Encyclopedia of pest management.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pimentel D
• Description:
  The Encyclopedia of Pest Management is a key reference work for professionals in academia, industry and government, as well as students at all levels. It is designed to be regularly consulted for immediate and precise information to guide students, scholars, workers, public and policy makers. Contributions address a wide spectrum of scientific and human topics, concepts, methodologies, strategies, solutions, questions, and dilemmas. Coverage includes: principles of integrated pest management (IPM); pests and their management in crops and livestock; insect pests; weed pests; plant pathogens; vertebrate pests; crop, livestock, and stored-food losses; biological, cultural, and mechanical pest control; pest control through breeding and bio- and gene-technology; pesticides: types and uses; pesticide and biocide application technology; pesticide laws and regulations; semiochemicals; water and soil pollution from pesticide use; ecological backlash; environmental impacts of pesticides and biocides; human health impacts and the costs of pesticide use; prevention aspects of pest management, including forecasting, modeling, conservation, monitoring, and scouting; pest management and sustainable agriculture. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Education; Educational-resource-centers; Agricultural-workers; Agriculture; Pesticides; Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals; Pests; Plant-substances; Plants; Environmental-contamination; Environmental-control; Environmental-exposure; Environmental-hazards; Environmental-health
• ISBN:
  9780824706326
• Publisher:
  Marcel Dekker
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-929
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033533
• Citation:
  Pimentel D, ed., New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002 Jan; :1-929
• Editor(s):
  Pimentel D
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19900930
• Source Full Name:
  Encyclopedia of pest management
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248016/cdc_248016_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]