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Accumulation Features of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticide in Resident and Migratory Birds from South India [1]

Persistent organochlorines such as DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), chlordane compounds (CHLs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in whole-body homogenates of resident and migratory birds collected from South India. Organochlorine contamination pattern in birds varied depending on their migratory behaviour.

Publication Date: 
01/05/1998
S. Tanabe [2], K. Senthilkumar [3], K. Kannan & et al [4]
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology [5]
34
4
387
Tags:
DDT [6], PCBs [7], Pesticides And Toxins [8], Residue Testing [9], Birds [10], Migratory Species [11], India [12], Tamil Nadu [13], Pudukkottai (D) [14], Cuddalore [15]
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