Perceptions of risk associated with use of farm chemicals: Implications for conservation initiatives

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 575-587

  Tucker, Mark ^a   Napier, Ted L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental quality; Food safety; Groundwater; Pesticide contamination; Risk assessment; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PERCEIVED RISK INDEX;

HEALTH HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE;

FARM CHEMICALS; FARMER'S BEHAVIOUR; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

USA, OHIO;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032126576     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900129     Document Type: Article

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