Assessment of pesticide residues in vegetables at the farm gate: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) cultivation in Cape Coast, Ghana

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 180-202

  Armah, Frederick Ato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Cluster analysis; Human health; Organophosphates; Principal component analysis; Pyrethroids

Indexed keywords

ALLETHRIN; CIPERMETHRIN; CLOFENVINFOS; CYFLUTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; FENVALERATE; FONOFOS; METHAMIDOPHOS; PARATHION; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHORATE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PIRIMIPHOS METHYL; PROFENOFOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CABBAGE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; GHANA; HEALTH HAZARD; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 79960683543     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2011.180.202     Document Type: Article

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