Published November 2012 | Version v1
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Environmental indicators and bio monitoring: Costa Rica experience

Description

An experience carried out on rice, watermelon and melon crops were applied in Costa Rica. In sediment and water samples using bio monitoring techniques were found pesticides and pollution levels.The water bodies, sediments and ecological quality was determined by the BMWP- CR Index technique.

Part of:
Integrated analytical approaches for food traceability and pollution control

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Los indicadores ambientales y biomonitoreo: la experiencia de Costa Rica

Publishing Information

Imprint Place
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Imprint Title
Integrated analytical approaches for food traceability and pollution control
Imprint Pagination
[283.4 Mb]
Journal Page Range
59 p.
Report number
UY-GEO--571

Conference

Title
FAO/IAEA regional workshop
Original Conference Title
FAO/IAEA taller regional
Dates
5-9 Nov 2012
Place
Montevideo (Uruguay)

INIS

Country of Publication
Uruguay
Country of Input or Organization
Uruguay
INIS RN
44098724
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COSTA RICA; CROPS; INDICATORS; MONITORING; PESTICIDES; POLLUTION; RICE; SEDIMENTS; WATER
Descriptors DEC
CENTRAL AMERICA; CEREALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GRAMINEAE; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LATIN AMERICA; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS

Optional Information

Notes
Power point presentation Imprint:Enfoques integrados de analisis de trazabilidad alimentaria y control de contaminantes