Main description:

Explains the relationship of synthetic pesticides to escalating noncommunicable human and animal diseases in Africa and developing countries.

Discusses the impact of the herbicide glyphosate on the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

Reviews the disease causing mode of action of glyphosate and other synthetic pesticides on nutrient density and human and animal bodies.

Warns of the special vulnerability of children to synthetic pesticide toxicity.

Recommends needed legal initiatives to use synthetic pesticides more judiciously.

Contents:

Contents

Preface..............................................................................................................................................vii

Editors................................................................................................................................................ix

Contributors.......................................................................................................................................xi

Chapter 1 Impact of Synthetic Pesticides on the Health of the African People,

Animals and Environment............................................................................................1

Peter Mokaya

Chapter 2 Glyphosate's Impact on Humans, Animals, and the Environment...............................7

Don M. Huber

Chapter 3 Health, Nutrition, and Sustainability: Precious Commodities in

Jeopardy from Agricultural Pesticides........................................................................ 21

Arden Andersen

Chapter 4 Agricultural Pesticides and the Deterioration of Health............................................. 33

Stephanie Seneff

Chapter 5 Synthetic Pesticides and the Brain.............................................................................. 43

Prahlad K. Seth and Vinay K. Khanna

Chapter 6 Insufficient Evidence for Pesticide Safety................................................................... 61

Andre Leu

Chapter 7 Pesticides and the Crisis in Children's Health............................................................ 71

Michelle Perro

Chapter 8 Animal Health Issues with Increased Risk from Exposure to

Glyphosate-Based Herbicides.....................................................................................83

Arthur Dunham

Chapter 9 Agricultural Pesticide Threats to Animal Production and Sustainability................ 129

Dr. Ted Dupmeier

Chapter 10 Disruption of the Soil Microbiota by Agricultural Pesticides................................... 147

Robert J. Kremer

Chapter 11 Bio-decontamination of Mycotoxin Patulin.............................................................. 165

Hongyin Zhang, Qiya Yang, and Gustav Komla Mahunu

Chapter 12 The Montreal Protocol and the Methyl Bromide Phaseout in the Soil

Sector: Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned to Eliminate Synthetic

Pesticide Use in Africa.............................................................................................. 187

Mohamed Besri

Chapter 13 Regulatory Collusion and the Illusion of Safety....................................................... 199

Carey Gillam

Chapter 14 The Myth of Substantial Equivalence and Safety Evaluations of Genetically

Engineered Crops: A CytoSolve Systems Biology Analysis....................................209

V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai and P. Deonikar

Index...............................................................................................................................................249