Environmental and human risk hierarchy of pesticides: A prioritization method, based on monitoring, hazard assessment and environmental fate

Environment International

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-93

  Tsaboula, Aggeliki ^a   Papadakis, Emmanouil Nikolaos ^a   Vryzas, Zisis ^b   Kotopoulou, Athina ^a   Kintzikoglou, Katerina ^a   Papadopoulou Mourkidou, Euphemia ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity; Human health; Pesticide residues; Qualitative risk assessment; Quantitative risk characterization; Rivers, tributaries, reservoirs, streams, irrigation drainage canals

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXANE; DATA STREAMS; HEALTH RISKS; INSECTICIDES; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION CANALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ECOTOXICITY; HUMAN HEALTH; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE RISK;

RIVER POLLUTION;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETOCHLOR; ALACHLOR; BROMOXYNIL; CARBARIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHLORTOLURON; CYHALOTHRIN; CYPERMETHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; DIMPYLATE; DIPHENYLAMINE; ETHALFLURALIN; ETRIDIAZOLE; FENAMIPHOS; FIPRONIL; FLUOMETURON; IMIDACLOPRID; LINDANE; METOLACHLOR; MYCLOBUTANIL; OXADIAZON; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PHOSMET; PROMETRYN; PROPAZINE; TEBUCONAZOLE; TERBUTYLAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; PESTICIDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEASURED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; PREDICTED NON EFFECT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RIVER BASIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; GREECE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

GREECE; PINIOS BASIN; THESSALY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84959229246     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.008     Document Type: Article

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