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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
ORCID: Tang, Fiona H. M.
Lenzen, Manfred
Maggi, Federico
Venue: Nature Geoscience
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2021-03-29
Volume: 14
Issue: 4
Pages: 206-210
ISSN: 1752-0894 (ISSN-L)
1752-0908
DOI: 10.1038/s41561-021-00712-5
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
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: 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 › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › 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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