Ecological risk assessment of pesticide residues in coastal lagoons of Nicaragua

• Published in: Journal of environmental monitoring Vol. 4; no. 5; pp. 778 - 787
• Main Authors: Carvalho, Fernando P, Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre, Cattini, Chantal, Tolosa, Immaculada, Montenegro-Guillén, S, Lacayo, Martha, Cruz, Adela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Animals; Bivalvia - chemistry; Brackish; Environmental Monitoring; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Marine; Nicaragua; Pesticide Residues - adverse effects; Pesticide Residues - analysis; Risk Assessment; Solubility; Tissue Distribution; Water Pollutants, Chemical - adverse effects; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Nicaragua; Nicaragua, Chinandega; ISE, Nicaragua, Chinandega

A detailed investigation on the contamination with chlorinated hydrocarbons and organophosphorous pesticides of the coastal lagoon system of Chinandega district, Nicaragua, allowed the identification of contaminant sources and lagoon areas currently more contaminated. The discharge of rivers into th...