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Pesticides and Health
How New Zealand Fails In Environmental Protection
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Pesticides and Health by Neil Pearce explores New Zealand’s extensive use of pesticides, some of which have been contaminated with dioxin, a notorious toxic chemical. In this BWB Text, a leading epidemiologist uses the example of dioxin to illustrate how poorly New Zealand manages problems related...
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Pesticides and Health
New Zealand has been one of the world's heaviest users of pesticides, including some contaminated with dioxin, a notorious toxic chemical. In this BWB Text a leading epidemiologist uses the example of dioxin to illustrate how badly New Zealand handles problems of environmental pollutants, and why we can do better.
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Description
Pesticides and Health by Neil Pearce explores New Zealand’s extensive use of pesticides, some of which have been contaminated with dioxin, a notorious toxic chemical.
In this BWB Text, a leading epidemiologist uses the example of dioxin to illustrate how poorly New Zealand manages problems related to environmental pollutants and suggests how improvements can be made.
The significance of public health has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Neil Pearce provides an eye-opening account of New Zealand’s ongoing shortcomings in environmental protection, highlighting that there is still much work to be done.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781990046889
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 June 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Bridget Williams Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 0g
About the Author
Neil Pearce is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Since 1985, he has been engaged in a wide range of public health research activities including, co-founding the Wellington Asthma Research group at the Wellington School of Medicine and establishing the Massey University Centre for Public Health Research. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ) and the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) and Past-President of the International Epidemiological Association (IEA).
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