Insecticide residues in the blood serum and domestic water source of cacao farmers in Southwestern Nigeria

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 781-784

  Sosan, Mosudi B ^a   Akingbohungbe, Amos E ^a   Ojo, Isaac A O ^a   Durosinmi, Muheez A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cacao farmers; Hazard; Insecticides; Residues

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; INSECTICIDES; POTABLE WATER;

BLOOD SERUM; CACAO FARMERS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

DIMPYLATE; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDE; LINDANE; PROPOXUR;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; INSECTICIDES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POTABLE WATER;

BLOOD; EVERGREEN TREE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HEALTH RISK; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CACAO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; NIGERIA; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

MIRIDAE; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 44249118036     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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