Integrated Pest Management and Residue Levels of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) In Water Samples from Rural Areas in Gujarat State, India

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-339

  Kashyap, Rekha ^a   Bhatnagar, Vijay K ^a   Saiyed, Habibullah N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Ddt; Hch; Ipm; Rural region; Water

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; INDIA; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0036664882     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209601418     Document Type: Article

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