Residues of organochlorine pesticides in vegetables marketed in Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Food Control

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 537-542

  Bempah, Crentsil Kofi ^a,b   Buah Kwofie, Archibold ^b   Enimil, Ellis ^b   Blewu, Beatrice ^b   Agyei Martey, Gladys ^b  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; Greater Accra region; Organochlorine pesticides; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455261813     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.11.035     Document Type: Article

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