Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to second edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Pesticides and agricultural development -- Principal pesticides -- Insecticides -- Herbicides -- Fungicides -- Rodenticides -- Crop distribution -- Major crops -- References -- 2 Approval of pesticides -- Retrospective assessment -- Environmental aspects -- Endocrine disrupters -- Approval in relation to efficacy -- Operator proficiency -- Storage and waste management -- References -- 3 Application of pesticides -- Hydraulic sprayers -- Hydraulic nozzles -- Sprayer testing -- Rotary atomisers -- Compression sprayers -- Knapsack sprayers -- Home and garden use -- Weed wipers -- Space treatment equipment -- Granule application -- Seed treatment -- Storage of pesticides and equipment -- Timing and number of spray applications -- References -- 4 Operator exposure -- Methodology of measuring exposure -- Exposure of hands -- Inhalation exposure -- Biomonitoring -- First aid -- Periods of exposure -- References -- 5 Spray drift, bystander, resident and worker exposure -- What is drift? -- How is drift measured? -- Bystander exposure -- Residential exposure -- Worker exposure -- References -- 6 Environmental aspects of spray drift -- Protecting water -- Protecting vegetation -- Overall environmental impact assessments -- Pesticide misuse affecting wildlife -- References -- 7 Residues in food -- References -- 8 The future of pesticides -- Weed management -- Disease management -- Insect management -- IPM -- Traditional plant breeding -- Present day pesticides -- Herbicides -- Fungicides -- Insecticides -- Other insecticides -- Biopesticides -- More selective applications -- Pheromones -- GM crops -- Perceptions and hopes for the future -- References -- Appendix 1 Standard terms and abbreviations -- Technical terms.

Organisations and publications -- Appendix 2 Checklist of important actions for pesticide users -- Drift reduction -- Downwind protection -- Water protection (in addition to the aforementioned text) -- Operator protection -- Index -- End User License Agreement.