DDT residues in water, sediment, domestic and indigenous biota from a currently DDT-sprayed area

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1236-1241

  Barnhoorn, I E J ^a   Bornman, M S ^a   Jansen van Rensburg, C ^b   Bouwman, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquatic and terrestrial animals; DDT; Indoor residual spraying; Malaria control

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CATCHMENTS; DISEASES; FISH; MALARIA CONTROL;

HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; LOCAL COMMUNITY; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; RIVER CATCHMENT; TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS; TISSUE SAMPLES;

METABOLITES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE;

BIOTA; BIRD; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DDT; FISH; HEALTH IMPACT; MALARIA; METABOLITE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 71749089376     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.045     Document Type: Article

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