Contents and sources of DDT impurities in dicofol formulations in Turkey

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-217

  Turgut, Cafer ^a   Gokbulut, Cengiz ^a   Cutright, Teresa J ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

DDT impurities; Dicofol formulations in Turkey; EC Prohibition Directive 79 117 EEC; Pesticides; Reduction of DDT in dicofol formulations

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DICOFOL; PESTICIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DDD; DDE; DDT; EUROPEAN UNION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

DDT; DICOFOL; PESTICIDES; TURKEY;

EID: 61349204495     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-008-0083-3     Document Type: Article

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