Organochlorine Residues in Tissues of Marine Fauna along the Coast of Kenya-Mombasa Island

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dc.contributor.authorBora, S. K.
dc.contributor.authorSimbauni, Jemimah A.
dc.contributor.authorOyugi, M. P.
dc.contributor.authorNjue, W. M.
dc.contributor.authorChhabra, S. C.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-12T09:30:29Z
dc.date.available2021-02-12T09:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionAn Article Published in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopiaen_US
dc.description.abstractSoft tissues of species of marine fauna; crabs (Crustacea), oysters (Pelecypoda, Bivalvia), sea stars (Asterroidea), sea urchin (Echinoidea) and bony fishes (Osteichtyes) sampled along the Kenya-Mombasa coastal region were analyzed to determine the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). Analysis was done using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector. This study showed that marine fauna accumulated some OCPs in their tissues, 1,2,3,4,5,6- hexachlorocyclohexane (BHC) being the most common of the OCPs. These findings highlight evidence of pollution of marine fauna at the Kenyan coastal sites. It is necessary to have thorough waste management programs as a strategy to minimize marine pollutionen_US
dc.identifier.citationBull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2007, 21(1), 145-149en_US
dc.identifier.issn1011-3924
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChemical Society of Ethiopiaen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental samplesen_US
dc.subjectMarine samplesen_US
dc.subjectKenya-Mombasa coastlineen_US
dc.subjectMarine faunaen_US
dc.subjectOrganochlorineen_US
dc.subjectPesticidesen_US
dc.titleOrganochlorine Residues in Tissues of Marine Fauna along the Coast of Kenya-Mombasa Islanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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