Health risks associated with pesticide residues in sediments, fish, and plants from the Ouémé valley in the Republic of Bénin

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 260-265

  Yehouenou A Pazou, Elisabeth ^a   Azehoun, Judicaël P ^b   Aléodjrodo, Patrick Edorh ^a   Van Straalen, Nico M ^c   Van Hattum, Bert ^c   Van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES AGRICOLES DU BÉNIN   (Benin)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; COW; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SHEEP; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; BENIN; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; OUEME BASIN;

BOS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84880333730     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9895-3     Document Type: Article

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