Pesticide risk reduction on crops in the Province of Ontario

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 798-813

  Gallivan, G J ^a   Surgeoner, G A ^a   Kovach, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; TOBACCO;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT QUOTIENT (EIQ);

PESTICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CYANAZINE; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CORN; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRUIT; GRAIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN; TOBACCO; TOXICITY TESTING; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035019652     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2001.303798x     Document Type: Article

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