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Pesticides and Human Health

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Pesticides

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This paper will review some recent data compiled from a variety of sources on the human health hazard of pesticides.

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  1. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, N.C., 27711, USA

    William F. Durham

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  1. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    T. J. Sheets

  2. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

    David Pimentel

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Durham, W.F. (1979). Pesticides and Human Health. In: Sheets, T.J., Pimentel, D. (eds) Pesticides. Contemporary Issues in Science and Society. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6242-8_6

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