Organochlorine and organophosphorous pesticide residues in the Ouémé River catchment in the Republic of Bénin

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 616-623

  Pazou, Elisabeth Yehouenou A ^a   Boko, Michel ^b   van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^c   Ahissou, Hyacinthe ^a   Lalèyè, Philippe ^d   Akpona, Simon ^a   van Hattum, Bert ^c   Swart, Kees ^c   van Straalen, Nico M ^c  

^a Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Cellulaire   (Benin)

^b FLASH UAC   (Benin)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UAC   (Benin)

Author keywords

Organochlorine; Organophosphorous pesticide; Ou m River

Indexed keywords

COTTON; PHOSPHORUS;

ORGANOCHLORINE; ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS PESTICIDE; OUÉMÉ RIVER;

PESTICIDES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLORBUTADIENE; ISOBENZAN; ISODRIN; LINDANE; OCTACHLOROSTYRENE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATCHMENT; PESTICIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BIOCIDES; COTTON; PHOSPHORUS;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CHAMAESYCE ATROCOCCA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33646805360     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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