Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance glyphosate

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

 

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

glyphosate; herbicide; peer review; pesticide; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85137352374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/J.EFSA.2015.4302     Document Type: Review

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