Pesticides: Health, Safety and the Environment by G.A. Matthews ISBN 1-4051-3091-1, Published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, hardcover, 235 pages, black and white. Price $A327.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia or overseas airmail - please ask for a quote

This book begins by looking at the developmental history of pesticides, how crop protection was achieved before they were in use, how pesticides are registered for use and what happens to pesticides in food and the environment. Pesticide application and operator safety is investigated and the future of pesticides in the light of the development of genetically modified crops is explored.

It provides commercially important information for the agrochemical industry, addresses all aspects of pubic concern relating to human health and the environment including spray drift, bystander, resident and worker exposure, and looks at the future of pesticides in light of the increasing prevalence of genetically modified crops.

This book reviews the most recent research in the area in a single volume and is a vital resource for agricultural scientists, agronomists, plant scientists, plant pathologists, entomologists, environmental scientists, public health personnel, toxicologists, crop protection personnel and all those involved in the agrochemical industry and government pesticide registration and legislation.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Pesticides and agricultural development
• Approval of pesticides
• Application of pesticides
• Operator exposure
• Methodology of measuring exposure
• Exposure of hands
• Inhalation exposure
• Biomonitoring
• First aid
• Periods of exposure
• Spray drift, bystander, resident and worker exposure
• Environmental aspects of spray drift
• Residues in food
• The future of pesticides
• Appendices
• Index

About the author

Graham Matthews is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Biosciences, Imperial College, London, and is one of the world's foremost authorities on pesticides.