Persistant organic pollutants (POPs) in agricultural soils of syrian mediterranean region: A preliminary study

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 5 B, 2009, Pages 897-899

  Mohamad, Issam ^a   Lorenz, Wilhelm ^b  

^a TISHREEN UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

GC ECD MS; Persistent organic pollutants (pops); Residue analysis; Syrian agricultural soils

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; OLEACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 68149180711     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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