Flaws in Brazilian take-back program for pesticide containers in a small rural community

Management Research News

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-77

  Veiga, Marcelo Motta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Pesticides; Rural areas; Waste handling; Waste recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349332916     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170910922032     Document Type: Article

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