Assessing potential exposure of birds to pesticide-treated seeds

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 679-691

  Prosser, Phil ^a   Hart, A D M ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian risk assessment; De husking; Pesticide exposure; Seed treatments

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

BIRD; GRANIVORY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEED TREATMENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL TRAPPING; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PROTECTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRASS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEED TREATMENT; SUGAR BEET; VIDEORECORDING; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRASSICA RAPA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HORDEUM; PEAS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEEDS; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

AVES; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26444589183     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0018-4     Document Type: Article

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