Pesticides

The use of pesticides increases food production, but also has the potential to create serious health problems for people and damage the environment. This collection of essays explores a variety of issues related to pesticides, including whether they negatively affect human health, and how they interact with the environment. It contains a diverse collection of writings representing contrasting views of the issues. Each chapter presents an important question about the subject such and the opinions that follow are grouped into "e;yes"e; and "e;no"e; categories. By evaluating contrasting opinions, readers can attain an objective knowledge of the subject. Fact boxes are included to summarize important information for researchers.