New approaches to assessing the risk of groundwater contamination by pesticides

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 877-884

  Worrall, F ^a   Wooff, D A ^a   Seheult, A H ^a   Coolen, F P A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Groundwater; Leaching; Pesticides; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033923593     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.4.877     Document Type: Article

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