Pesticides 2017

American Experience: Rachel Carson Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the American public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the center of that firestorm stood Ms. Carson, a strong, intensely private woman who balanced her love of the natural world and passion for writing with personal strife, including a heartbreaking battle with breast cancer.

De Paris à Pékin, la pollution atmosphérique fait déjà des millions de morts par an. Un documentaire important, qui cartographie ses plus graves méfaits à travers le monde.

Une part croissante de l'aide publique au développement serait-elle détournée au profit de grandes multinationales du secteur agroalimentaire ? Une enquête stupéfiante menée dans trois pays africains…

What if pesticides, perfumes and even cell phones made you sick? For many suffering from environmental illnesses, modern life has become toxic. The Sensitives captures the upheaval and hope of families seized by a mysterious illness.

This book, collected by Mr. Chau and Dr. Afghan, is devoted to the broad and important topic of pesticides. It examines important facets such as the significance of the problem, the chemistry of pesticides, and principles and techniques. It will provide excellent reference material for producers, users and testing agencies.

This book focuses on the microbial degradation of endosulfan, lindane, chlorophenols, organochlorine, aldrin, dieldrin, isoproturon and atrazine, etc. which are commonly used in crop fields to kill the pests.

This book focuses on the microbial degradation of endosulfan, lindane, chlorophenols, organochlorine, aldrin, dieldrin, isoproturon and atrazine, etc. which are commonly used in crop fields to kill the pests. Further, it illustrates the role of degradative enzymes, metabolic pathways of degradation, toxicity of metabolites, and the factors regulating the pesticide degradation.

Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote, making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a feat, and a model for other towns and regions to follow.

Presents research and findings from a series of conferences in the 1980s on the use of plants in pesticides for insect control.