Developments in application technology

Environmentalist

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-24

  Matthews, Graham A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Containers; Nozzles; Pesticides application; Spray drift

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SPRAY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 37749012399     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9039-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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