Prioritizing agricultural pesticides used in South Africa based on their environmental mobility and potential human health effects

Environment International

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-40

  Dabrowski, James Michael ^a   Shadung, Justinus Madimetja ^a,b   Wepener, Victor ^b,c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crops; Pesticides; Prioritization; Risks; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HAZARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; PESTICIDES; RISKS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY; MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMMES; PRIORITIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

ACETOCHLOR; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ALACHLOR; ALDICARB; ATRAZINE; BENOMYL; BROMOXYNIL; CARBARIL; CARBENDAZIM; CARBOFURAN; CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYANAMIDE; DIURON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GLYPHOSATE; HEXAZINONE; IMIDACLOPRID; IPRODIONE; METRIBUZIN; METRIFONATE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE; SIMAZINE; SULFUR; TERBUFOS; TERBUTYLAZINE; THIRAM; TRIFLURALIN;

CROP PEST; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CROP MANAGEMENT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MUTAGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; TERATOGENICITY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84886266037     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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