Predicting runoff-induced pesticide input in agricultural sub-catchment surface waters: Linking catchment variables and contamination

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 4975-4984

  Dabrowski, James M ^a   Peall, Sue K C ^b   Van Niekerk, Adriaan ^a   Reinecke, Adriaan J ^a   Day, Jenny A ^c   Schulz, Ralf ^a,d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Forensic Chemistry Laboratory   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

GIS model; Insecticides; Runoff; Sub catchments; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PESTICIDES; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EROSION RILLS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; GIS; PESTICIDE; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; MODEL; ORCHARD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

LOURENS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0036888051     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00234-8     Document Type: Article

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