Organochlorine pesticide residues in Tana and Sabaki rivers in Kenya

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 298-307

  Lalah, J O ^a   Yugi, P O ^b   Jumba, I O ^b   Wandiga, S O ^b  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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; ALDRIN; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENAMIDINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; RIVER WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KENYA; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WEED;

ANIMALS; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KENYA; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; TANA;

EID: 0042845761     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0164-4     Document Type: Article

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