The use of pesticides in Belgian illicit indoor cannabis plantations

Highlights • The use of pesticides in illicit indoor cannabis plantations is seriously underestimated. • In 72% of these plantations, pesticides were found on plants in each growth room. • 64% plant samples tested positive on one or more pesticides. • Pesticides were found in 65% out of the carbon f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2017-08, Vol.277, p.59-65
Hauptverfasser:	Cuypers, Eva, Vanhove, Wouter, Gotink, Joachim, Bonneure, Arne, Damme, Patrick Van, Tytgat, Jan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agrochemicals Air Filters Antifungal agents Atmosphere Belgium Bottles Cannabinoids Cannabis Cannabis - growth & development Cannabis plantation Carbon filter Carbon filters Chemical contaminants Cloth Cultivation Cypermethrin Dismantling Drug abuse Drug Trafficking Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Environmental Exposure - prevention & control Filters Forensic chemistry Forensic sciences Fungi Hazards Health risks Herbicides Humans Imidacloprid Insecticides Intervention Marijuana Markets Mycotoxins Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Occupational Exposure - prevention & control Pathogens Pathology Pesticide residues Pesticide Residues - analysis Pesticide Residues - toxicity Pesticides Pesticides - analysis Pesticides - toxicity Plant growth Plantations Poisons Propamocarb Propiconazole Public health Researchers Residues Risk Stagnant water Tebuconazole Volatility Water analysis Water pipes Water sampling
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • The use of pesticides in illicit indoor cannabis plantations is seriously underestimated. • In 72% of these plantations, pesticides were found on plants in each growth room. • 64% plant samples tested positive on one or more pesticides. • Pesticides were found in 65% out of the carbon filter cloth samples. • Illegal cannabis cultivation should be considered as a serious health risk.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.05.016