Distributions of organochlorine pesticides in sediment and aquatic biota: Benzenehexachlorides (BHCS) / Azlina Mat Saad and Fadli Fizari Abu Hassan Asari

• Main Authors: Mat Saad, Azlina, Hassan Asari, Fadli Fizari Abu
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Ecology; Ecosystem health; Toxicity testing
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34119/1/34119.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34119/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The usage of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), which is also known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), is either prohibited or restricted. However, a number of studies on sediments and aquatic biotas including fish and shellfish revealed that most of the compounds for instance Benzenehexachlori...