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Bitter experience has taught us not to accept bland reassurances from government ministers, scientists and civil servants when denying yet another environmental disaster. Wargo, an American authority on environmental policy, has catalogued a damning litany of negligence and ignorance in the way we risk our health and that of future generations. Pesticides and herbicides, all generally developed to treat problems in designated areas, often have unforeseen consequences when the combined effects of all these local uses become evident. Without hysteria or hyperbole, Wargo urges us to examine the way we are dousing our planet with a potentially lethal cocktail of chemicals. Recommended for lecturers and professionals working in this area, this book, which outlines the history of pesticide law and our scientific understanding about pesticides, is rather technical and policy-oriented. Addressing the legal ramifications of environmental policy Wargo argues that more reforms are needed to deal with the substantial health risks faced by children. (Kirkus UK)

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