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"Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the centre of serious concerns about safety, health and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - the perfect red apple - ""outweigh the costs of environmental pollution, human illness, and the destruction of animals and our habitat"". Scientists and government officials are suspected of promoting commercial interests rather than protecting human welfare. This volume is the result of more than a year's study by leading scientists and policy experts who address the environmental, economic, ethical and health issues related to pesticides. In examining the social policies related to pesticide use, they consider the risks as well as the benefits. They show that to regain public trust, those who regulate and use pesticides must examine fair ethical questions and take appropriate action to protect public welfare, health and the environment. Anyone concerned with reducing our reliance on chemical pesticides and with how human activities can remain both productive and environmentally sound should find this volume of interest in a troubling debate. This book should be of interest to ecologists and environmentalists."

Full Product Details

Author:   David Pimentel, Ph.D. ,  Hugh Lehman
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1993 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.810kg
ISBN:  

9780412035814

ISBN 10:   0412035812
Pages:   442
Publication Date:   30 April 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

New Directions for Pesticide Use.- Social and Environmental Effects of Pesticides.- The Impact of Pesticides on the Environment.- Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Pesticide Use.- The Relationship Between “Cosmetic Standards” for Foods and Pesticide Use.- Risk of Pesticide-Related Health Effects: An Epidemiologic Approach.- Pesticides and Natural Toxicants in Foods.- Methods and Effects of Reducing Pesticide Use.- Socioeconomic Impacts and Social Implications of Reducing Pesticide and Agricultural Chemical Use in the United States.- Swedish Pesticide Policy in a Changing Environment.- Reducing Pesticide Use by 50% in the Province of Ontario: Challenges and Progress.- Environmental and Economic Impacts of Reducing U.S. Agricultural Pesticide Use.- Government Policy and Pesticide Use.- Government Policies That Encourage Pesticide Use in the United States.- Pesticide Use Trends and Issues in the United States.- Alar: The EPA’s Mismanagement of an Agricultural Chemical.- History, Public Attitudes, and Ethics in Regard to Pesticide Use.- Values, Ethics, and the Use of Synthetic Pesticides in Agriculture.- Growing Public Concern Over Pesticides in Food and Water.- Pesticides: Historical Changes Demand Ethical Choices.- The Benefits and Risks of Pesticides: Two Views.- Seeking a Balanced Perspective.- An Increasing Public Concern.

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A comprehensive discussion of the pesticide policy debate.' Ecos ...useful, in places, as a source of information and is certainly stimulating.' Journal of Applied Toxicology ... a useful presentation of the problems connected with pesticide use.' Journal of Pesticide Reform

'A comprehensive discussion of the pesticide policy debate.' Ecos '...useful, in places, as a source of information and is certainly stimulating.' Journal of Applied Toxicology '... a useful presentation of the problems connected with pesticide use.' Journal of Pesticide Reform

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