Near-field air concentrations of pesticides in potato agriculture in Prince Edward Island

Pest Management Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 688-696

  Garron, Christine A ^a   Davis, Kimberly C ^b   Ernst, William R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air; Carbofuran; Diquat dibromide; Drift; Exposure; Mancozeb; Methamidofos; Pesticide; Potato

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POTATO; PUBLIC HEALTH; VAPOR PRESSURE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; POTATO;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PESTICIDES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 67650093244     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1746     Document Type: Article

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