Concentrations of HCHs and DDTs in the tissues of river dolphins, Platanista Gangetica, from the river Ganges, India

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-150

  Subramanian, A N ^a   Mohan, R S Lal ^b   Karunagaran, V M ^a   Rajendran, R Babu ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Organochlorine pesticides; River dolphins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042761636     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757549908037643     Document Type: Article

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