Bioaccumulation of aluminium, copper, iron and zinc in the tissues of the moggel from Witbank Dam, Upper Olifants River Catchment (Mpumalanga)

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 130-144

  Nussey, G ^a,b   Van Vuren, J H J ^a   Du Preez, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Indicator; Labeo umbratus; Laboratory technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003165916     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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