Risk posed by pesticides to aquatic organisms in rivers of northern inland New South Wales, Australia

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1765-1787

  Muschal, Monika ^a,c   Warne, Michael St J ^b  

^a Centre for Natural Resources   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Plan Nat Rsrc ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Cotton; Ecological risk assessment; Endosulfan; Profenofos

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342584796     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714044796     Document Type: Article

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