Residues of organochlorine pesticides in agricultural soils of Thiruvallur district, India

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 313-316

  Jayashree, Ramasamy ^a   Vasudevan, Namasivayam ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DDT; Endosulfan; HCH; India; Organochlorine pesticides; Soil; Thiruvallur district

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044444085     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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