Agricultural pesticide residues in farm ditches of the lower fraser valley, British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 647-669

  Wan, Michael ^a,b   Kuo, Jen Ni ^a   McPherson, Brad ^a   Pasternak, John ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Environment Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural pesticides; Farm ditches; Lower Fraser Valley; Pesticide residues

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY;

AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES; FARM DITCHES; LOWER FRASER VALLEY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES;

PESTICIDES;

AMINOMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; ATRAZINE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER ION; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DIELDRIN; DIMPYLATE; ENDOSULFAN; GLYPHOSATE; METALAXYL; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; RIVER WATER;

CHANNEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SEDIMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745410520     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230600701817     Document Type: Article

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