DDT concentrations in soils of Brazzaville, Congo

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 697-704

  Ngabe, B ^a   Bidleman, T F ^b  

^a Center for Atmospheric Research Experiments ^*  (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANIC CARBON; PESTICIDE; REAGENT; SOLVENT; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; INSECTICIDE; O,P'-DDT; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

AGRICULTURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGO; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MALARIA CONTROL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CITIES; CONGO; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33745244743     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0976-0     Document Type: Article

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