Organochlorine pesticide residues in mother's milk in Swaziland, 1996-1997

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 740-746

  Okonkwo, J O ^a   Kampira, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b Domas College of Education   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SWAZILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MILK, HUMAN; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SWAZILAND;

EID: 0036589818     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280316     Document Type: Article

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