Pesticides. Health, Safety and the Environment
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Author(s): G. Matthews
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 1405130911
Format: hardback
235pp
Price: £79.50
Review Date: 03 October 2006
Review: Today, carefully applied pesticides, used only where needed, can contribute to higher productivity and help us to feed and protect the human population. This book aims to give readers a better understanding of how pesticides can be applied without harming the users and polluting the environment. It covers: the approval of pesticides, the application of pesticides; worker exposure; the movement of spray drift and the effects on bystanders, residents and workers; the environmental aspects of spray drift; and residues in food. The last chapter looks at the future of pesticides for weed, disease and insect management and the pesticides currently in use.