Pesticides / by Samantha Beres.
Series: Critical thinking about environmental issues seriesPublication details: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2002.Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0737712724 (hbk.)
- 363.1792 BER
Foreword. - Introduction. - Ch. 1. Why the controversy oner pesticide use? - Ch. 2. Pesticides and human health. - Ch. 3. Pesticides and agriculture. - Ch. 4. Pesticides and disease. - Ch. 5. The future of pesticides. - Notes. - Glossary. - For further reading. - Works consulted. - Acknowledgments. - Index. - Picture credits. - About the author.
Examines the controversy over the use of pesticides and discusses the effects of this use on agriculture, health,