Residues of organochlorine pesticides in fruits, vegetables and tubers from Nigerian markets

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 231, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 227-233

  Adeyeye, Adeniyi ^a   Osibanjo, Oladele ^b  

^a Osun State Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fruits; Nigeria; Organochlorine residues; Tubers; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; MONITORING; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; NIGERIA; PESTICIDES; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0033058865     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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