Agrochemical residues in the Altata-Ensenade del Pabellon coastal lagoon (Sinaloa, Mexico): A need for integrated coastal zone management

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-220

  Carvalho, F P ^a   Fowler, S W ^a   Gonzalez Farias, F ^b,c   Mee, L D ^a,d   Readman, J W ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^d Black Sea Prog Coordination Unit   (Turkey)

Author keywords

agrochemical residues; aquatic resources; coastal lagoons; integrated environmental management; pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

AGROCHEMICAL POLLUTION; AGROCHEMICAL RESIDUES; CHEMICAL POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAGOON ECOSYSTEM; LAGOON ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT NEED;

MEXICO, SINALOA, ALTATA-ENSENADA DEL PABELLON LAGOON;

EID: 0029664152     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129609356892     Document Type: Article

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