An ecological assessment of the hazard of eight insecticides used in Desert Locust control, to invertebrates in temporary ponds in the Sahel

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-162

  Lahr, Joost ^a,b  

^a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   (Senegal)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Arid zones; Hazard ranking; Insecticides; Population recovery; Risk analysis; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INSECTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORARY POOL;

AFRICA;

CLADOCERA; HEMIPTERA; NOTONECTIDAE;

EID: 0032471221     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009932427938     Document Type: Article

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