[PDF] Pesticides Fact Book eBook

Author : Dennis T. Avery
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,66 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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The second edition of Dennis Averys 1995 seminal work, Saving the Planet Through Pesticides and Plastics provides the flip side to environmentalist cries of spiraling cancer rates, rising global temperatures and decreasing rainforest acreage. Thoroughly updated and re-written with new information and data, Averys controversial book shows how agricultural technology can save the planet for both people and wildlife.

Author : Lawrence H. Keith
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,40 MB
Release : 1992-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780873716635

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EPA's Pesticide Fact Sheet Database presents a comprehensive source of information on several hundred pesticides and pesticide formulations. Pesticides are quickly and easily located using keywords that describe criteria under which the pesticides can be found. On-line help screens facilitate your access of key features in the database. Reports automatically print to paper or disk files on command, putting critical information at your fingertips within seconds. The database is available on 3.5" and 5.25" diskettes and can be used on IBM or IBM-compatible equipment. DOS 2.0 or higher, 640k internal memory (RAM), and a hard drive with 5MB of available disk space are required to run the program. Twelve critical technical areas are covered in addition to the address and telephone number of an EPA contact for every chemical. These technical areas include the following: Chemical Descriptors, which include chemical name, CAS Number, synonyms and trade names, year of registration, and U.S. and foreign producers; Use Patterns and Formulations, which include application sites, methods, and rates of application; Chemical Characteristics, which includes molecular weight and formula, m.p., b.p., solubility, vapor pressure, and stability; Acute Toxicological Data, which includes LD-50 data for oral, dermal, and inhalation routes of exposure, skin and eye irritation, and sensitization; Chronic Toxicological Data, including oncogenicity, teratogenicity, mutagenicity, and reproductive effects; Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics, which includes mechanism of pesticide action, metabolism, and foliar absorption; Environmental Characteristics, which includes hydrolysis, photodegradation, aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, mobility, volatility, and bioaccumulation; Ecological Characteristics, including avian, fish, freshwater invertebrate toxicology, and honey bee acute contact toxicology; Tolerance Assessments for Agricultural Crops, including corn, wheat, and nuts; Regulatory Position and Rational Summaries; Required Labeling Regulations and Restrictions; and Major Data Gap Summaries. EPA's Pesticide Fact Sheet Database will be invaluable to environmental consultants, agriculture specialists, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, pesticide worker unions, lawyers and regulators, entomologists, ecologists, and pesticide chemists.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309048753

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Many of the pesticides applied to food crops in this country are present in foods and may pose risks to human health. Current regulations are intended to protect the health of the general population by controlling pesticide use. This book explores whether the present regulatory approaches adequately protect infants and children, who may differ from adults in susceptibility and in dietary exposures to pesticide residues. The committee focuses on four major areas: Susceptibility: Are children more susceptible or less susceptible than adults to the effects of dietary exposure to pesticides? Exposure: What foods do infants and children eat, and which pesticides and how much of them are present in those foods? Is the current information on consumption and residues adequate to estimate exposure? Toxicity: Are toxicity tests in laboratory animals adequate to predict toxicity in human infants and children? Do the extent and type of toxicity of some chemicals vary by species and by age? Assessing risk: How is dietary exposure to pesticide residues associated with response? How can laboratory data on lifetime exposures of animals be used to derive meaningful estimates of risk to children? Does risk accumulate more rapidly during the early years of life? This book will be of interest to policymakers, administrators of research in the public and private sectors, toxicologists, pediatricians and other health professionals, and the pesticide industry.

Author : Kim Hays
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1645060470

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Bern, Switzerland—known for its narrow cobblestone streets, decorative fountains, and striking towers. Yet dark currents run through this charming medieval city and beyond, to the idyllic farmlands that surround it. When a rave on a hot summer night erupts into violent riots, a young man is found the next morning bludgeoned to death with a policeman’s club. Seasoned detective Giuliana Linder is assigned to the case. That same day, an elderly organic farmer turns up dead and drenched with pesticide. Enter Giuliana’s younger—and distractingly attractive—colleague Renzo Donatelli to investigate the second murder. Giuliana’s disappointment that they’re on two different cases is tinged with relief—her home life is complicated enough without the risk of a fling. But when an unexpected discovery ties the two victims into a single case, Giuliana and Renzo are thrown closer together than ever before. Dangerously close. Will Giuliana be able to handle the threats to her marriage and to her assumptions about the police? If she wants to prevent another murder, she’ll have to put her life on the line—and her principles. Combining suspense and romance, this debut mystery in the Polizei Bern series offers a distinctive picture of the Swiss. An inventive tale, packed with surprises, it will keep readers guessing until the end.

Author :
Publisher :
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 27,17 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Pesticides
ISBN :

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Abstract: This handbook is a compilation of 130 Pesticide Fact Sheets issued by the US EPA through December, 1987, originally announced and printed in the Federal Registry. The Fact Sheets cover more than 500 trade-name pesticides, describe the chemical use patterns, formulations, scientific findings, agency regulatory positions/rationale and summarize the major data gaps. These Fact Sheets can be accessed by a table of contents that is organized alphabetically. A glossary and numerical list of Pesticide Fact Sheets, indexes of common generic names and trade names can be found at the end of the handbook.

Author : Rachel Carson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780618249060

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The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.