Synthetic pesticide use in Africa impact on people, animals, and the environment / edited by Charles L. Wilson and Don M. Huber.
| Other author | Wilson, Charles L. |
| Other author | Huber, D. M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| Description | xi, 255 pages ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | World Food Preservation Center book series World Food Preservation Center book series. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | "Impact of Synthetic Pesticides on the Health of the African People, Animals, and Environment" / Dr. PETER MOKAYA -- "Glyphosate's Impact on Man, His Animals, and Environment" / PROFESSOR DON M. HUBER -- "Health, Nutrition and Sustainability: Precious Commodities in Jeopardy from Agricultural Pesticides" / Dr. ARDEN ANDERSON -- "Agricultural Pesticides and the Deterioration of Health" / DR. STEPHANIE SENEFF -- "Synthetic Pesticides and the Brain" / PROFESSOR PRAHLAD SETH -- "Poisoning our Children and the Myths of Safe Pesticides" / ANDRE LEU -- "Pesticides and the Crisis in Children's Health" / Dr. Michelle Perro -- "A Private Veterinarian's 40 Years-Experience with Pesticide Toxicity to Animals" / Dr. ARTHUR DUNHAM -- "Agricultural Pesticide Threats to Animal Production and Sustainability" / Dr. TED DUPMEIER -- "Disruption of the Soil Microbiota by Agricultural Pesticides" / PROFESSOR ROBERT R.KREMER -- "Synthetic Pesticides and Postharvest Diseases" / PROFESSOR HONGYIN ZHANG -- "The Montreal Protocol and the Methyl Bromide Phase out in Africa" / PROFESSOR MOHAMMED BESRI -- "Regulatory Collusion and the Illusion of Safety" / CAREY GILLAM, -- "The Myth of Substantial Equivalence and Safety Evaluation of Genetically Engineered Crops" / Dr. SHIVA AYYADURAI. |
| Abstract | "The book is divided into seven (7) sections: I. General Impact, explains the general impact of synthetic pesticides on the African people, their animals, and environment. II. Human Health, covers the impact of synthetic pesticides on the human body, while III, Children's Health, focuses on the special vulnerability of children to synthetic pesticides. IV. Animal Health describes the synthetic pesticide threats to animal production and sustainability. V. Environmental Health presents the threat of synthetic pesticides to soil microbiota and sustainable remediations. VI. Control Strategies discusses biologically-based alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Finally, VII. Reglatory Control presents some legal initiatives to combat the misuse of synthetic pesticides"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020057802 |
| ISBN | 9781032002828 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780367436773 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |