Bioaccumulation of pesticides on some organs of freshwater catfish Mystus vittatus

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1013-1016

  John, P J ^a   Prakash, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b DAV College Muzaffarnagar   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARBARIL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; GILL; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; PESTICIDES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CATFISH; MYSTUS VITTATUS; SILURIDAE;

EID: 0037408434     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0083-4     Document Type: Article

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