A calculation procedure to assess potential environmental risk of pesticides at the farm level

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-123

  Padovani, Laura ^a   Trevisan, Marco ^a   Capri, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Indicator; Pest management practices; Pesticide; Risk

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PEST CONTROL; RISKS; TOXICITY;

EXPOSURE TOXICITY RATIO (ETR); PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; RISK POINTS (RP); TEST MANAGEMENT;

PESTICIDES;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GLYCINE MAX; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2342563844     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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