Integrated pest management policies in America’s schools: Is federal legislation needed?

New Solutions

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Kidd Taylor, Andrea ^a   Esdaille, Kyle ^a  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952993388     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.20.1.e     Document Type: Article

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