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Mott, Lawrie – Environmental Education Report and Newsletter, 1985
Extensive use of pesticides during food production has created concerns for certain involuntary risks. Examines these concerns: government role in control and monitoring pesticide use, proposals for reform, and how consumer awareness might be an effective pressure for finding remedies. A table listing produce and pesticide residues is included.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Consumer Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards
Peer reviewedGuillette, Elizabeth A. – Alternatives Journal, 2002
Relates the story of when Mexico's Yaqui Indians split into two different agricultural camps in the 1950s, their children became a test group for the effects of pesticide exposure. (Author/DDR)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
