Evaluation of the environmental impact of pesticides by application of three risk indicators

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 179-186

  Muhammetoglu, Ayse ^a   Durmaz, Sercan ^a   Uslu, Birnur ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental impact quotient (EIQ); Environmental risk indicator; Human health; Persistency hazard rating system (THP); Pesticide; Pesticide environmental risk indicator (PERI); Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949565048     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920903559180     Document Type: Article

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