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Pesticides, Organic Contaminants, and Pathogens in Air
“The more we know, the more we grow”—an old saying that in this context
can help us understand and control our impact on the air environment. It’s
all about chemicals in air!
References
Brooks, L. (2012). Department of Pesticide Regulation Air Monitoring Shows Pesticides Well
Below Health Screening Levels. Sacramento: California Department of Pesticide
Regulation.
CAL FIRE (2021). https://www.fre.ca.gov/ (Accessed January 29, 2021).
Carson, R. (1962). Silent Spring. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin.
Crosby, D.G. (1998). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Landrigan, P.J., Fuller, R., Acosta, N.J.R., Adeyi, O., Arnold, R., Baldé, A.B., et al. (2018).
The Lancet commission on pollution and health. Lancet 391, 462–512.
Plumer, B. (2021). Covid-19 took a bite from U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020.
N. Y. Times.
Woodrow, J.E., Gibson, K.A., and Seiber, J.N. (2018). Pesticides and related toxicants
in the atmosphere. In P. de Voogt (Ed.), Reviews of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology (Vol. 247, pp. 147–196). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Author Unknown (1974). Scientists probe pesticide dynamics. Chem. Eng. News
Archives 52, 32–33.
Pesticides, Organic Contaminants, and Pathogens in Air
“The more we know, the more we grow”—an old saying that in this context
can help us understand and control our impact on the air environment. It’s
all about chemicals in air!
References
Brooks, L. (2012). Department of Pesticide Regulation Air Monitoring Shows Pesticides Well
Below Health Screening Levels. Sacramento: California Department of Pesticide
Regulation.
CAL FIRE (2021). https://www.fre.ca.gov/ (Accessed January 29, 2021).
Carson, R. (1962). Silent Spring. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin.
Crosby, D.G. (1998). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Landrigan, P.J., Fuller, R., Acosta, N.J.R., Adeyi, O., Arnold, R., Baldé, A.B., et al. (2018).
The Lancet commission on pollution and health. Lancet 391, 462–512.
Plumer, B. (2021). Covid-19 took a bite from U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020.
N. Y. Times.
Woodrow, J.E., Gibson, K.A., and Seiber, J.N. (2018). Pesticides and related toxicants
in the atmosphere. In P. de Voogt (Ed.), Reviews of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology (Vol. 247, pp. 147–196). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Author Unknown (1974). Scientists probe pesticide dynamics. Chem. Eng. News
Archives 52, 32–33.