Environmental impacts from pesticide use: A case study of soil fumigation in Florida tomato production

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4649-4661

  Sande, Doris ^a   Mullen, Jeffrey ^a   Wetzstein, Michael ^a   Houston, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives; Environmental impact quotient (EIQ); Environmental impacts; Field use rating; Fumigants; Methyl bromide; Ozone depletion potential; Pesticide use

Indexed keywords

1,3 DICHLOROPROPENE; CHLOROPICRIN; DAZOMET; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; FOSTHIAZATE; FUMIGANT; FURFURAL; GLYPHOSATE; HALOSULFURON METHYL; HERBICIDE; METAM POTASSIUM; METHAM SODIUM; METHYL BROMIDE; METHYL IODIDE; METOLACHLOR; NAPROPAMIDE; OZONE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE; RIMSULFURON; TRIFLOXYSULFURON METHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OZONE DEPLETION; RATING SCALE; SKIN TOXICITY; SOIL FUMIGATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TOMATO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84055200006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8124649     Document Type: Article

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