Open AccessPesticides, human health, and food security
Author(s) -
Bonner Matthew R.,
Alavanja Michael C. R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
food and energy security
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 2048-3694
DOI - 10.1002/fes3.112
Subject(s) - pesticide , food security , human health , business , environmental science , natural resource economics , environmental health , environmental planning , environmental protection , agriculture , biology , medicine , economics , ecology
In this commentary, we discuss the important contribution that epidemiology plays in helping to set environmental health policy to safely meet the many challenges involved to increase crop yields and ensuring food security.