Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication

The concentration of organochlorines (OCs) such as organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls were measured in adipose tissue collected from 14 male hippopotami at Mfuwe in the southern part of the Luangwa National Park, Zambia. The samples contained low levels of OCs, and the conc...

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Main Authors: A. Flaoyen, A. Polder, M. Mwase, B. Almli, M.M. Musonda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-09-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/216
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author A. Flaoyen
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description The concentration of organochlorines (OCs) such as organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls were measured in adipose tissue collected from 14 male hippopotami at Mfuwe in the southern part of the Luangwa National Park, Zambia. The samples contained low levels of OCs, and the concentrations of OCs were comparable to or lower than reported for wild herbivores studied in other parts of the world.
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spelling doaj.art-11ffb9ab864b4d168772dbfe5e4491652022-12-21T23:55:51ZengAOSISOnderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research0030-24652219-06352005-09-0172218118310.4102/ojvr.v72i2.216201Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communicationA. FlaoyenA. PolderM. MwaseB. AlmliM.M. MusondaThe concentration of organochlorines (OCs) such as organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls were measured in adipose tissue collected from 14 male hippopotami at Mfuwe in the southern part of the Luangwa National Park, Zambia. The samples contained low levels of OCs, and the concentrations of OCs were comparable to or lower than reported for wild herbivores studied in other parts of the world.https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/216
spellingShingle A. Flaoyen
A. Polder
M. Mwase
B. Almli
M.M. Musonda
Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
title Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication
title_full Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication
title_fullStr Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication
title_full_unstemmed Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication
title_short Pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (<i>Hippopotamus amphibius L</i>) living in and adjacent to the Luangwa River Zambia : research communication
title_sort pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami i hippopotamus amphibius l i living in and adjacent to the luangwa river zambia research communication
url https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/216
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