Current pesticide practices and environmental issues in Vietnam: Management challenges for sustainable use of pesticides for tropical crops in (South-East) Asia to avoid environmental pollution

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-387

  Thuy, Pham Thi ^a   van Geluwe, Steven ^a   Nguyen, Viet Anh ^b   van der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Health; Legal framework; Pesticides; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FOOD SUPPLY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOSSES; PESTICIDES; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES; MODERN AGRICULTURES; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; SUSTAINABLE USE OF PESTICIDES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84867848068     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-012-0081-x     Document Type: Article

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