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| Web URL(s): | https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/2000s/2002/020727.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Editorial |
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| Author(s): | Maloy, Brian |
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| Author Affiliation: | Former Agronomist, USGA Green Section Mid-Continent Region, Superintendent, Coldwater Creek Golf Links, Ames, Iowa |
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| Title: | Just the facts, Ma'am, just the facts: Searching for the truth about pesticides and their impact on the environment |
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| Column Name: | All things considered
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 40, No. 4, July/August 2002, p. 27. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pesticide use; Pesticide safety; Perceptions; Media relations; Public relations; Research priorities; Environmental effects; Environmental protection; Health; USGA Green Section
USGA Green Section Keywords: Environmental Issues: Pesticides
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses media and activist portrayals and public perceptions of pesticide use. States that "a number of well-meaning environmentalists will conjure up vivid, emotional images. In many instances, facts are blown out of proportion in an effort to solicit support and attention for their cause. Making matters worse, it seems that some media representatives are more interested in getting their next hot story than dispensing a realistic risk analysis. In the United States today, it has become a considerable challenge for people to decipher fact from fiction with regard to pesticides and the environment." Suggests that sensational news stories should be countered with scientific facts. States that "in searching for good scientific information, the USGA Green Section has spent more than $21 million since 1983 directed towards turfgrass research. A large percentage of those funds have been appropriated towards answering questions concerning pesticides and their impact on the surrounding environment." Concludes that "hopefully, more people will do their own detective work to separate fact from fiction concerning pesticides." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Maloy, B. 2002. Just the facts, Ma'am, just the facts: Searching for the truth about pesticides and their impact on the environment. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 40(4):p. 27. |
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