The Pesticide Handbook
- ISBN-10
- 0745303293
- ISBN-13
- 9780745303291
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989-10
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Authors
- Nigel Dudley, Peter Hurst, Alastair Hay
Description
This handbook explains what pesticides are, where, why and how they are used, the health risks and hazards surrounding them, legislation that exists around them and what they mean to contemporary society. The authors outline real alternatives to pesticides and possible action to confront dangers.
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