Pesticides and the Immune System: The Public Health Risks Unknown - 1996

Washington, D. C.: World Resources Institute, 1996. Paperback with some superficial scores and few faint creases on covers. Edges are slightly worn; leading corners are a little bent. Spine head is lightly worn. Abrasions, closed nick, creasing and remnants of label on lower third of spine. Minor dents on page block head, affecting some upper page edges within. Stamps on inside front cover. Highlighted passages on p.3, 5-6 and 10-11; very light penned notes on p.6-7. Text remains clear. TS. Paperback. Good. Used.

Washington, DC: World Resources Institute, 1996. 103 bright, white pages. Contents include: Trends and Patterns of Pesticide Use; Pesticide Exposure; The Environmental and Wildlife Evidence; The Human Evidence, more. Rubbing to covers, crease on front cover and first four pages; bumped bottom corners. We have many other World Resources Institute publications available. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

World Resources Institute, 1996. Trade paperback. Very Good. Although some pesticides have been restricted or banned because they pose risks of cancer, birth defects, or neurological damage, little attention has so far been given to what may be their greatest health risk: impairment of the immune system. According to this report, there is considerable evidence that widely used pesticides may suppress immune response to bacteria, viruses, parasites, and tumors, making people significantly more vulnerable to disease. Pesticides and the Immune System brings together for the first time an extensive body of experimental and epidemiological research from around the world documenting pesticides'effects on the immune system and the attendant health risks. The authors show that steps now underway to resolve this issue are far from adequate. If pesticides are undermining people's ability to withstand infectious and parasitic disease- still the world's main cause of death - then pesticide policy… Leer más

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