William Joseph Ntow

The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on a study and surveys conducted in Ghana, this volume covers the various impacts of pesticide use in vegetable-based agro-ecosystems. The study carried out between 2003 and 2007 provides a better understanding of the potential impact of pesticide usage on the ecosystem and agrosystem, which will contribute to better pesticide management. The results of the study establish essential information on the levels and fate of pesticide residues in the environment of Ghana as well as public health implications.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040195543
• Artikelnr.: 72538721

Autorenporträt

William Joseph Ntow (1960) received his degree in Chemistry at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He taught secondary school chemistry for four years and proceeded to The University of Science and Technology (Kwame Nkrumah University), Kumasi, Ghana in 1990 to pursue a two-year Master's programme in Environmental Chemistry. He worked at the Institue of Acquatic Biology (now Water Research Institue, WRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and carried out research into various aspects of resources of inland, estuarine, lagoonal and the immediate coastal inshore water systems of Ghana covering water quality and pollution. He obtained a MSc at UNESCO-IHE in 1998 specialising in Water Quality Managament.