Accumulation pattern of persistent organochlorine pesticides in liver tissues of various species of birds from India

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3149-3156

  Dhananjayan, Venugopal ^a,b  

^a SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Birds; DDT; HCH; Heptachlor epoxide; India; Organochlorine pesticides

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OPTIMIZATION; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIA;

ACCIPITER BADIUS; AVES; EUDOCIMUS; PSEUDIBIS PAPILLOSA;

EID: 84876713278     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1225-1     Document Type: Article

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