{"product_id":"daily-poison-pesticides-an-underestimated-danger-9783030505295","title":"Daily Poison: Pesticides - an Underestimated","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a sound science report about the consequences of pesticides to nature, health and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book shares essential insights into the use of pesticides in agriculture, discusses the politics, rhetoric and profits involved, addresses the potential health and ecological risks of pesticides in our daily lives, and debates possible solutions. Does sustainable agriculture exist, and is agriculture without pesticides possible at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, the author gives insight into his scientific work, the set-up of the experiments, and also writes about his very own experiences with the media and press after publication of his studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years, Johann G. Zaller, an ecologist at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, and his team, have been researching applied chemicals and their effects on the environment. Their findings, together with relevant literature and media reports, are presented in this book, which offers a unique resource for anyone who wants to know the nature and background of pesticides and how we come into contact with them in our daily lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver ate an apple? Read this book!\u003c\/p\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface                \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the problem? Pesticides in everyday life             \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAgriculture in the pesticide treadmill     \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePesticides are also used elsewhere        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhat substances are we talking about?               \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLoose approval and situation-elastic limits          \u003c\/p\u003e  War rhetoric sets the mood       \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAgroecosystems also have a social benefit         \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhat are the consequences for nature and humans?   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom „Silent Spring“ to own experiments           \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEarthworms become lazy and have fewer offspring      \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTadpoles with crippled tails        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBees and bumblebees without orientation        \u003c\/p\u003e  Birds and bats starve to death  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAgroecosystems loose their self regulation        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGetting used to constant pesticide applications: resistances      \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe pesticide boomerang is already on its way back      \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eVarious side effects on humans               \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDoes the use of pesticides pay off at all?             \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCritical scientists come on the internet pillory   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWheres is the solution to the problem?               \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAgriculture without pesticides, is that even possible?   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHow should the growing world population be fed?        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFood waste promotes pesticide use      \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAgricultural subsidies to curb use of pesticides \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePolitics should decide and act on the basis of facts         \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEpilog    \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021119521111,"sku":"9783030505295","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030505295.jpg?v=1750785222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/daily-poison-pesticides-an-underestimated-danger-9783030505295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}