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Ecotoxicology of pesticides: the laboratory and field evaluation of the environmental hazard presented by new pesticides

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Toxicology of Pesticides

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Abstract

Pesticides have an important role to play in the control of pests, pathogens and weeds in agriculture and of pests in public hygiene situations. In order to reduce the environmental impact of such toxic chemicals, it is necessary to maintain strict regulation of the introduction of new pesticides and changes in the use of existing pesticides, to control their use and to monitor their subsequent impact on the environment.

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  1. Fisheries and Food, Worplesdon Laboratory, Agricultural Science Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Tangley Place, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3LQ, UK

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    Corrado L. Galli

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Hardy, A.R. (1987). Ecotoxicology of pesticides: the laboratory and field evaluation of the environmental hazard presented by new pesticides. In: Costa, L.G., Galli, C.L., Murphy, S.D. (eds) Toxicology of Pesticides. NATO ASI Series, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70898-5_13

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