Reliable Web Sources
Book -- Technical
- Hamilton D, Crossley S, editors.
Pesticide Residues in Food and Drinking Water: Human Exposure and Risks.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.; 2004.
Chapters:
- Berry C. Explaining the risks. p. 339-51.
- Davies L, O'Connor M, Logan S. Chronic intake. p. 213-41.
- Edgar JA. Natural toxicants as pesticides. p. 269-94.
- Timme G, Walz-Tylla B. Effects of food preparation and processing on pesticide residues in commodities of plant origin. p. 121-48.
Books -- Lay
- Collman JP.
Naturally Dangerous: Surprising Facts About Food, Health, and the Environment.
Sausalito, CA: University Science Books; 2001.
- Fromartz S.
Organic, Inc. Natural Foods and How They Grew.
Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc.; 2006.
- Guthman J.
Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004.
- Kingsolver B, Hopp SL, Kingsolver C.
Animal Vegetable Miracle: A Year of Food Life.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007.
- Pollan M.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.
New York: Penguin Press, 2006.
- Singer P, Mason J.
The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter.
Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2006.
Articles
- Baker BP, Benbrook CM, Groth E III, Benbrook KL.
Pesticide residues in conventional, integrated pest management (IPM)-grown and organic foods: insights from three US data sets.
Food Additives and Contaminants 2002; 19(5):427-46. PMID: 12028642
- Bassil KL, Vakil C, Sanborn M, Cole DC, Jaur JS, Kerr KJ.
Cancer health effects of pesticides: systematic review.
Canadian Family Physician 2007; 53:1705-11.
- Benbrook CM.
Why food safety will continue driving growth in demand for organic food.
Remarks prepared for delivery January 24, 2003, at the 2003 EcoFarm Conference, Monterey, CA.
- Egan SA, Bolger PM, Carrington CD.
Update of US FDA's Total Diet Study food list and diets.
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 2006; 17:573-82. PMID: 17410117
- Fonesca JM, Ravishankar S.
Safer salads.
American Scientist 2007 Nov-Dec; 45:494-501.
- Hole DG, Perkins AJ, Wilson JD, Alexander IH, Grice PV, Evans AD.
Does organic farming benefit biodiversity?
Biological Conservation 2005; 122:113-30.
- Magkos F, Arvaniti F, Zampelas A.
Organic food: Buying more safety or just peace of mind? A critical review of the literature.
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2006; 46:23-56. PMID: 16403682
- Martin A.
If it's fresh and local, is it always greener?
The New York Times 2007 Dec 9.
- Organic Trade Association.
Executive Summary: Organic Trade Association's 2007 Manufacturer Survey conducted by Packaged Facts.
- Perera F, Viswanathan S, Whyatt R, Tang D, Miller RL, Rauh V.
Children's environmental health research-highlights from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2006; 1076:15-28.
- Plotto A, Narciso JA.
Guidelines and acceptable postharvest practices for organically grown produce.
HortScience 2006 Apr; 41(2):287-91.
- Sanborn M, Kerr KJ, Sanin LH, Cole DC, Bassil KL, Vakil C.
Non-cancer health effects of pesticides: systematic review and implications for family doctors.
Canadian Family Physician 2007; 53:1712-20.
- Schardt D.
Organic food.
Nutrition Action Healthletter 2007 Jul/Aug;34(6):1-8.
- Shapin S.
Paradise Sold: What are you buying when you buy organic?
The New Yorker 2006 May 15.
- United States Department of Agriculture.
Pesticide Data Program--Progress Report, December 2007.
- United States Department of Agriculture.
Pesticide Data Program: Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2006. (December 2007)
Updated: Feburary 2008