Levels of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Marine-, Surface-, Ground- and Drinking Waters from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-114

  Fatoki, O S ^a   Awofolu, O R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GC ECD; Organochlorine pesticides; Water

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GROUNDWATER; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS;

ENDOSULFAN; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES (OCP);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER; ENDOSULFAN; GROUND WATER; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE; ENDOSULFAN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEPTACHLOR; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 1542318174     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120027442     Document Type: Article

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