Annotated Teacher Resources
Dunlop, Thomas R. DDT, Scientists, Citizens, and Public Policy. 1-80. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1981. A complete guide on DDT.
Gilbert, Steven G. A Small Dose of Toxicology, The Health Effects of Common Chemicals. 1-110. New York: CRC Press, 2004. A very good book to read on Toxicology.
Girard, James E. Principles of Environmental Chemistry. 1-50. Canada: Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc., 2005. A book that gives a clear background of the use of chemicals in plants.
Matlack, Alfred S. Introduction to Green Chemistry. 1-19, 67-94. New York: CRC Press, 2001. An excellent reference book that gives complete information on the need for green chemistry and a discussion of toxicity of chemicals.
Morton, Oliver. Eating the Sun, How Plants Power the Planet. 1-150. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. A book that gives a detailed discussion of photosynthesis.
Walker, David. Energy, Plants, and Man. 53-64. East Sussex: Packard Publishing
Limited, 1992. An exciting reference on making starch pictures
Annotated Student Resources
Anastas, Paul T. and Warner, John C. Green Chemistry, Theory and Practice. 1-119. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. An outstanding book on green chemistry.
Campbell, Neil A., and Reece, Jane B. AP Biology. 181-197. San Francisco: Pearson
Education Inc., 2005. An AP level book that gives complete details on molecular level photosynthesis.
Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. 1-50. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002
A very passionate book that discusses the adverse effects of pesticides in the ecosystem.
Schapiro, Mark and Weir, David. Circles of Poison. 1-100. New York: Institute for Food and Development Policy, 1981. A book that explains how chemicals in pesticides move in different parts of the globe.
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