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Use of the environmental impact quotient to estimate impacts of pesticide usage in three Peruvian potato production areas

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In Peru, potato farmers rely on fungicides to control late blight, the most important disease, and insecticides to control a variety of pests. The study aims to estimate the environmental and human health risk associated with pesticide use through the use of the environmental impact quotient (EIQ) to represent the …

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