Effect of a glyphosate (N-(Phosphonomethyl) glycine) application to control Eichhornia crassipes Mart. on fish composition and abundance in Abiala Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-122

  Olaleye, V F ^a   Akinyemiju, O A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Glyphosate; Herbicide; Roundup; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; FISH; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WEED CONTROL;

AFTER-TREATMENT; AQUATIC VEGETATION; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; FISH CATCH; GLYPHOSATES; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; ROUNDUP; UNTREATED CONTROL; WATER HYACINTH;

HERBICIDES;

GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; WATER QUALITY;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; PISCES; PONTEDERIACEAE;

GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; WATER HYACINTH; WATER QUALITY;

NIGERIA, NIGER DELTA, ABIALA CREEK;

EID: 0030153389     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0040     Document Type: Article

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