Influence of water hardness on copper, zinc and nickel toxicity to Gambus affinis (B and G)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-413

  Kallanagoudar, Y P ^a   Patil, H S ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fish; Gambusia fish; Hardness; Metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISH; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; GAMBUS; GAMBUS AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 0030761194     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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