 2006
Hardback 248 pages, 115 illustrations. ISBN 1405130911
£80.00
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Over the last five decades pesticides have undoubtedly helped to increase agricultural
production and control vectors of disease, however the environmental impact of long term
agro-chemical use has been cause for concern along with the effects on human health.
In Pesticides; Health, Safety and the Environment, Graham Matthews begins by looking at
the developmental history of pesticides, and how crop protection was achieved before they
were in use, how pesticides are registered for use and what happens to pesticides in food and the
environment. Pesticide application and operator safety is investigated and the future of pesticides in light
of the development of genetically modified crops is explored.
Collecting together the most recent research in the area in a single volume, Pesticides: Health,
Safety and the Environment is a vital resource for agricultural scientists, agronomists, plant scientists,
plant pathologists, entomologists, environmental scientists, public health personnel, toxicologists, crop
protection personnel and all those involved in the agrochemical industry and government pesticide
registration and legislation.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Pesticides and agricultural development
- Chapter 2 Approval of pesticidesChapter 3 Application of pesticides
- Chapter 4 Operator exposure
- Chapter 5 Spray drift, bystander, resident and worker exposure
- Chapter 6 Environmental aspects of spray drift
- Chapter 7 Residues in food
- Chapter 8 The future of pesticides
Appendices
Index
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