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02602cam a2200325 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9241561394 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
5225019102 (Russian) |
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(Sirsi) 9241561394 |
| 060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
WA 240 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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910114s1990 1 0 eng |
| 242 10 - TRANSLATION OF TITLE BY CATALOGING AGENCY |
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| Title |
L' Utilisation des pesticides en agriculture et ses conséquences pour la santé publique |
| 242 10 - TRANSLATION OF TITLE BY CATALOGING AGENCY |
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| Title |
Consecuencias sanitarias del empleo de plaguicidas en la agricultura |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Public health impact of pesticides used in agriculture. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Geneva : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
World Health Organization, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1990. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
128 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Published by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Assesses the scope and severity of risks to human health caused by exposure to agricultural pesticides. Drawing upon data collected by WHO and the United Nations Environmental Programme, the book aims to provide a framework for understanding the magnitude of pesticide-associated health problems, identifying groups at special risk, knowing which compounds pose special problems, and finding safer alternatives. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the need to balance alarm about the hazards of pesticides with a sound understanding of precise risks and the best ways to prevent them. Although the book takes a global approach, particular attention is given to the special problems of pesticide safety in developing countries. Effects on human health are evaluated in separate chapters devoted to experimental and clinical evidence of toxicity and epidemiological evidence of short- and long-term effects. The book concludes that cases of acute poisoning, including suicide attempts, mass poisoning from contaminated food, chemical accidents in industry, and occupational exposure in agriculture, constitute the most serious health hazard associated with pesticides used for agricultural purposes. Some fifteen pesticides, known to pose severe threats to human health or the environment, are singled out for priority attention in future studies. Other chapters identify sources and indicators of human exposure and define populations at special risk. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
eng fre rus spa. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
vie. |
| 550 ## - ISSUING BODY NOTE |
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| Issuing body note |
WHODOC |
| 561 ## - OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODIAL HISTORY |
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| History |
WHO monograph |
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4 |
| 650 02 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Pesticides |
| General subdivision |
adverse effects |
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poisoning. |
| 650 02 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Environmental exposure. |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Vector Control and Pesticides. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Health Organization. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
United Nations Environment Programme. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/">https://apps.who.int/iris/</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
NLM Classification Scheme |
| Koha item type |
Books |
