Organochlorine pesticides BHC and DDE in human blood in and around Madurai, India

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-172

  Subramaniam, Kallidass ^a   Solomon, Rd Jebakumar ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BHC; DDE; Gas chromatography; Human serum; Organochlorine pesticide; Pesticide residues

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; LEUKODERMA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; RASH; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 33751048572     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09701915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02912936     Document Type: Article

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