A preliminary human health risk assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues associated with aquatic organisms from the Rangsit agricultural area, central Thailand

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1086-1097

  Siriwong, W ^a   Thirakhupt, K ^a   Sitticharoenchai, D ^a   Rohitrattana, J ^a   Thongkongowm, P ^a   Borjan, M ^b   Robson, M ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food consumption; Human health risk assessment; Organochlorine pesticides

Indexed keywords

BASOMMATOPHORA; FILOPALUDINA; GASTROPODA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; LILIUM; MACROBRACHIUM LANCHESTERI; NEPTUNIA; NEPTUNIA OLERACEA; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA LOTUS;

EID: 53849118785     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030802387929     Document Type: Article

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