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Author Vail, David D. (David Douglas), 1981- author.

Title Chemical lands : pesticides, aerial spraying, and health in North America's grasslands since 1945 / David D. Vail.

Publication Info. Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Nexus : new histories of science, technology, the environment, agriculture & medicine
Nexus (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Making chemical-agricultural landscapes -- Creating new pests, experts, and risks -- Spraying the airplane way -- Toxic standards and fables -- Regional politics, national debates, and the Ag-1 program -- Spraying grasslands abroad.
Summary "An exploration of the elaborate relationship between farmers, aerial sprayers, agriculturalists, crop pests, chemicals, and the environment."--Provided by publisher.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Pesticides -- Application -- North America.
Pesticides -- Application.
North America.
Grasses -- Diseases and pests -- Control -- North America.
Grasses -- Diseases and pests -- Control.
Grasses -- Diseases and pests.
Aerial spraying and dusting in agriculture -- North America.
Aerial spraying and dusting in agriculture.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Vail, David D. (David Douglas), 1981- Chemical lands. Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2018] 9780817319731 (DLC) 2017022088 (OCoLC)992436975
ISBN 9780817391652 (electronic book)
0817391657 (electronic book)
9780817319731
0817319735