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Risk of pesticide pollution at the global scale

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Tang, Fiona H. M., Lenzen, Manfred, McBratney, Alexander, Maggi, Federico·2021·Nature Geoscience

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Authors
Tang, F. H. M., Lenzen, M., McBratney, A., & Maggi, F.
Affiliations
The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
  • Tang, Fiona H. M.
  • Maggi, Federico
Venue
Nature Geoscience
Published
2021-03-29
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
206-210
ISSN
  • 1752-0894 (ISSN-L)
  • 1752-0908
OpenAlex
W3145373632
Cited by
1,340
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 288 · 2025: 318 · 2024: 286 · 2023: 227 · 2022: 155 · 2021: 66
FWCI
44.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Geoscience (publishedVersion)
  • RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
Funders
The University of Sydney, SREI2020, EnviroSphere Research Program
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Keywords
pesticide contamination, pesticide residues, environmental risk assessment, pesticide active ingredients, agricultural land, biodiversity, water scarcity, watershed, low- and middle-income countries, no-effect concentration, environmental compartments

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