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Risk assessment and management of pesticide use in developing countries : case study of Viet Nam

AuthorBui Cach Tuyen
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. EV-89-8
Subject(s)Pesticides--Environmental aspects--Vietnam

NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractTwo relevant pesticides which are being used widespreadly in Vietnam are assessed for their risk to human and the environment, the first pesticide is a carbamate: Carbofuran , the second one is an organophosphate: Me thy l Parathion. Math~matical models for quantitative assessment of pesticide residue in food and in human body , a nd of economic loss due to the pest resistence are developed. Numerical examples for these models are a lso proposed. The present situation of risk assessment and management of pesticide technology a nd use in Vietnam is described. Based on this situation, options for the improvement in risk assessment and management are proposed.
Year1989
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSEnvironmental Engineering (EV)
Chairperson(s)Ahn, Kyu-Hong
Examination Committee(s)Samorn Muttamara ;Huynh Ngoc Phien
Scholarship Donor(s)French Government
DegreeThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989


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