Levels and seasonal variability of pesticides in the rural atmosphere of Southern Ontario

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1077-1084

  Hayward, Stephen J ^a   Gouin, Todd ^a,b   Wania, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air mass origin; Atmosphere; Back trajectory; El ni o southern oscillation; Pesticide; Seasonal variability

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; NITRILE; PESTICIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; SEASON;

AIR POLLUTANTS; NITRILES; ONTARIO; PESTICIDES; SEASONS;

EID: 74849113337     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf902898f     Document Type: Article

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