Pesticide peak discharge from wastewater treatment plants into streams during the main period of insecticide application: Ecotoxicological evaluation in comparison to runoff

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 891-897

  Berenzen, N ^a   Hummer S ^a   Liess, M ^b   Schulz, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDAZON; FENVALERATE; INSECTICIDE; ISOPROTURON; LINDANE; METAMITRON; PARATHION; PESTICIDE; PIRIMICARB;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; LC 50; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECTICIDES; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0242417447     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0066-5     Document Type: Article

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