Description: I.- 1 Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health and the Rice Environment: An Overview of Results from a Multidisciplinary Study in the Philippines.- 2 Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of Agricultural Chemical Use: A Framework for Analysis.- 3 Farmer Perceptions, Knowledge, and Pesticide Use Practices.- 4 Misuse of Pesticides Among Rice Farmers in Leyte, Philippines.- II.- 5 Behavior of Pesticides in Rice-Based Agroecosystems: A Review.- 6 Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Pesticides in Paddy Rice Production.- 7 The Impact of Ricefield Pesticides on the Quality of Freshwater Resources.- 8 The Impact of Pesticides on Ricefield Vertebrates with Emphasis on Fish.- 9 The Impact of Pesticides on Nontarget Aquatic Invertebrates in Wetland Ricefields: A Review.- 10 The Impact of Pesticides on Wetland Ricefield Microflora: A Review.- 11 An Experimental Assessment of Pesticide Impact on Soil and Water Fauna and Microflora in Wetland Ricefields of the Philippines.- III.- 12 The Impact of Long-Term Pesticide Exposure on Farmer Health: A Medical and Economic Analysis in the Philippines.- 13 Pesticides, Productivity, and Farmer Health: A Philippine Case Study.- IV.- 14 Public Regulatory Roles in Developing Markets: The Case of Pesticides.- Appendices.- A Annotated Bibliography on the Fate of Pesticides in Ricefields and Ricefield Soils.- P. A. Roger.- B Annotated Bibliography on Pesticides Residues Detected in Fish and Other Vertebrates on Rice-Based Ecosystems.- R. D. Valmonte-Gerpacio.- C Annotated Bibliography on the Effects of Pesticides on Aquatic Invertebrates in Ricefields.- I. C. Simpson.- D. Annotated Bibliography on the Effects of Pesticides on Phototrophic Microorganisms of Ricefields.- P. A. Roger.- E Annotated Bibliography on the Effects of Pesticides on Nonphototrophic Microorganism of Ricefields.- P. A. Roger.- F Annotated Bibliography on the Effects of Pesticides on Human Health in Rice-Growing Areas.- R. D. Valmonte-Gerpacio.

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