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The Pesticide Question - by David Pimentel & Hugh Lehman (Paperback)

The Pesticide Question - by  David Pimentel & Hugh Lehman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - `the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution, human illness, and the destruction of animals and our habitat. Scientists and government officials are suspected of promoting commercial interests rather than protecting human welfare.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><strong>`</strong>A comprehensive discussion of the pesticide policy debate.<strong>'</strong> <br/> <strong>Ecos</strong> <br/> <strong>`</strong>...useful, in places, as a source of information and is certainly stimulating.<strong>'</strong> <br/> <strong>Journal of Applied Toxicology</strong> <br/> <strong>`</strong>... a useful presentation of the problems connected with pesticide use.<strong>'</strong> <br/> <strong>Journal of Pesticide Reform</strong> <br/><br>

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