Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation

by Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Plants, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, et al.

Transgenic crops offer the promise of increased agricultural productivity and better quality foods. But they also raise the specter of harmful environmental effects. In this new book, a panel of experts examines: ? Similarities and differences between crops developed by conventional and transgenic methods ? Potential for commercialized transgenic crops to change both agricultural and nonagricultural landscapes ? How well the U.S. government is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309082633
• ISBN13: 9780309082631
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"