Evaluation of pesticide residues in open field and greenhouse tomatoes from Colombia

Food Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 400-403

  Bojacá, Carlos Ricardo ^a   Arias, Luis Alejandro ^a   Ahumada, Diego Alejandro ^a   Casilimas, Héctor Albeiro ^a   Schrevens, Eddie ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colombia; Farming systems; Pesticide residues; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84867590096     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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