Levels of persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) in soils from South Romania

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-102

  Covaci, Adrian ^a   Gheorghe, Adriana ^a   Schepens, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DDT; HCH; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Romania; Soil

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ROMANIA;

EID: 0038019994     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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