The effect of some selected pesticides on the growth and reproduction of fresh water Oreochromis niloticus, Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus and Clarias gariepinus

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 544-547

  Hanson, R ^a   Dodoo, D K ^a   Essumang, D K ^a   Blay Jr , J ^a   Yankson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus; Clarias gariepinus; Lindane pentachlorophenol; Oreochromis niloticus; Propoxur and Mankessim

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPH ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTOR ANALYSIS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL (PCP); TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY; WATER;

PESTICIDES;

LINDANE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PROPOXUR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; LINDANE; MALE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDES; PROPOXUR; REPRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 36348991529     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9279-3     Document Type: Article

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