Publication Category: Task Force Index

Pesticides in Surface and Ground Water

Introduction; the issue; pesticide varieties, uses, and resulting pollution potential; relating concentrations in water resources to human and ecosystem risk; and risk mitigation. Chair: R.

Wetland Policy Issues

Definition of wetlands, functions and values, agricultural conflicts, socioeconomic issues, conservation concepts, conclusions. Chair: Jay A. Leitch, North Dakota State University, Fargo. CC1994-1, February 1994,

Admissible Scientific Evidence in Court

Concurs with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and National Academy of Sciences (NAS) amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court related

Water Quality: Agriculture’s Role

This report discusses modern agriculture’s impacts on the environment, especially surface and groundwater. This report increases the understanding of the science, risks, benefits, and realities

Pesticides: Minor Uses/Major Issues

This report recommends implementation of an innovative minor use pesticides strategy before 1997, so as to assure the continued availability to U.S. consumers of high

Food Fats and Health

This CAST report supports dietary recommendations to decrease food fat consumption from the present national average of 37% to less than 30% of the total