Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in the Red River Delta, North Vietnam

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 742-749

  Nhan, Dang Duch ^a   Am, Nguyen Manh ^b   Hoi, Nguyen Chu ^c   Van Dieu, Luu ^c   Carvalho, F P ^d   Villeneuve, J P ^d   Cattini, C ^d  

^a VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

^b Vietnam Standardization Authority   (Viet Nam)

^c Haiphong Institute of Oceanology   (Viet Nam)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; VIET NAM; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032168927     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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