Human exposure, biomarkers, and fate of organotins in the environment

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 213, Issue , 2011, Pages 27-54

  Okoro, Hussein K ^a   Fatoki, Olalekan S ^b   Adekola, Folahan A ^b   Ximba, Bhekumusa J ^b   Snyman, Reinette G ^b   Opeolu, Beatrice ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79956118485     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9860-6_2     Document Type: Article

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