Leaching Potential of Pesticides in a Vegetable Farm in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 836-843

  Ismail, B S ^a   Ngan, C K ^a   Cheah, U B ^b   Wah Abdullah, W Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; GROUND WATER; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PROFENOFOS; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURE; AGROECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; LEACHING; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE; VEGETABLE FARM;

EID: 1842427733     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0320-5     Document Type: Article

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