Amounts of pesticides reaching target pests: Environmental impacts and ethics

David Pimentel

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journal article Mar 01, 1995

Amounts of pesticides reaching target pests: Environmental impacts and ethics

David Pimentel

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics Vol. 8 No. 1 pp. 17-29 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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David Pimentel (1995). Amounts of pesticides reaching target pests: Environmental impacts and ethics. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 8(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02286399

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