Western Risk Managment Library Legal Risk Frame - Agricultural Chemicals

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Agricultural Chemicals

Agricultural Chemicals and Water Pollution
Michael T. Olexa, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, September 1995
Laws Governing Use and Impact of Agricultural Chemicals: Agricultural Chemicals and Water Pollution.

Agricultural Chemical Use and Liability for Water Pollution
Michael T. Olexa, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, September 1995
Protection of both ground water and surface water has received a great deal of attention as knowledge of the scope of contamination has increased.

How to Aviod Chemical Trespass When applying Pesticides
L. Burrill and A. Appleby, Oregon State University Extension Service, October 1992
Keeping pesticides confined to the target area is an on-going problem.

Pesticides and the Law: A Guide to the Legal System
Michael Olexa, Michael Thornburg, David A. Gunter, et.al., Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, January 1996
Both the public and the press have increasingly focused on the negative impacts of agricultural, urban industrial, and residential chemicals.

Registration, Labeling, and the Use of Pesticides
Michael T. Olexa, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, September 1995
Laws Governing Use and Impact of Agricultural Chemicals: Registration, Labeling, and the Use of Pesticides.

Common Law Standards of Conduct and Theories of Liability
Michael T. Olexa, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, September 1995
Laws Governing Use and Impact of Agricultural Chemicals: Common Law Standards of Conduct and Theories of Liability.