Organochlorine pesticides and metabolites in young leaves of Mangifera indica from sites near a point source in Coast region, Tanzania

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 832-837

  Marco, John A Mahugija ^a   Kishimba, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Mango leaves; Metabolites; Organochlorine pesticides; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINATION; MANGO LEAVES; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PENTACHLOROANISOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; DDD; DDE; DDT; DETECTION METHOD; LEAF; PESTICIDE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TREE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MANGO; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTANT; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 34247138337     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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