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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778650303321

Titolo

The future role of pesticides in US agriculture / / Committee on the Future Role of Pesticides in US Agriculture, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources and Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

0-309-17294-2

1-282-08378-3

9786612083785

0-309-50383-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xx, 301 pages)

Disciplina

632/.95/0973

Soggetti

Pesticides - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 History and Context""; ""2 Benefits, Costs and Contemporary Use Patterns""; ""3 Economic and Regulatory Changes and the Future of Pest Management""; ""4 Technological and Biological Changes and the Future of Pest Management""; ""5 Evaluation of Pest-Control Strategies""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""APPENDIX A Selected National Research Council Publications About Pesticides""; ""APPENDIX B Workshop Agendas""; ""APPENDIX C About the Authors""; ""Index""