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Pesticide exposure has long been a cause for concern, and with good reason. Studies have shown that all persons, but especially children, pregnant women, farmers, farmworkers, and the elderly, may experience negative health effects from pesticide exposure. These effects may include acute poisoning, cancer, neurological damage, birth defects, reduced sperm count, suppressed immune systems, and reproductive and developmental harm. This book is a comprehensive examination of pesticide use, pesticide harm, and alternatives to harmful pesticides. | Pesticides: A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst Marvin J. Levine PRAEGER Pesticides A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst Mar vin J. Levine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levine, Marvin J., 1930– Pesticides : a toxic time bomb in our midst / Marvin J. Levine. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–275–99127–2 (alk. paper) 1. Pesticides—Health aspects. 2. Pesticides—Environmental aspects. 3. Pesticides—Toxicology. I. Title. 2007 ’4—dc22 2007000057 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright ' 2007 by Marvin J. Levine All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2007000057 ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99127-2 ISBN-10: 0-275-99127-X First published in 2007 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Preface vii One The Pesticide Problem Two Pesticides in Agriculture 25 Pesticides in Food 65 Three 1 Four Pesticides in Schools 113 Five Pesticides in Homes, Lawns, and Gardens 157 Pesticides in the Air, Water, and Soil 187 Seven International Trade in Pesticides 219 Eight Remedies and Reflections 235 Selected Bibliography 245 Index 249 Six To .