Pesticide risk indicators: Unidentified inert ingredients compromise their integrity and utility

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 834-841

  Surgan, Michael ^a   Condon, Madison ^a   Cox, Caroline ^b  

^a NYS Attorney General's Environmental Protection Bureau   (United States)

^b Center for Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

EIQ; GUS; Inert ingredients; Pesticide Risk Indicators

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; GUS; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE MANUFACTURERS; POTENTIAL HEALTH; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS; RISK INDICATORS;

INSECT CONTROL; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

PESTICIDE;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION; PESTICIDE RISK INDICATOR; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952091364     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9382-9     Document Type: Review

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