Knowledge and attitudes in the rural Western Cape towards pesticides in water sources

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-50

  Dalvie, Mohamed A ^a   London, Leslie ^a   Mbuli, Simphiwe ^b   Cairncross, Eugene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Monitoring capacity; Pesticide knowledge; Pollution; Water

Indexed keywords

FARMS; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; RURAL WATER SOURCES;

PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RURAL AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1642404851     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i1.5025     Document Type: Article

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