Environmental management of pesticidal POPs in China: Past, present and future

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 894-902

  Wei, Dongbin ^a,b   Kameya, Takashi ^b   Urano, Kohei ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Management framework; Pesticidal POPs; Pollution source

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LEGAL SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; ORGANIC CHLORINATED PESTICIDES; POLLUTION SOURCES;

PESTICIDES;

ALDRIN; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; MIREX; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HISTORICAL RECORD; LEGAL SYSTEM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PEST CONTROL; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34547984119     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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