Toxic greens: A preliminary study on pesticide usage on golf courses in Northern Ireland and potential risks to golfers and the environment

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-182

  Kearns, C A ^a   Prior, L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 4 D; Amenity; Dicamba; Fungicide use; Golf courses; Herbicide use; MCPA; Non agricultural; Pesticide risk; Pesticide use

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDES; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH HAZARDS; HERBICIDES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SPORTS; WEED CONTROL;

2-4-D; AMENITY; DICAMBA; GOLF COURSE; MCPA; NON-AGRICULTURAL; PESTICIDE USE;

PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

AMENITY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GOLF COURSE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; HERBICIDE; LEACHING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TOXIC MATERIAL;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BALISTIDAE; FUSARIUM;

EID: 84887877439     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/SAFE130171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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