The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana
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The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana

  1. 122 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana

About this book

The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-based Agro-ecosystems in Ghana reviews current knowledge on pesticides use in vegetable farming in Ghana and establishes the fate of pesticides in situ in tropical vegetable-based agro-ecosystems as well as their environmental and public health impacts on selected population groups. A field survey showed

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780415462747
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781439828335

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Chapter 1. Introduction
  5. Chapter 2. Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practicse in vegerable production in Ghana
  6. Chapter 3. Dissipation of Endosulfan in Field-Grown Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and Cropped Soil at Akumadan
  7. Chapter 4. The impact of agricultural runoff on the quality of two streams at Akumadan and Tono
  8. Chapter 5. Occupational exposure to pesticides: blood cholinesterase activity in farmers at Akumadan
  9. Chapter 6. Accumulation of persistent organochlorine contaminants in milk and blood serum of vegetable farmers
  10. Chapter 7. Dietary exposure to pesticides from vegetables among adult farmers at Akumadan
  11. Chapter 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
  12. About the author
  13. Back cover

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