Occurrence and distribution of endosulfan in water, sediment, and fish tissue: An ecological assessment of protected lands in South Florida

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 11881-11892

  Quinete, Natalia ^a   Castro, Joffre ^b   Fernandez, Adolfo ^a   Zamora Ley, Ingrid M ^a   Rand, Gary M ^c   Gardinali, Piero R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

^c Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic organisms; endosulfan; Everglades; insecticide; protected environment; sediments; South Florida; surface water

Indexed keywords

BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARKS; ENDOSULFANS; EVERGLADES; EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH FLORIDA;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CONSERVATION; FISH; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TISSUE; WATER QUALITY;

INSECTICIDES;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENDOSULFAN; ENDOSULFAN SULFATE; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDOSULFAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FLORIDA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MUSCLES; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84890523180     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf403140z     Document Type: Article

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