A new approach for calculating the relative risk level of pesticides

Environment International

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 687-692

  Yazgan, Mustafa Sait ^a   Tanik, Aysegul ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hazard rating; Pesticide; Relative risk level; THP

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WEED CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PLANT DISEASE; RISK LEVELS; TOXICITY-HUMAN HEALTH-PERSISTENCY (THP);

PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDE;

PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

INSECTA;

EID: 19444375576     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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