1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143505903321

Titolo

Pesticides [[electronic resource] ] : problems, improvements, alternatives / / edited by Frank den Hond, Peter Groenewegen, and Nico M. van Straalen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, USA, : Blackwell Science, 2003

ISBN

1-280-21387-6

9786610213870

0-470-70885-9

0-470-99544-0

0-470-99545-9

1-4051-2331-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HondFrank den

GroenewegenPeter

StraalenN. M. van

Disciplina

632/.95

668.65

Soggetti

Pesticides

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PESTICIDES: Problems, Improvements, Alternatives; Contents; Contributors' Biographical Notes; Acknowledgements; List of Reviewers; Preface; 1 Questions Around the Persistence of the Pesticide Problem; 2 An Agricultural Vision; 3 The Authorisation of Pesticides in the Light of Sustainability; 4 Innovation in the Agrochemical Industry; 5 Regulatory Science in an International Regime: An Institutional Analysis; 6 Farmers' Agrochemical Use Decisions and the Potential of Efficiency and Innovation Offsets; 7 Variations in Agricultural Practice and Environmental Care

8 Assessing the Environmental Performance of Agriculture: Pesticide Use, Risk and Management Indicators9 Integrated Assessment of Pesticides: Methods for Predicting and Detecting Environmental Risks in



a Safety Net; 10 Site-Specific Pest Management; 11 New Biotechnology, Crop Protection and Sustainable Development; 12 European Food Industry Initiatives Reducing Pesticide Use; 13 Impact of International Policies (CAP) and Agreements (WTO) on the Development of Organic Farming; 14 Integration: Learning to Solve the Pesticide Problem; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite a history of several decades of pesticide regulation, continuous innovation, and considerable practical experience with using pesticides in agriculture, the environmental impact of pesticide use continues to be of serious concern.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910704021603321

Autore

Huffman A. C.

Titolo

Geology of the Nanushuk Group and related rocks, North Slope, Alaska / / by A. Curtis Huffman, Jr., editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Reston, Va.] : , : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 1985

Washington : , : United States Government Printing Office

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 129 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; ; 1614

Soggetti

Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous

Sandstone - Alaska - North Slope

Cretaceous Geologic Period

Geology, Stratigraphic

Sandstone

Alaska North Slope

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 28, 2014).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-129).