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  1. Bananas!* (2010)

    Director
    Fredrik Gertten
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science; Law
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 87 minutes), £14.99

    On his biggest case ever, Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez is tackling Dole Food on behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers in a ground-breaking legal battle for its use of a banned pesticide that was known...

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  2. Killer Bargain, A (2008)

    Director
    Tom Heinemann
    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), 28 euros

    A critical look at the cotton industry in India. Multinational companies are involved in promoting the extensive use of pesticides, many of which are banned in the western world. The bleaching and dyeing...

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  3. Mark Purdey and Organophosphate (2002)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL), £20.00

    Between the late 70s and 1982 British farmers were forced by law to treat their cows for warble fly with an organophosphate called phosmet. Seeing how his own organically reared cows never developed BSE, but...

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  4. Biotechnology 1 (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £9.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at current developments in agricultural biotechnology and interviews scientific and industrial experts who explain how current research will benefit both producer and consumer.

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  5. Good Practice for Phosphine Fumigation: A Guide to Phosphine Fumigation in Warm Climates (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £20.00 (inclusive)

    Looks at good practice when using the gas phosphine to fumigate durable products in hot climates. Intended for use as a training aid to inform both pest control personnel and their managers about safe and...

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  6. Green Machines / Nitrate in Drinking Water (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    [See individual programme entries for synopses.]

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  7. Lindane Legacy, The (1994 Video)

    Director
    David Feingold
    Producer
    Hilary Dawkins; Ray Dawkins
    Subject
    Environmental science; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 41 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    Investigates links between increasing rates of breast cancer in the UK and the pesticide Lindane.

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  8. Apples, Risks and Recriminations (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Bill Young
    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1999 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the controversy surrounding the use of Alar on apples as an example of public anxiety about chemicals and food.

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  9. Green Machines (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.

    Food production is a highly technical business. This programme looks at long-term sustainability in farming. Looks at the basic scientific principles of plant growth - the balance between nutrient and energy...

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  10. Pest Wars (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Chris Haws; Sean Morris
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) BBC

    Questions the efficiency of chemical pesticides, which are revealed to be expensive, environmentally unfriendly and ineffective. Reviews the development of biological pest control, looking at current...

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