A note on the development and use of pesticides

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-74

  Uri, Noel D ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Costs and benefits of pesticide use; Pesticide regulation; Pesticides and the environment; US pesticide use

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

FUTURE PROSPECT; PESTICIDE DEVELOPMENT; PESTICIDE USE; POLLUTION POLICY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; PEST CONTROL; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030981753     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00166-6     Document Type: Article

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