Study of organochlorine pesticide residues in water, sediment and fish tissue in lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania)

Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-180

  Veljanoska Sarafiloska, Elizabeta ^a   Jordanoski, Momčula ^b   Stafilov, Trajče ^a   Stefova, Marina ^c  

^a Hydrobiological Institute   (Macedonia)

^b St Kliment Ohridski University   (Macedonia)

^c SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Barbus; Bioaccumulation; Lake ohrid; Organochlorine pesticides; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855336249     PISSN: 18575552     EISSN: 18575625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20450/mjcce.2011.32     Document Type: Article

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