Comparing water, bovine milk, and indoor residual spraying as possible sources of ddt and pyrethroid residues in breast milk

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 842-851

  Sereda, Barbara ^a   Bouwman, Henk ^b   Kylin, Henrik ^c,d  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PYRETHROID; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; MILK; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DDT; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MILK; MILK, HUMAN; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PYRETHRINS; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER;

EID: 67650321570     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390902800447     Document Type: Article

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