Effects of farm pesticides on water quality in Lake Naivasha, Kenya

American Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 105-113

  Kaoga, J ^a   Ouma, G ^b   Abuom, P ^c  

^a Jaramogi University of Science and Technology ^*  (Kenya)

^b School of Agriculture Biodiversity and Food Security   (Kenya)

^c MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Conservation; Contamination; Effluent; Gas liquid chromatography; Organochlorine; Organophosphate; Pesticide; Pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891596100     PISSN: 15574539     EISSN: 15574547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajpp.2013.105.113     Document Type: Article

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