Hexachlorocyclohexane use in the former Soviet Union

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-15

  Li, Y F ^a   Zhulidov, A V ^b   Robarts, R D ^a   Korotova, L G ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b S Russ Reg Ctr Preparation I   (Russian Federation)

^c Hydrochemical Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE;

EMISSION INVENTORY; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USSR;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; USSR;

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMES; USSR; WORLD;

EID: 12944320334     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-004-0047-7     Document Type: Article

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