Perspectives on communicating risks of chemicals

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 4676-4691

  Armbrust, Kevin ^a   Burns, Mitchell ^b   Crossan, Angus N ^b   Fischhoff, David A ^c   Hammond, Larry E ^d   Johnston, John J ^e   Kennedy, Ivan ^b   Rose, Michael T ^f   Seiber, James N ^g   Solomon, Keith ^h  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^d US Department of Agriculture ^*  (United States)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,4 D; biomonitoring; biotechnology; diuron; ecotoxicology; endosulfan; fumigants; organoarsenical; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); petroleum; polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH); risk assessment; risk communication; risk management; runoff

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATCHMENTS; CRUDE OIL; FUMIGATION; GASOLINE; HERBICIDES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INSECTICIDES; MANAGERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SOIL POLLUTION; UREA;

2,4-D; BIOMONITORING; DIURON; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ENDOSULFANS; FUMIGANTS; ORGANOARSENICAL; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK COMMUNICATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84878250842     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf305281c     Document Type: Review

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