Our children's toxic legacy
Subtitle: how science and law fail to protect us from pesticides
By: John Wargo.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Pesticides -- Toxicology; Pesticides -- Law and legislation -- United States; Children -- Health risk assessment; Pesticides -- Environmental aspects
Description: During this century, hundreds of billions of pounds of pesticides have been released to the global environment. How are we exposed to them? What can we do to protect ourselves? In this extraordinary analysis, John Wargo, one of the nation's leading experts in pesticide policy, traces the history of pesticide law and science, with a focus on the special hazards faced by children.

Wargo presents a compelling case that children are more heavily exposed to some pesticides than adults and are especially vulnerable to some adverse effects. How should the fractured body of environmental law be repaired to manage the distribution of risk? This is the central question Wargo addresses as he suggests fundamental reforms of science and law necessary to understand and contain the health risks faced by children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-369) and index.