Development of a geographical information system for pesticide assessment on an Ecuadorian watershed

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 259-265

  Matamoros, D E ^a   van Griensven, A ^c   van Biesen, L ^b   Vanrolleghem, Peter A ^c  

^a ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL   (Ecuador)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AGNPS; Data collection; Environmental risk assessment; GIS methodology; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL NON POINT SOURCE MODEL (AGNPS); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; PESTICIDE ASSESSMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

PESTICIDE; RIVER WATER;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; GIS; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BANANA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INCOME; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 31844445395     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0478     Document Type: Article

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