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The Complete Book of Pesticide Management, Science, Regulation, Stewardship, and Communication, Fred Whitford. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 2002. ISBN 0-471-40728-3. £69.95/E111.10. 787 pp.
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As the title indicates, this book is an ambitious undertaking, and over 90 other contributing authors have ably assisted Fred Whitford. These authors are specialists drawn from government, manufacturing, retail industry, academia, trade associations and not-for-profit organizations. The book is not an academic work; it is an authoritative practical guide written in plain language. It represents an extension of the Purdue Pesticide Programs publication series, which has in recent years covered much of the subject matter in the