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Pesticides: Problems, Improvements, Alternatives

ISBN: 978-0-470-99544-0

April 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

272 pages

Description
Despite a history of several decades of pesticide regulation, continuous innovation, and considerable practical experience with using pesticides in agriculture, the environmental impact of pesticide use continues to be of serious concern.
About the Author
Frank den Hond and Peter Groenewegen are at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, and Nico van Straalen is at the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, all of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Features
* Multi-disciplinary approach to an area of wide concern
* Internationally focussed
* Provides insight into the realities of the current situation and what the future might hold