Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Africa: Egyptian scenario

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 531-566

  Mansour, Sameeh A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Africa; Egypt; Obsolete pesticides; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Stockholm Convention (SC)

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; LINDANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AFRICA; AIR POLLUTANT; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPORATION; FOOD CHAIN; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AFRICA; DIOXINS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 70350576876     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109347048     Document Type: Review

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