Technical hexachlorocyclohexane use trends in China and their impact on the environment

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 688-697

  Li, Y F ^a   Cai, D J ^b   Singh, A ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences   (China)

^c EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LINDANE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES;

CHINA;

EID: 0031735378     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900432     Document Type: Article

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