Toxicity studies of butachlor to the freshwater fish Channa punctata (Bloch)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 485-487

  Tilak, K S ^a   Veeraiah, K ^a   Thathaji, P Bhaskara ^a   Butchiram, M S ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Butachlor; Channa punctata; Gas liquid chromatography; Machete; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BUTOCLOR; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERBICIDE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERCIFORM; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW;

CHANNA PUNCTATUS;

EID: 34247566229     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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