Front cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practicse in vegerable production in Ghana; Chapter 3. Dissipation of Endosulfan in Field-Grown Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and Cropped Soil at Akumadan; Chapter 4. The impact of agricultural runoff on the quality of two streams at Akumadan and Tono; Chapter 5. Occupational exposure to pesticides: blood cholinesterase activity in farmers at Akumadan; Chapter 6. Accumulation of persistent organochlorine contaminants in milk and blood serum of vegetable farmers.
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DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Thesis (doctoral)--Wageningen University, Delft, The Netherlands 2008.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presents the results of a doctoral study conducted on pesticide use in vegetable production in Ghana, West Africa. This book covers the various aspects of pesticide use, behavior, and impacts in vegetable-based agro-ecosystems and also presents the results of surveys conducted in Ghana.
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International Standard Book Number
9780415462747
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Agricultural pollution-- Ghana, Case studies.
Farmers-- Health and hygiene-- Ghana, Case studies.
Pesticides-- Environmental aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
Pesticides-- Health aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
Pesticides-- Toxicology-- Ghana, Case studies.
Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Environmental aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Ghana, Case studies.
Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Health aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
Agricultural pollution.
Farmers-- Health and hygiene.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- Safety.
Pesticides-- Environmental aspects.
Pesticides-- Health aspects.
Pesticides-- Toxicology.
Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Environmental aspects.