Pesticide screening in a commercial yard waste and biosolids compost

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 282-288

  Wilson, P Chris ^a   Wilson, Sandra B ^a   Stoffella, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FUNGICIDES; HEALTH RISKS; HERBICIDES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

BIOSOLID COMPOSTS; YARD WASTES;

COMPOSTING;

BIOSOLID; COMPOST; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347029968     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2003.10702137     Document Type: Article

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