02540nam 22006014a 450 99621306110331620230828225221.01-280-74843-597866107484330-470-76249-70-470-99585-81-4051-7298-3(CKB)1000000000341877(EBL)284269(OCoLC)437176145(SSID)ssj0000220406(PQKBManifestationID)11175297(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000220406(PQKBWorkID)10144768(PQKB)10353039(MiAaPQ)EBC284269(EXLCZ)99100000000034187720051102d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPesticides[electronic resource] health, safety and the environment /G.A. MatthewsOxford ;Ames, Iowa, USA Blackwell Pub.20061 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-3091-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Pesticides and agricultural development -- Approval of pesticides -- Application of pesticides -- Operator exposure -- Spray drift, bystander, resident and worker exposure -- Environmental aspects of spray drift -- Residues in food -- The future of pesticides.Over the last five decades pesticides have undoubtedly helped to increase agricultural production and control vectors of disease, however the environmental impact of long term agro-chemical use has been cause for concern along with the effects on human health. In Pesticides, Graham Matthews begins by looking at the developmental history of pesticides, and how crop protection was achieved before they were in use, how pesticides are registered for use and what happens to pesticides in food and the environment. Pesticide application and operator safety is investigated and thePesticidesPesticidesEnvironmental aspectsPesticidesHealth aspectsPesticides.PesticidesEnvironmental aspects.PesticidesHealth aspects.632.95632.951632/.95Matthews G. A885921MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996213061103316Pesticides2176154UNISA