Sheep dip chemicals and water pollution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 194-195, Issue , 1997, Pages 207-217

  Virtue, W A ^a   Clayton, J W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diazinon; LOIS; organophosphorus; pesticide; Propetamphos; sheep dip; Tweed; water pollution; water quality

Indexed keywords

DIMPYLATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DIAZINON; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FRESH WATER; GREAT BRITAIN; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ORGANOPHOSPHATE CONTAMINATION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDE; PESTICIDES; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SHEEP DIP; SURFACE WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

UK, SCOTLAND, RIVER TWEED;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030618669     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05365-X     Document Type: Article

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