GIS-based procedure for site-specific risk assessment of pesticides for aquatic ecosystems

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Sala, Serenella ^a   Vighi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Pesticides; Risk assessment; Risk indices; Surface water; Water Framework Directive (WFD); Water quality

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; GIS; LAND USE; LEGISLATION; PESTICIDE; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ITALY; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 36349016000     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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