Polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides in mussels collected from the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 290-297

  El Nemr, A ^a   Said, T O ^a   Khaled, A ^a   El Sikaily, A ^a   Abd Allah, A M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DDT; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042344764     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0163-5     Document Type: Article

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