WA8 Global Perspectives: Pesticide Risk Assessment in Developing Countries
A105 & A106
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Wednesday

8:00 AM -

493 :: Field effects of pesticides in South Africa. Schulz, R1, 1 University Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany

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8:20 AM -

494 :: Effects of pesticides on non-target organisms in Nigeria. Badejo, M. A., Sosan, M.B.,

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9:00 AM -

496 :: Unexpected risks from obsolete pesticide removal: reappearance of dieldrin in the environment. Mullié, W.C.1, 2, Gadji, B.2, Sarr, M.2, Garba, H.3, Sow, O.4, 1 FAO, Locustox Project, BP 3300, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal2 Centre for Ecotoxicological Research in the Sahel, BP 3300, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal3 ENDA-PRONAT, BP 3370, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal4 Direction de l'Environnement et des Etablissements Classés, BP 6557, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal

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9:20 AM -

497 :: Pesticide impacts in Pacific coastal areas of Mexico. Betancourt-Lozano, M.1, Garcia de la Parra, L. M.1, Garcia-Hernandez, J.2, Gonzalez-Farias, F.3, 1 Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico2 Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico3 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

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10:20 AM -

498 :: Pesticide impacts in banana and pineapple plantations and adjacent conservation areas in Costa Rica. Castillo, L1, Ruepert, C1, 1 Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET), Universidad Naciona, Heredia, Costa Rica

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499 :: The pesticide risk indicator model Enviromental Impact Quotient (EIQ) used in vegetable production in Vietnam. Eklo, O.M.1, Dung, N.T.2, 1 Norwegian Crop Research Institute, Aas, Norway2 Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam

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11:00 AM -

500 :: An approach to assess, the effects of pesticides on multiuse aquatic systems in Sri Lanka. Perera, M.W.P1, 2, 3, Soares, A.M.V.M. 2, Little, D.C.7, Kodithuwakku, S.S.1, Sureshkumar, N.3, Van den Brink, P.J.4, Yakupitiyage, A.5, Satapornvanit, K.5, 6, 7, Wickramarachchi, W.D.N1, 3, Kumara, M.M.S.P.1, 3, 1 University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka2 University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal3 National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka7 University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom4 Alterra Green World Research, Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherlands5 Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand6 Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

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501 :: Ecological and human risk assessment of pesticide-use in vegetable production system in Hanoi, Vietnam. Pham Van, H1, 1 Hanoi Agricultural University, Hanoi, Vietnam

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502 :: Assumptions and uncertainties? The need for improved understanding of the impacts of pesticides in tropical agro-ecosystems. Taylor, G1, Critchlow-Watton, C1, Baird, D2, Little, D1, 1 Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom2 NWRI, Environment Canada, FrederictonFredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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