Comparison of pesticide residues in surface water and ground water of agriculture intensive areas

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lari, Summaiya Z ^a   Khan, Noor A ^a   Gandhi, Kavita N ^a   Meshram, Tejal S ^a   Thacker, Neeta P ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ground water; Organochlorine; Organophosphate; Pesticide residue; Surface water

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISK; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; ORGANOCHLORINE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SURFACE WATER;

AMRAVATI; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; YAVATMAL;

EID: 84904671539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-11     Document Type: Article

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