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Residues of endosulfan insecticide (α-and β-isomers, and endosulfan sulphate) were determined in the livers of catfish from a cotton growing area during the summer and winter of 1988. The concentration of total endosulfan residues found in the fish was up to 0.31 mg kg-1 wet wt. It decreased in winter with a maximum 0.02 mg kg-1 wet wt. The difference in endosulfan residues between seasons was statistically significant (ANOVA,p<0.01).
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Nowak, B. Residues of endosulfan in the livers of wild catfish from a cotton growing area. Environ Monit Assess 14, 347–351 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00677926
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