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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Shragg, Karen I. |
Author Affiliation: | Director, Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, Minnesota |
Title: | Pesticide rebuttal: No, pesticides are not saving the Earth. Instead, they are poisoning us [Part 2] |
Article Series: | Integrated Pest Management: Part 2 |
Section: | Grounds & sports turf Other records with the "Grounds & sports turf" Section
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Source: | Parks & Rec Business. Vol. 5, No. 2, September 2006, p. 31-32. |
Publishing Information: | Medina, OH: Northstar Pub. |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pesticide safety; Pesticide use; Toxic substances; Poisoning; Contamination
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses pesticide use in response to a July 2006 Parks & Rec magazine article. Profiles the author of the original article, Dr. Patrick Moore. Lists "twelve chemical pesticides (which are more truthfully referred to as poisons), [that] are on the initial phase-out list in a...treaty discussion", including aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, and DDT." Also lists suggestions for action for those against pesticide use, including to "eat organic foods and support local organic farmers." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | See also Part 1, "How pesticides are saving the earth?: An essay from a co-founder of Greenpeace [Part 1]", Parks & Rec Business, 4(12) July 2006, p. 16 R=113601 R=113601 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Shragg, K. I. 2006. Pesticide rebuttal: No, pesticides are not saving the Earth. Instead, they are poisoning us [Part 2]. Parks & Rec Business. 5(2):p. 31-32. |
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