Pesticide residues and heavy metals in Lake Victoria Nile Perch, Lates niloticus, Belly Flap Oil

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 529-533

  Ogwok, P ^a,b   Muyonga, J H ^b   Sserunjogi, M L ^b  

^a KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Chemical contaminants; Lake Victoria Nile perch

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; DETECTION LIMITS; DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE; ENDOSULFAN; FOOD LAWS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; LAKE VICTORIA NILE PERCH; LATES NILOTICUS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; INSECTICIDES; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); SMELTING;

LAKE POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BODY SIZE; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH OILS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; PERCHES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; UGANDA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 62949108472     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9668-x     Document Type: Article

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