Carbofuran use and abuse in Kenya: Residues in soils, plants, water courses and the African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) found dead

Environmentalist

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 382-393

  Otieno, Peter O ^a   Lalah, Joseph O ^b   Virani, Munir ^c,d   Jondiko, Isaac O ^a   Schramm, Karl Werner ^e  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Kenya Polytechnic University College   (Kenya)

^c THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Furadan; Kenya; Poisoning; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CARBOFURAN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHYTOTOXICITY; RAPTOR; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ATHI RIVER; EASTERN PROVINCE [KENYA]; KENYA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GYPS AFRICANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 81155152670     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-011-9350-9     Document Type: Article

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