Contamination profile of DDT and HCH in surface sediments and their spatial distribution from North-East India

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-122

  Mishra, Kumkum ^a   Sharma, Ramesh C ^a   Kumar, Sudhir ^b  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

DDT; HCH; India; Organochlorine pesticides; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HCH; ORGANOCHLORINE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ECOTOXICITY; ESTUARY; INDIA; LIPOPHILICITY; POND; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); VAPOR PRESSURE; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

DDT; HCH; INDIA; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; LAKES; LINDANE; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

ASSAM; DIBRUGARH; INDIA; NAGAON;

EID: 84880332201     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.029     Document Type: Article

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