Mitigating pesticide pollution in China requires law enforcement, farmer training, and technological innovation

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 963-971

  Li, Huizhen ^a,b   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a   You, Jing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environmental pollution; Management; Pesticide; Production and consumption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDES; POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROCARBON; LAW ENFORCEMENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION GROWTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MASS COMMUNICATION; PESTICIDE POLLUTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHINA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INVENTIONS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PESTICIDES;

EID: 84898684460     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2549     Document Type: Article

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