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- Title
Avian Exposure to Pesticides in Costa Rican Banana Plantations.
- Authors
Mortensen, S. R.; Johnson, K. A.; Weisskopf, C. P.; Hooper, M. J.; Lacher, T. E.; Kendall, R. J.
- Abstract
The article presents a study that aims to develop a method to estimate pesticides distribution and avian exposure to selected chemicals in banana plantations in Costa Rica. Two plantations with different treatments were compared: one is treated with carbofuran insecticide, while the other was not treated with any insecticide, but, both plantations received normal fungicide and herbicide applications. The chemical analyses were performed on avian foot wash samples to determine the relative frequency and magnitude of contact exposure and on plantation runoff samples to assess pesticide movement. The study hypothesized that birds from the plantation treated with carbofuran would have a higher incidence of cholinesterase depression relative to birds from the reference site.
- Subjects
COSTA Rica; PESTICIDES; AGRICULTURAL chemicals; INSECTICIDES; HERBICIDES; FUNGICIDES; PESTICIDES &; wildlife; PESTICIDE pollution; PLANTATIONS
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1998, Vol 60, Issue 4, p562
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001289900662