A hydrological modeling framework for defining achievable performance standards for pesticides

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-63

  Rousseau, Alain N ^a   Lafrance, Pierre ^a   Lavigne, Martin Pierre ^a,c   Savary, Stéphane ^a   Konan, Brou ^a,d   Quilbé, Renaud ^a,e   Jiapizian, Paul ^b   Amrani, Mohamed ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^e Pesca Environnement   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVABLE PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; APPLICATION RATES; BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; CARBOFURANS; DICAMBA; GLYPHOSATES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; METOLACHLORS;

ECOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CARBOFURAN; DICAMBA; GLYPHOSATE; METOLACHLOR; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREAL; COLORADO POTATO BEETLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGE; GRAIN; HYDROLOGY; MAIZE; POTATO; RAPESEED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN; WATERSHED; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PESTICIDES; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84857098508     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0281     Document Type: Article

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