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    22. Assessing risk: a public analysis of the medfly eradication program

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hawkes, Glenn R. (author), Pilisuk, Marc (author), Stiles, Martha C. (author), and Acredolo, Curt (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1984
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11849
    Journal Title:
    Public Opinion Quarterly
    Journal Title Details:
    48 : 443-451
    Notes:
    Available via HathiTrust.org., Online via keyword search of UI Library eCatalog, Case study of 126 residents from a metropolitan area who, during the 1981-82 Mediterranean Fruitfly Crisis, were undergoing exposure to aerial spraying with a pesticide. Findings exemplified the difficulties facing decision makers and the public in uncertain risk situations such as this, as well as the politicization of risk.

    23. Assessing the educational needs of urban gardeners and farmers on the subject of soil contamination

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Raes, Ashley Marie (author), Presley, DeAnn Ricks (author), Hettiarachchi, Ganga M. (author), and Thien, Stephen J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2013-02
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06091
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    51(1) : 1FEA10
    Notes:
    11 pages.

    24. At the 20th Century's close: framing the public policy issue of environmental risk

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Pompper, Donnalyn (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21598
    Notes:
    Pages 99-134 in Susan L. Senecah (ed.), The Environmental Communication Yearbook. Volume 1. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey. 267 pages.

    26. Bountiful harvest: technology, food safety and the environment

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    DeGregori, Thomas R. (author)
    Format:
    Book
    Publication Date:
    2002
    Published:
    USA: Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26513
    Notes:
    Originally published as Agriculture and modern technology, Iowa State University Press, Ames, 2001., 262 pages.

    29. Canadian consumers' preferences for food safety and agricultural environment safety

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Veeman, Michele (author) and Li, Yu (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2006-02
    Published:
    Canada: Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27636
    Notes:
    Research Project Number CMD-06-01. 34 pages.

    30. Celebrity pesticide spots #4

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
    Format:
    audio record
    Publication Date:
    1968-06
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20875
    Notes:
    These radio public service announcements are part of a national pesticide safety program. The 33 rpm record features 8 recordings voiced by four celebrities: Minnie Pearl, Art Carney, Eva Gabor, and Arthur Godfrey. The spots range from 28 to 48 seconds and are accompanied by a transmittal letter and printed scripts.