The use and fate of pesticides in vegetable-based agroecosystems in Ghana : dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Academic Board of Wageningen University and the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education for the Degree of Doctor to be defended in public on Thursday, 17 January 2008 at 15:30 hours in Delft, The Netherlands
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Leiden, The Netherlands :
Taylor & Francis,
[2008]
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781439828335 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Table of Contents:
- ch. 1. Introduction
- ch. 2. Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana
- ch. 3. Dissipation of endosulfan in field-grown tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and cropped soil at Akumadan
- ch. 4. The impact of agricultural runoff on the quality of two streams at Akumadan and Tono
- ch. 5. Occupational exposure to pesticides : blood cholinesterase activity in farmers at Akumadan
- ch. 6. Accumulation of persistent organochlorine contaminants in milk and blood serum of vegetable farmers
- ch. 7. Dietary exposure to pesticides from vegetables among adult farmers at Akumadan
- ch. 8. Conclusions and recommendations.