Acute toxicity of endosulfan to the milkfish, Chanos chanos, of the Southeast Coast of India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 622-628

  Magesh, S ^a,b   Kumaraguru, A K ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDE; SEA WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; FISH; LD 50; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHANOS CHANOS;

ANIMALS; ENDOSULFAN; FISHES; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33745275570     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0965-3     Document Type: Article

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