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Pesticide residues in soil and water

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DescriptionSoil and water samples were collected in Pendjari national park, hunting zone and surrounding agricultural zone. The collected samples were analysed for pesticide residues. Information about GPS data, date of sampling and detected pesticide concentrations.
Purpose Compilation of collection data from West Africa for analyses of biodiversity
Main theme(s)
  1. Agriculture
  2. Land use
Subtheme(s)
  1. Cash crops
  2. Pesticide use
  3. soil
  4. water
Biome(s) Sudanian savannas
Country(ies) Benin
Administration unit(s) Atacora District
Locality(ies) Pendjari Biosphere Reserve and surroundings
BIOTA Observatory(ies) Pendjari National Park (P02, P03), Zone Cynégétique (C01, C02, C03), adjacent village areas (T03, T07)
Period(s) 2008-2009
Sampling method(s)
  1. Water and soil sampling
  2. standardised laboratory methods
Responsible person(s) Samuel PARE, Yvonne BONZI
Regional networks(s) BIOTA West Africa
Related subprojects / workpackages / topics BIOTA West Africa CT2-T1 Land use change related to cash crops
Copyright holder Samuel PARE, Yvonne BONZI
Restrictions of dissemination (4)
Start time of protection 2008
Duration of protection 5 years
Rationale / notes ongoing analyses for own publications



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File name(s) / size(s) BIOTA CT2-T1-WP1c_pesticide residues in soil.xls / 100 kb
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BONZI, Prof. Dr. Yvonne 
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique : Structure et réactivité, Departement de Chimie, UFR/SEA, Université de OUAGADOUGOU 
Ouagadougou 03 
03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso 
Phone: +226 70 23 96 87 
Fax: +226 50 30 72 42 
bonziy@univ-ouaga.bf

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