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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
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- 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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