The author describes the way in which many common pesticides slow our metabolism and reduce the breakdown of fat in our bodies. We are all affected - through our intake of meat, fruit, vegetables, face creams and innumerable other sources.
The book demonstrates how best to avoid future intake of ‘chemical calories’, how to detox from already existing ones and where to go from there. Click here for full review

It's widely thought that as long as exposure to a particular poison remains below the calculated limit, risk should be negligible. Unfortunately, argues Steingraber, the foetus does not respect these regulations. Babies conceived in spring when pesticide levels peak suffer abnormally high levels of birth deformities and other problems associated with parental pesticide exposure. This book looks at both the beauty of pregnancy & the extent to which environmental hazards now threaten each stage of development. Click here for full review

Few chemical compounds created by man have caused greater controversy than organophosphates. Originally conceived as nerve poisons, they were later to become insecticides. As their toxicity is non-specific, they have caused adverse ecological effects, ill health & death.  
Written by recognised experts this text primarily covers the health aspects of OPs – their history, chemistry & pharmacology. It examines in detail the potential toxic effects to humans, for example on the brain & muscles. It also contains discussions on related social, economic, environmental and agricultural issues.  Click here for full review

Chemical Pesticide Markets, Health Risks and Residues, Jeremy Harris, Paperback: 64 pages (25 July, 2000) Cabi Publishing; ISBN: 0851994768

Pesticides and Human Health: a Resource for Health Care Professionals, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR); 60 pages (2000) www.igc.org/cpr

A concise & practical guide for medical practitioners in the US (and much needed in other industrialised countries).  Summarises a wealth of studies linking chemical pesticides to skin disease, cancer, respiratory disorders, neurological & behavioural effects, & reproductive and immunological disease. It provides up-to-date information on both diagnosis and treatment.

Generations at risk: Reproductive health and the environment, Ted Schettler, Gina Solomon, Maria Valenti and Annette Huddle; MIT Press; Hardcover - 430 pages (30 July, 1999) ISBN: 0262194139  Paperback - 440 pages (28 Aug, 2000) ISBN: 0262692473

Generations at Risk is the result of a collaboration between public health professionals, physicians, environmental educators & policy advocates. Part 2 consists of reviews of metals, solvents & pesticides. It brings scientific information to the public in a readable form, and is a valuable resource for the medical, public health, & activist communities, policy makers and industry. Click here for full review

Argues that children are more heavily exposed to some pesticides than adults, and are especially vulnerable to some of the adverse effects. Suggests fundamental reforms of science and law to understand & contain the health risks they face.

The findings of the British Medical Association's Working Party on the toxicity of pesticides and their effects on human health.

Global review of the health effects of pesticides, with particular reference to the problems in developing countries. This important source book provides calculations on the possible numbers of agricultural workers and farmers poisoned each year, or suffering from chronic exposure to pesticides.

Warning: Pesticides Are Dangerous To Your Health! Stop Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PANAP) ; Booklet - 53 pages (Nov 1999); Available from PANAP http://www.panap.net

A collection of articles highlighting the inadequate testing of pesticides; chemical residues in food; the influence of big agrochemical companies on world trade; & the links between exposure to chemicals and disease.
Dr Quijano, toxicologist & campaigner, says that lowered sperm count & reduced fertility, genital and other congenital abnormalities, immune system dysfunction, altered foetal development, abnormal mental, physical & psychological development in infants and children, cancer , degenerative disorders and other health problems 'are increasingly being associated with exposure to a growing list of chemicals, most of which enter the body through the ingestion of food.’                   Click here for full review

Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: A Handbook of Property Data, Lawrence Keith; John Wiley & Sons Inc; Hardcover - 1260 pages (6 October, 1997) ISBN: 0471191264

Focuses on the properties of some 67 chemicals which are suspected of being endocrine disruptors, & provides a brief outline of some of the effects which might be attributable to such chemicals in humans. Click here for full review