LEADER 02540nam 22006014a 450 001 996213061103316 005 20230828225221.0 010 $a1-280-74843-5 010 $a9786610748433 010 $a0-470-76249-7 010 $a0-470-99585-8 010 $a1-4051-7298-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000341877 035 $a(EBL)284269 035 $a(OCoLC)437176145 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000220406 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11175297 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000220406 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10144768 035 $a(PQKB)10353039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC284269 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000341877 100 $a20051102d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPesticides$b[electronic resource] $ehealth, safety and the environment /$fG.A. Matthews 210 $aOxford ;$aAmes, Iowa, USA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-3091-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPesticides 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. 330 $aOver 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 the 606 $aPesticides 606 $aPesticides$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aPesticides$xHealth aspects 615 0$aPesticides. 615 0$aPesticides$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aPesticides$xHealth aspects. 676 $a632.95 676 $a632.951 676 $a632/.95 700 $aMatthews$b G. A$0885921 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996213061103316 996 $aPesticides$92176154 997 $aUNISA