Effect of pesticides used in banana and pineapple plantations on aquatic ecosystems in Costa Rica

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1 SPEC.ISS., 2014, Pages 73-84

  Diepens, Noël J ^a,b   Pfennig, Sascha ^a   Van Den Brink, Paul J ^b   Gunnarsson, Jonas S ^c   Ruepert, Clemens ^a   Castillo, Luisa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Bioassays; ChE inhibition; Chiorpyrifos; Ethoprophos; Tropical aquatic ecosystems

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORPYRIFOS; CICHLID; CRUSTACEAN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; FUNGICIDE; INHIBITION; NATIVE SPECIES; NEMATICIDE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PLANTATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY TEST; TROPICAL REGION;

COSTA RICA;

CHLORPYRIFOS; ETHOPROP; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; COSTA RICA; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; CICHLIDS; COSTA RICA; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84894142896     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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