Probabilistic risk assessment of the environmental impacts of pesticides in the Crocodile (west) Marico catchment, North-West Province

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 637-644

  Ansara Ross, T M ^a   Wepener, V ^a   Van Den Brink, P J ^b   Ross, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Pesticides; Risk assessment model

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CATCHMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HERBICIDES; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; PESTICIDES; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; WATER MANAGEMENT;

APPLICATION SCHEME; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; PERIPHYTON COMMUNITY; PHYSICAL SCENARIO; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY OF RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CATCHMENT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; METABOLISM; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALLIGATOR; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 55249120938     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i5.180662     Document Type: Article

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