Contamination of the water environment in malaria endemic areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, by agricultural insecticides

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 530-537

  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

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Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

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

INSECTA;

EID: 30344462080     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0784-y     Document Type: Article

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