Contamination of the water environment in malaria endemic areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by DDT and its metabolites

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 538-545

  Sereda, B L ^a   Meinhardt, H R ^b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b Testing and Conformity Services (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTION;

INSECTA;

EID: 30344441128     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0785-x     Document Type: Article

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