Environmental change challenges decision-making during post-market environmental monitoring of transgenic crops

Transgenic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1191-1201

  Sanvido, Olivier ^a   Romeis, Jörg ^a   Bigler, Franz ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental harm; Environmental monitoring; EU Directive 2001 18 EC; Evaluation criteria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CROP; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MARKETING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80855143683     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9524-8     Document Type: Review

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