Change in the quantity and acute toxicity of pesticides sold in South African crop sectors, 1994-1999

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 683-687

  Dalvie, Mohamed A ^a   Africa, Algernon ^a   London, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity indicator; Agriculture; Crop sectors; Pesticides; Risks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; FRUITS; RISKS; TOXICITY;

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; ACUTE TOXICITY; CONTROL METHODS; GRAPE FRUIT; MARKET SALES DATA; STONE FRUIT; TOXIC PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; PESTICIDE;

BIOINDICATOR; CROP; MARKET; PESTICIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; GRAPE; NONHUMAN; POME FRUIT; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOUTH AFRICA; STONE FRUIT; WHEAT;

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

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 63149166712     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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