Dissertation title: 

Pesticide Use in Nepal: The Assessment of Residues and Risks

Group: Soil physics and Land Management, Wageningen University
Promotor: prof. dr V Geissen
Co-promotor: dr X Yang and dr K Atreya

Abstract:

Chemical pesticides are used in agriculture to protect crops from pests and diseases. My PhD thesis presents a perspective of pesticide use among Nepalese farmers and pesticide retailers. Furthermore, the thesis identifies pesticide residues in Nepalese vegetables and their soils and assesses health and environmental risk.

Extra information:

• The full text of this dissertation will become available in Wageningen Dissertation Abstracts after the PhD defense.