Organochlorine insecticides in mudflats of Hong Kong, China

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-165

  Wong, H L ^a   Giesy, J P ^a,b   Lam, P K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; DICHLORO DIPHENYL TRICHLOROETHANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

INSECTICIDE; MUDFLAT; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; GOVERNMENT; HONG KONG; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SEDIMENT; WETLAND; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; PENAEIDAE; PLANKTON; POLYCHAETA; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; MAI PO MARSHES; NEW TERRITORIES; STARLING INLET;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 31544474011     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-005-7001-1     Document Type: Article

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