Carbofuran use and abuse in Kenya: Residues in soils, plants, water courses and the African white-backed vultures (Gyps africa
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Department of Chemistry, Maseno University, P.O. Box 333, 40105 Maseno, Kenya. Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology, Kenya Polytechnic University College, P.O. Box 52428-00200, City Square, Nairobi, Kenya. The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise Idaho, 83709, USA. Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya. Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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