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BL
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1045114
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b799484
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| Main Entry
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Ntow, William Joseph,1960-
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| Title & Author
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The use and fate of pesticides in vegetable-based agroecosystems in Ghana /\ by William Joseph Ntow.
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden, NL :: Taylor & Francis/Balkema,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (111 pages) :: illustrations (some color), color maps
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| ISBN
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1439828334
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: 9781439828335
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9085048362
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9780415462747
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9789085048367
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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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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| 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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Agricultural pollution-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Farmers-- Health and hygiene-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Pesticides-- Environmental aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Pesticides-- Health aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Pesticides-- Toxicology-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Environmental aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Health aspects-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Ghana, Case studies.
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Agricultural pollution.
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Farmers-- Health and hygiene.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Safety.
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Pesticides-- Environmental aspects.
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Pesticides-- Health aspects.
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Pesticides-- Toxicology.
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Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control-- Environmental aspects.
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Vegetables-- Diseases and pests-- Control.
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Ghana.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.1/7922
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| LC Classification
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SB950.3.G4N76 2008eb
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