Description |
vii, 215 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: background -- 1. The developing role of pesticides and other agrochemicals -- Managing the environment -- The history of pest control -- A developing terminology -- The need for pesticides -- Public attitudes -- Pesticides and the ecosystem -- Human health concerns -- Present use of agricultural chemicals -- 2. Pesticides, chemicals and the environment -- The water cycle -- Sources of water pollution -- Pesticides in water -- Other sources of water contamination -- Water purification -- Chemicals in soil -- Environmental controls -- 3. Pesticide manufacture and testing -- Constituents and formulation -- Pesticide production -- Manufacturing processes -- Formulation processes -- Prevention and control measures -- Testing and product development -- Pesticide approval -- Accidents during manufacture and formulation -- Storage, transport and distribution -- Exports, imports and the agrochemical market -- 4. Areas of use -- Agriculture and horticulture -- Developing training techniques -- Livestock and fish farming -- Forestry -- Public amenities and utilities -- Fumigation and wood preservation -- Manufactured products -- Homes and gardens -- 5. Effects on individual health -- Short-term health effects -- Long-term health effects -- 6. Effects on health in the community -- The idea of risk -- Assessment methods: toxicology and epidemiology -- Data collection -- Setting limits -- Risks to consumers and the general public -- Risks to children -- Risks to wildlife and the environment -- 7. Law and enforcement -- Statutes and common law -- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 -- Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 -- Pesticides: Code of Practice 1990 -- Other UK legislation -- European Community -- World Health Organisation -- Freedom of Information -- Enforcement agencies -- 8. Education and training -- Educating the doctors -- Training the workers -- 9. Alternatives to conventional pesticides for pest control -- Integrated pest management -- Preventative methods -- Biological control -- Semiochemicals -- Biotechnology and genetic control -- Organic farming -- 10. Pesticides in the next century -- Pesticides: evaluating the risk -- The need for a pesticides policy -- Pesticides: the precautionary approach |
Analysis |
Pesticides |
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Pesticides |
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Public health |
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Toxicology |
Notes |
First published by the British Medical Association: 1990 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Credits |
A report from the BMA Professional Scientific and International Affairs Division |
Subject |
Agricultural chemicals.
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Environmental health.
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Pesticides -- Toxicology.
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Pesticides.
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Pests -- Control.
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Spraying and dusting in agriculture -- Safety measures.
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Spraying and dusting residues in agriculture.
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Agricultural chemicals.
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Environmental health.
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Pesticides -- Health aspects.
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Pesticides -- Toxicology.
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Pesticides.
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Pests -- Control.
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Spraying and dusting in agriculture -- Safety measures.
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Spraying and dusting residues in agriculture.
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Environmental Health.
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Environmental Pollution.
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Pesticides.
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SUBJECT |
United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
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United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
Genre/Form |
Legislation.
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Author |
Gann, Robert, Consultant writer
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Morgan, David R., editor
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British Medical Association.
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LC no. |
93111599 |
ISBN |
0340549246 |
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