Our children's toxic legacy
how science and law fail to protect us from pesticides
by John Wargo
During this century, hundreds of billions of pounds of pesticides have been released to the global environment. How are we exposed to them? What can we do to protect ourselves? In this extraordinary analysis, John Wargo, one of the nation's leading experts in pesticide policy, traces the history of pesticide law and science, with a focus on the special hazards faced by children.
Wargo presents a compelling case that children are more heavily exposed to some pesticides than adults and are especially vulnerable to some adverse effects. How should the fractured body of environmental law be repaired to manage the distribution of risk? This is the central question Wargo addresses as he suggests fundamental reforms of science and law necessary to understand and contain the health risks faced by children.
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Pesticides, Environmental aspects of Pesticides, Health risk assessment, Toxicology, Environmental aspects, Law and legislation, Children, Government policy, Safety, Health aspects, HEALTH & FITNESS, Pesticides, environmental aspects, Environmental protection, Pesticides, toxicology, Pesticides, law and legislation, Child welfare, Legislation as Topic, Child, Health Status Indicators, Politique gouvernementalePlaces
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Our Children's Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides
April 20, 1998, Yale University Press
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in English
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Our children's toxic legacy: how science and law fail to protect us from pesticides
1996, Yale University Press
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-369) and index.
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