Tob. Sci., 1991, 35-06, p. 28-31, ISSN. 0082-4523; Tob. Reporter, 1991, 118-4
Pesticide residues and metal contents in flue-cured tobacco leaf, Ontario, 1986-88
FRANK R.; BRAWL H.E.; CLEGG S.B.; BAYAERT R.P.; JOHNSON W.
Agricultural Laboratory Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, c/o University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Delhi, Ontario, Canada
Between 1986 and 1988, 30 Ontario farms growing flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) were surveyed for their annual pesticide applications, and their cured tobacco crops were sampled for analysis of pesticide residues and toxic metals. The use...