Essays about: "pesticieds"

Found 1 essay containing the word pesticieds.

  1. 1. Drinking water and pesticides in banana growing areas Contamination of water sources with ethylenethiourea (ETU) in Matina County - Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Åsa Skytt; [2011]
    Keywords : Costa Rica; ethylenethiourea ETU; drinking water; pesticieds; pollution; banana growing areas; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Costa Rica has an important banana-producing industry that requires vast amounts of pesticides. These can leak into the environment and cause health effects. The most widely used pesticide is mancozeb, which is rapidly degraded to the carcinogenic and potentially groundwater-contaminating metabolite ETU. READ MORE