The level and distribution of selected organochlorine pesticides in sediments from River Chenab, Pakistan

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-47

  Eqani, Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah ^a   Malik, Riffat Naseem ^a   Mohammad, Ashiq ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

DDT; Dicofol; HCH; Multivariate analysis; Organochlorine pesticides; Pakistan; Probable effect limit; River Chenab

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; PESTICIDE;

DDE; DDT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PAKISTAN; RIVER; SEASON; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PAKISTAN; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHENAB RIVER; PAKISTAN;

EID: 79951809388     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9312-z     Document Type: Article

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