Ecological Risk Assessment of Neem-Based Pesticides

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-320

  Goktepe, Ipek ^a   Portier, Ralph ^b   Ahmedna, Mohamed ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustaceans; Level of concern endpoints; Neem pesticides; Relative hazard index

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ECOLOGICAL HAZARD; RELATIVE HAZARD INDEX (RHI);

PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

AZADIRACHTIN; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

CRUSTACEAN; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; CRAYFISH; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHRIMP;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULICIDAE; DAPHNIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INSECTICIDES; LIMONINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CALLINECTES; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CAMBARIDAE; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LITOPENAEUS SETIFERUS; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS; PORTUNIDAE; PROCAMBARUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII; PULEX; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 1842628834     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120030244     Document Type: Article

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