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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784630003321

Autore

Harris Jeremy

Titolo

Chemical pesticide markets, health risks and residues [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, OX ; ; New York, : CABI Pub., c2000

ISBN

1-281-90484-8

9786611904845

0-85199-960-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 p.)

Collana

Biopesticides series ; ; 1

Disciplina

338.4766865

363.738/4

Soggetti

Pesticides - Toxicology

Pesticides - Developing countries

Pesticides - Environmental aspects - Developing countries

Pesticides - Environmental aspects

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

Preface; Introduction; Chemical Pesticide Markets; Pesticide Exposure and Health Effects; Pesticide Residues; Obsolete Pesticide Stocks; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this short book is to provide a review of: information on the scale of manufacture, import, export and use of chemical pesticides; examples of direct risks to human welfare; and examples of problems with storage of obsolete stocks of pesticides in developing countries.