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dc.contributor.authorMadadi, O.V
dc.contributor.authorWandiga, S. O
dc.contributor.authorJumba, I. O.
dc.coverage.spatialKenya, Victoria Lakeen
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-06T15:25:41Z
dc.date.available2007-02-06T15:25:41Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationOdada, Eric & Olago, Daniel O. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th World Lakes Conference: vol. 2, 2006. p. 107-112.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1834/1475
dc.description.abstractThe use of most organochlorine pesticides has been banned or restricted in the republic of Kenya under the Rotterdam and Stockholm convention due to high levels of persistence in the environment and toxicity to nontarget organisms. Studies conducted in some parts of the country have revealed that residue levels of these compounds are still in the environment. However, the residues of these compounds have not been exhaustively studied in the Lake Victoria catchment area. This study was set to investigate the residues levels of p,p-DDT, o,p’- DDE, p,p-DDD, g-HCH, D-HCH, a-HCH, Aldrin, and Dieldrin, in water samples from Lake Victoria catchment. Samples were collected during the short rain, dry and wet seasons and analysed using gas chromatography equipped with electron capture detector. Residue levels ranging from below detection limit (BDL)-0.44µg/l in river Nzoia water, between BDL-0.34 µg/l in river Sio water, BDL- 0.26µg/l in water from Sio Port, and between BDL- 0.31 µg/l in water from lake Victoria at Marenga Beach were detected.en
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dc.titleThe status of persistent organic pollutants in Lake Victoria catchmenten
dc.typeProceedings Paper
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsOdada, Eric
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsOlago, Daniel O.
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferencedate2006en
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferencename11th World Lakes Conferenceen
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferenceplaceNairobi (Kenya)en
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage112en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage107en
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleProceedings of the 11th World Lakes Conference - Volume 2en
dc.contributor.corpauthorMinistry of Water and Irrigation, Nairobi (Kenya)
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.subject.asfaPollutantsen
dc.subject.asfaCatchment areaen
dc.subject.asfaPesticidesen
dc.subject.asfaChemical pollutantsen
dc.subject.asfaToxicityen
dc.subject.asfaFreshwater lakesen
dc.subject.asfaPollution effectsen
dc.subject.asfaEnvironmental impacten
dc.subject.asfaInland water environmenten
dc.subject.asfaPollutant persistenceen
dc.type.refereedNon-Refereeden
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