Occurrence and distribution of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers in vegetation samples from a contaminated area

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-86

  Abhilash, P C ^a   Jamil, Sarah ^a   Singh, Vandana ^a   Singh, Amita ^a   Singh, Nandita ^a   Srivastava, S C ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Bio accumulation; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Lindane; Matrix solid phase dispersion; Persistent organic pollutant; Pesticide residue

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; ISOMERS; PARAFFINS; VEGETATION;

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; MATRIX SOLID-PHASE DISPERSION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; DELTA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; NICKEL 63;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; ISOMERS; PARAFFINS; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; DETECTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HCH; NICKEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ERIANTHUS MUNJA; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT ROOT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLANUM TORVUM; VEGETATION; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ISOMERISM; LINDANE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOLANUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

SOLANUM TORVUM; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 42749094946     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.01.056     Document Type: Article

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