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Title: The residue threat : illegal pesticides in the Australian wool clip [videorecording] / Australian Wool Corporation. [Variant title:The residue threat ]
Author: Australian Wool Corporation.
Year: 1989.
Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (8min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Subject: Arsenic. ; Pesticide residues. ; Wool quality. ; Control methods. ; Wool. ; Wool production. ; Australia. ; Video recordings. ; Organochlorine insecticides.
Notes: Producer, Sally Dowling ; director, Marjorie Johnston.
Type: Book
Abstract: This video explains that the use of illegal pesticides, especially organochlorines and arsenic, puts Australia's wool exports at risk. Random testing of wool for excessive residues is carried out to protect the industry.