Use this collection of books, reports and websites to learn more about pesticides and the problems they cause.
Books
- Carson, Rachel L. (1962) Silent Spring. ISBN 0-395-68329-7
- Colborn, T. , Dumanoski, D. and Myers, J.P. (1997). Our Stolen Future. ISBN 0-452-27414-1
- Dennis Parke, Miriam Jacobs and Barbara Dinham (eds) (2003). Silent Invaders: Pesticides, livelihoods and women’s health. Zed Books in association with PAN UK, London, 2003, ISBN 1 85649 996 0, 342pp
- Peter Beaumont, (1993), Pesticides, Policies and People. Published by The Pesticides Trust, London, ISBN 0-9521656-0-0
- Christopher Robbins (1991) Poisoned Harvest: A Consumer’s Guide to Pesticide Use and Abuse. Gollancz. ISBN 0575047976
- Robert Van Den Bosch (1989), The Pesticide Conspiracy. Published by the University of California Press. ISBN 0-520068238
Reports and other documents
- EJF. 2003. What’s Your Poison, Health Threats Posed by Pesticides in Developing Countries. Environmental Justice Foundation, London, UK. www.ejfoundation.org.
- EJF. 2002. Death in Small Doses: Cambodia’s Pesticide Problems and Solutions. Environmental Justice Foundation, London, UK. www.ejfoundation.org.
- EJF. 2002. End of the Road for Endosulfan: A call for Action Against a Dangerous Pesticide. Environmental Justice Foundation, London, UK. www.ejfoundation.org.
- John Madeley, 2002. Paraquat – Syngenta’s controversial herbicide. Paraquat–Syngenta’s controversial herbicide
- International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of pesticides http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y4544E/y4544e00.htm
- From Farmer Field Schools to Community IPM: Ten Years of IPM Training in Asia. Food and Agriculture Organisation. Can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/005/ac834e/ac834e00.pdf
Websites (in English)
- PAN Pesticides database: www.pesticideinfo.org
- International Programme On Chemical Safety, International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCS): https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcs/default.html
- EXTOXNET, The EXtension TOXicology NETwork: ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet
- Pesticide Action Network North America: https://www.panna.org/
- Pesticide Action Network UK: http://www.pan-uk.org
- Community Integrated Pest Management: https://books.bijlmakers.com/ipm/community-ipm-documents/
- World Health organisation site on Food Safety: www.who.int/foodsafety/en/
- Toxic Trail: a BBC documentary on pesticides and IPM in SE Asia (available in Thai), plus factsheets that can be downloaded: (? removed ?)
- World Wildlife Fund – Toxic Chemicals: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/toxics/
- Greenpeace: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/
- Codex Alimentarius International Food Standards: https://www.epa.gov/pesticides
- European Commission Food Safety Overview: https://ec.europa.eu/food/overview_en
- EPA Databases Related to Pesticide Risk Assessment: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/databases-related-pesticide-risk-assessment