DDT and HCH (Organochlorine Pesticides) in Residential Soils and Health Assessment for Human Populations in Korba, India

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1538-1549

  Kumar, Bhupander ^a   Verma, V K ^a   Mishra, Meenu ^a   Gaur, Richa ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Sharma, C S ^a  

^a CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

DDT; HCH; health risk assessment; organochlorine pesticides; residential soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898648252     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.858563     Document Type: Article

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