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Informationen zum Autor William Joseph Ntow (1960) received his degree in Chemistry atthe 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. Klappentext Presents the results of a doctoral study conducted on pesticide use in vegetable production in Ghana! West Africa. This book covers the various aspects of pesticide use! behavior! and impacts in vegetable-based agro-ecosystems and also presents the results of surveys conducted in Ghana. Zusammenfassung Presents the results of a doctoral study conducted on pesticide use in vegetable production in Ghana, West Africa. This book covers the various aspects of pesticide use, behavior, and impacts in vegetable-based agro-ecosystems and also presents the results of surveys conducted in Ghana. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana; 2. Dissipation of endosulfan in field-grown tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and cropped soil at Akumadan; 3. The impact of agricultural runoff on the quality of two streams at Akumadan and Tono; 4. Occupational exposure to pesticides: blood cholinesterase activity in farmers at Akumadan; 5. Accumulation of persistent organochlorine contaminants in milk and blood serum of vegetable farmers; 6. Dietary exposure to pesticides from vegetables among adult farmers at Akumadan
